Accessing the camera and photo library in swift 4

Question

I'm trying to access both the camera and photo library in swift4 using the following code

let imagePickerController = UIImagePickerController()
    imagePickerController.delegate = self
    let alert = UIAlertController(title: "", message: "", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
        imagePickerController.sourceType = .camera
        print(1)
    }))
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Photo Album", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
        imagePickerController.sourceType = .photoLibrary
    }))
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .default, handler: nil))
    self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)

but it's not working. I'm not get an access authorization request even though I made sure that the plist has the camera and photo library authorization. I manipulate the code a bit to the following

AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(for: AVMediaType.video) { response in
    }
    let photos = PHPhotoLibrary.authorizationStatus()
    if photos == .notDetermined {
        PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization({status in
        })
    }

    let imagePickerController = UIImagePickerController()
    imagePickerController.delegate = self
    let alert = UIAlertController(title: "", message: "", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
        imagePickerController.sourceType = .camera
        print(1)
    }))
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Photo Album", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
        imagePickerController.sourceType = .photoLibrary
    }))
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .default, handler: nil))
    self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)

Now I am getting the authorization request for both cameras and photo library and I can see the AlertView but when I press camera or Photo Album as shown in the picture nothing happens.

I tried on a device and simulator for the camera.

Answer 1

Here is the code to load image from photos & camera in iOS.

⁃ You need to create an outlet of your UIImageView

⁃ Then add a tap gesture on to image view

⁃ Then connect tap gesture with the didTapOnImageView function.

⁃ Then add the following extension to your view controller.

//MARK:- Image Picker
extension YourViewController: UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {

    //This is the tap gesture added on my UIImageView.
    @IBAction func didTapOnImageView(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
        //call Alert function
        self.showAlert()
    }

    //Show alert to selected the media source type.
    private func showAlert() {

        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Image Selection", message: "From where you want to pick this image?", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
            self.getImage(fromSourceType: .camera)
        }))
        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Photo Album", style: .default, handler: {(action: UIAlertAction) in
            self.getImage(fromSourceType: .photoLibrary)
        }))
        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .destructive, handler: nil))
        self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

    //get image from source type
    private func getImage(fromSourceType sourceType: UIImagePickerController.SourceType) {

        //Check is source type available
        if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(sourceType) {

            let imagePickerController = UIImagePickerController()
            imagePickerController.delegate = self
            imagePickerController.sourceType = sourceType
            self.present(imagePickerController, animated: true, completion: nil)
        }
    }

    //MARK:- UIImagePickerViewDelegate.
    func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {

        self.dismiss(animated: true) { [weak self] in

            guard let image = info[UIImagePickerController.InfoKey.originalImage] as? UIImage else { return }
            //Setting image to your image view
            self?.profileImgView.image = image
        }
    }

    func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(_ picker: UIImagePickerController) {
        picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

}

Note: Don't forget to add the privacy settings in info.plist

Privacy - Camera Usage Description

Privacy - Photo Library Usage Description