# Install
```
yarn add react-native-image-picker
react-native link react-native-image-picker
```
⚠️ If you need to support React Native < 0.40, you must install this package: `react-native-image-picker@0.24`.
## Post-install Steps
### iOS
For iOS 10+:
Add the `NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription`, `NSCameraUsageDescription`, `NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription` and `NSMicrophoneUsageDescription` (if allowing video) keys to your `Info.plist` with strings describing why your app needs these permissions.
**Note: You will get a SIGABRT crash if you don't complete this step**
```xml
...
NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription
$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like access to your photo gallery
NSCameraUsageDescription
$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like to use your camera
NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription
$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like to save photos to your photo gallery
NSMicrophoneUsageDescription
$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like to your microphone (for videos)
```
⚠️ If you are planning on submitting your application to app store:
To be compliant with Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage, the permission request alert should specify how your app will use this feature to help users understand why your app is requesting access to their personal data.
```
$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like access to your photo gallery to change your profile picture
```
### Android
Add the required permissions in `AndroidManifest.xml`:
```xml
```
### Android (Optional)
If you've defined _[project-wide properties](https://developer.android.com/studio/build/gradle-tips.html)_ (**recommended**) in your root `build.gradle`, this library will detect the presence of the following properties:
```groovy
buildscript {...}
allprojects {...}
/**
+ Project-wide Gradle configuration properties
*/
ext {
compileSdkVersion = 27
targetSdkVersion = 27
buildToolsVersion = "27.0.3"
}
```
Customization settings of dialog `android/app/res/values/themes.xml` (`android/app/res/values/style.xml` is a valid path as well):
```xml
```
## Manual Installation
### iOS
1. In the XCode's "Project navigator", right click on your project's Libraries folder ➜ `Add Files to <...>`.
1. Go to `node_modules` ➜ `react-native-image-picker` ➜ `ios` ➜ select `RNImagePicker.xcodeproj`.
1. Add `RNImagePicker.a` to `Build Phases -> Link Binary With Libraries`.
1. Refer to [Post-install Steps](Install.md#post-install-steps).
1. Compile and have fun.
### Android
1. Add the following lines to `android/settings.gradle`:
```gradle
include ':react-native-image-picker'
project(':react-native-image-picker').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-image-picker/android')
```
2. Update the android build tools version to `2.2.+` in `android/build.gradle`:
```gradle
buildscript {
...
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.+' // <- USE 2.2.+ version
}
...
}
...
```
3. Update the gradle version to `2.14.1` in `android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties`:
```
...
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
```
4. Add the compile line to the dependencies in `android/app/build.gradle`:
```gradle
dependencies {
compile project(':react-native-image-picker')
}
```
5. Add the import and link the package in `MainApplication.java`:
```java
import com.imagepicker.ImagePickerPackage; // <-- add this import
public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
@Override
protected List getPackages() {
return Arrays.asList(
new MainReactPackage(),
new ImagePickerPackage(), // <-- add this line
// OR if you want to customize dialog style
new ImagePickerPackage(R.style.my_dialog_style)
);
}
}
```
6. If `MainActivity` is not instance of `ReactActivity`, you will need to implement `OnImagePickerPermissionsCallback` to `MainActivity`:
```java
import com.imagepicker.permissions.OnImagePickerPermissionsCallback; // <- add this import
import com.facebook.react.modules.core.PermissionListener; // <- add this import
public class MainActivity extends YourActivity implements OnImagePickerPermissionsCallback {
private PermissionListener listener; // <- add this attribute
// Your methods here
// Copy from here
@Override
public void setPermissionListener(PermissionListener listener)
{
this.listener = listener;
}
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, int[] grantResults)
{
if (listener != null)
{
listener.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
}
super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
}
// To here
}
```
This code allows to pass result of request permissions to native part.
7. Refer to [Post-install Steps](Install.md#post-install-steps).