No result with mediaType SAVEDPHOTOALBUM and enabled CameraUsesGeolocation (iOS)

[sven-s]

Bug Report

Problem

getPicture does not return an image when using mediaType SAVEDPHOTOALBUM with enabled CameraUsesGeolocation preference setting.

What is expected to happen?

When selecting an image from the camera roll and enabled CameraUsesGeolocation preference setting, the image should be returned from the plugin.

What does actually happen?

The function returns a promise, which will never be completed.

Information

When setting the CameraUsesGeolocation setting to false, the plugin works as expected, but I have an application, where the user is able to select both options.

Command or Code

Environment, Platform, Device

Cordova 10.0.0
iOS Platform 6.1.1
iPhone OS 14.3

Version information

Ionic 1.3.4
Xcode 12.3

Checklist

• I searched for existing GitHub issues
• I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
• I included all the necessary information above

[codeconsole]

I have created a very easy to run example that demonstrates the non working behavior:
https://github.com/codeconsole/exiftest

% cordova --version
10.0.0

  git clone https://github.com/codeconsole/exiftest
  cd exiftest
  cordova prepare
  cordova run ios

Verify selecting an image works. In the simulator, click the Photo Library button, choose an image and then notice the image is shown and a popup comes up with some partial exif info.

Now to break everything then CameraUsesGeolocation to true in config.xml and run again.

  ./setCameraUsesGeolocation.sh true
  cordova run ios

click the Photo Library button, choose a photo and notice nothing happens. Neither the success or error callbacks get executed for navigator.camera.getPicture()

Bonus points:
Open the workspace in xcode

open platforms/ios/HelloCordova.xcworkspace

and run the project

Notice the same behavior and the following message is shown in the console when nothing happens:

2021-02-21 16:55:30.974760-0800 HelloCordova[94981:4291237] [HelloCordova] copyThumbnail:301: *** skipping thumbnail -- too big [26417 bytes]

[bojanbizjak]

Same here.

Callback onSuccess is never called when using mediaType SAVEDPHOTOALBUM with enabled CameraUsesGeolocation preference setting.

Options:

{
                quality: 100,
                destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
                sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM,
                saveToPhotoAlbum: false,
                mediaType: Camera.MediaType.PICTURE
            }

Environment, Platform, Device
Cordova 10.0.0
iOS Platform 6.2.0
iPhone OS 14.4.1 (iPhone 7 Plus)
cordova-plugin-camera: 5.0.1,

Version information
Xcode 12.4

[codeconsole]

Have you tried installing the modified plugin?
cordova plugin add https://github.com/codeconsole/cordova-plugin-camera.git#ryaa

[bojanbizjak]

Unfortunately, https://github.com/codeconsole/cordova-plugin-camera.git#ryaa (cordova-plugin-camera 5.0.2-dev) doesn't work either. Callback onSuccess is never called.

[codeconsole]

you tried the ryaa branch (master is just the same as the fork)?

[ToddEllering]

Having the same issue with:
Cordova 10.0.0
iOS Platform 6.2.0
iPhone OS 14.6 (iPhone 7 Plus)
cordova-plugin-camera: 5.0.2

success callback is never called when sourceType is navigator.camera.PictureSourceType.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM

The image select comes up, and can pick an image, but then nothing. sourceType navigator.camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI works fine.

[erisu]

I am unable to reproduce this issue with the current master branch.

I will close out this issue as unreproducible.

If you are still experiencing the issue with master branch, please create a new ticket and:

1. create and link a simple reproduction repo.
2. provide additional steps, if necessary, to run the reproduction repo to see the issue.

Code Sample:

Simple JavaScript index.js

document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);

function onDeviceReady() {
  // encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
  const cameraOptions = {
    quality: 100,
    destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
    sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM,
    mediaType: Camera.MediaType.PICTURE,
    saveToPhotoAlbum: false
  }

  function onSuccess(result) {
    var image = document.getElementById('myImage');
    image.src = result;
  }

  function onFail(message) {
    alert('Failed because: ' + message);
  }

  document.getElementById('cameraTakePhoto').onclick = function() {
    navigator.camera.getPicture(onSuccess, onFail, cameraOptions);
  };
}

iOS config.xml Snippet

<platform name="ios">
    <preference name="CameraUsesGeolocation" value="true" />

    <edit-config target="NSCameraUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
        <string>need camera access to take pictures</string>
    </edit-config>

    <edit-config target="NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
        <string>need photo library access to get pictures from there</string>
    </edit-config>

    <edit-config target="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
        <string>need location access to find things nearby</string>
    </edit-config>

    <edit-config target="NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
        <string>need photo library access to save pictures there</string>
    </edit-config>
</platform>