I went through a lot of pain coming up with a solution which works on both iPad and iPhone, this is the final code which some of it comes from comments of other people:
the code has some bugs but it's a very good place to start :)
definitions :
__weak IBOutlet UIButton *attachButton;
UIImage *image;
button's action :
- (IBAction)doAttach:(id)sender {
UIActionSheet *action = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"Select image from" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel" destructiveButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:@"From library",@"From camera", nil] ;
[action showInView:self.view];
}
#pragma mark - ActionSheet delegates
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
if( buttonIndex == 1 ) {
AVAuthorizationStatus authStatus = [AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized)
{
NSLog(@"%@", @"You have camera access");
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusDenied)
{
NSLog(@"%@", @"Denied camera access");
[AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) {
if(granted){
NSLog(@"Granted access to %@", AVMediaTypeVideo);
} else {
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@“no camera access“
message: @“if you need to use camera in this application go to settings -> appName -> and turn on camera.”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
NSLog(@"Not granted access to %@", AVMediaTypeVideo);
return ;
}
}];
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusRestricted)
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@“no camera access“
message: @“if you need to use camera in this application go to settings -> appName -> and turn on camera.”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
NSLog(@"%@", @"Restricted, normally won't happen");
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
{
NSLog(@"%@", @"Camera access not determined. Ask for permission.");
[AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) {
if(granted){
NSLog(@"Granted access to %@", AVMediaTypeVideo);
} else {
NSLog(@"Not granted access to %@", AVMediaTypeVideo);
return ;
}
}];
}
else
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@“No camera access“
message: @“error accusing camera”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
return;
//NSLog(@"%@", @"Camera access unknown error.");
}
if ([UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera]) {
UIImagePickerController *pickerView =[[UIImagePickerController alloc]init];
pickerView.allowsEditing = YES;
pickerView.delegate = self;
pickerView.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
[ self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil ];
pickerView.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationPopover;
UIPopoverPresentationController *popPC = pickerView.popoverPresentationController;
popPC.sourceView = attachButton;
popPC.permittedArrowDirections = UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny;
[self presentViewController:pickerView animated:YES completion:nil];
} else {
[self presentModalViewController:pickerView animated:YES ];
}
}
}else if( buttonIndex == 0 ) {
ALAuthorizationStatus status = [ALAssetsLibrary authorizationStatus];
switch (status) {
case ALAuthorizationStatusRestricted:
case ALAuthorizationStatusDenied:
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@“no access to library”
message: @“if you wish to access photos in this app go to settings -> appName-> and turn on photos .”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
}
break;
default:
{
UIImagePickerController *pickerView = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
pickerView.allowsEditing = YES;
pickerView.delegate = self;
[pickerView setSourceType:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary];
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
[ self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil ];
pickerView.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationPopover;
UIPopoverPresentationController *popup = pickerView.popoverPresentationController;
popup.sourceView = attachButton;
popup.permittedArrowDirections = UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny;
[self presentViewController:pickerView animated:YES completion:nil];
} else {
[self presentModalViewController:pickerView animated:YES ];
}
}
break;
}
}
}
#pragma mark - PickerDelegates
- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info{
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:true];
UIImage * img = [info valueForKey:UIImagePickerControllerEditedImage];
image = img;
}
