fix: issue with camera permissions when clicking the camera picker

package/expo-package/src/handlers/takePhoto.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Image, Linking, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Image, Platform } from 'react-native';
 
 import * as ImagePicker from 'expo-image-picker';
 
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ export const takePhoto = async ({ compressImageQuality = 1 }) => {
         const response = await ImagePicker.requestCameraPermissionsAsync();
         permissionGranted = response.granted;
       } else {
-        Linking.openSettings();
-        return { cancelled: true };
+        return { askToOpenSettings: true, cancelled: true };
       }
     }
 

package/native-package/src/handlers/takePhoto.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { AppState, Image, Linking, PermissionsAndroid, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { AppState, Image, PermissionsAndroid, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';
 
-let hadDeniedAndroidPermission = false;
-
 export const takePhoto = async ({ compressImageQuality = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 0.8 : 1 }) => {
   if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
     const cameraPermissions = await PermissionsAndroid.check(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.CAMERA);
@@ -11,13 +9,9 @@ export const takePhoto = async ({ compressImageQuality = Platform.OS === 'ios' ?
         PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.CAMERA,
       );
       if (androidPermissionStatus === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.DENIED) {
-        hadDeniedAndroidPermission = true;
         return { cancelled: true };
       } else if (androidPermissionStatus === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.NEVER_ASK_AGAIN) {
-        if (!hadDeniedAndroidPermission) {
-          Linking.openSettings();
-        }
-        return { cancelled: true };
+        return { askToOpenSettings: true, cancelled: true };
       }
     }
   }
@@ -62,9 +56,15 @@ export const takePhoto = async ({ compressImageQuality = Platform.OS === 'ios' ?
       };
     }
   } catch (e: unknown) {
-    // on iOS: if it was in inactive state, then the user had just denied the permissions
-    if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && AppState.currentState === 'active') {
-      await Linking.openSettings();
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      // on iOS: if it was in inactive state, then the user had just denied the permissions
+      if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && AppState.currentState === 'active') {
+        const cameraPermissionDeniedMsg = 'User did not grant camera permission.';
+        // Open settings when the user did not allow camera permissions
+        if (e.message === cameraPermissionDeniedMsg) {
+          return { askToOpenSettings: true, cancelled: true };
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 

package/src/components/AttachmentPicker/components/AttachmentSelectionBar.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Alert, Linking, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useAttachmentPickerContext } from '../../../contexts/attachmentPickerContext/AttachmentPickerContext';
 import { useMessageInputContext } from '../../../contexts/messageInputContext/MessageInputContext';
 import { useTheme } from '../../../contexts/themeContext/ThemeContext';
+import { useTranslationContext } from '../../../contexts/translationContext/TranslationContext';
 
 import { takePhoto } from '../../../native';
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const AttachmentSelectionBar: React.FC = () => {
     setSelectedImages,
     setSelectedPicker,
   } = useAttachmentPickerContext();
+  const { t } = useTranslationContext();
 
   const { compressImageQuality, hasFilePicker, imageUploads, pickFile } = useMessageInputContext();
 
@@ -57,6 +59,16 @@ export const AttachmentSelectionBar: React.FC = () => {
     setSelectedPicker(undefined);
     closePicker();
     const photo = await takePhoto({ compressImageQuality });
+    if (photo.askToOpenSettings) {
+      Alert.alert(
+        t('Allow camera access in device settings'),
+        t('Device camera is used to take photos or videos.'),
+        [
+          { style: 'cancel', text: t('Cancel') },
+          { onPress: () => Linking.openSettings(), style: 'default', text: t('Open Settings') },
+        ],
+      );
+    }
     if (!photo.cancelled) {
       setSelectedImages((images) => [...images, photo]);
     }

package/src/i18n/en.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Attachment...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Let's start chatting!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "How about sending your first message to a friend?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "How about sending your first message to a friend?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Allow camera access in device settings",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.",
+  "Open Settings": "Open Settings"
 }

package/src/i18n/es.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Adjunto...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "El archivo supera el tamaño máximo permitido. Por favor, selecciona un archivo menor a {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "¡Empecemos a charlar!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "¿Qué tal enviar tu primer mensaje a un amigo?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "¿Qué tal enviar tu primer mensaje a un amigo?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Permitir el acceso a la cámara en la configuración del dispositivo",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "La cámara del dispositivo se utiliza para tomar fotografías o vídeos.",
+  "Open Settings": "Configuración abierta"
 }

package/src/i18n/fr.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Pièce jointe...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "Taille maximale de téléchargement de fichier atteinte. Veuillez télécharger un fichier inférieur à {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} Mo.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Commençons à discuter !",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Et si vous envoyiez votre premier message à un ami ?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Et si vous envoyiez votre premier message à un ami ?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Autoriser l'accès à la caméra dans les paramètres de l'appareil",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "L'appareil photo de l'appareil est utilisé pour prendre des photos ou des vidéos.",
+  "Open Settings": "Ouvrir les paramètres"
 }

package/src/i18n/he.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 קובץ מצורף...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "הגעת למגבלת העלאת גודל הקובץ המקסימלית. אנא העלה קובץ מתחת ל-{{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB",
   "Let's start chatting!": "בואו נתחיל לשוחח!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "מה דעתך לשלוח את ההודעה הראשונה שלך לחבר?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "מה דעתך לשלוח את ההודעה הראשונה שלך לחבר?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "אפשר גישה למצלמה בהגדרות המכשיר",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "מצלמת המכשיר משמשת לצילום תמונות או סרטונים.",
+  "Open Settings": "פתח את ההגדרות"
 }

package/src/i18n/hi.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 अटैचमेंट...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "अधिकतम फ़ाइल आकार अपलोड सीमा पूरी हो गई। कृपया {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} एमबी से नीचे की फ़ाइल अपलोड करें।",
   "Let's start chatting!": "आइए चैट करना शुरू करें!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "किसी मित्र को अपना पहला संदेश भेजने के बारे में क्या ख़याल है?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "किसी मित्र को अपना पहला संदेश भेजने के बारे में क्या ख़याल है?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "डिवाइस सेटिंग्स में कैमरा एक्सेस की अनुमति दें",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "डिवाइस कैमरे का उपयोग फ़ोटो या वीडियो लेने के लिए किया जाता है।",
+  "Open Settings": "सेटिंग्स खोलें"
 }

package/src/i18n/it.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Allegato...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "È stato raggiunto il limite massimo di caricamento delle dimensioni del file. Carica un file inferiore a {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Iniziamo a chattare!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Che ne dici di inviare il tuo primo messaggio ad un amico?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Che ne dici di inviare il tuo primo messaggio ad un amico?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Consenti l'accesso alla fotocamera nelle impostazioni del dispositivo",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "La fotocamera del dispositivo viene utilizzata per scattare foto o video.",
+  "Open Settings": "Apri Impostazioni"
 }

package/src/i18n/ja.json

@@ -73,5 +73,8 @@
   "File type not supported": "サポートされていないファイルです",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "最大ファイル サイズのアップロード制限に達しました。 {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB 以下のファイルをアップロードしてください",
   "Let's start chatting!": "チャットを始めましょう!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "初めてのメッセージを友達に送ってみてはいかがでしょうか?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "初めてのメッセージを友達に送ってみてはいかがでしょうか?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "デバイス設定でカメラへのアクセスを許可する",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "デバイスのカメラは写真やビデオの撮影に使用されます。",
+  "Open Settings": "設定を開く"
 }

package/src/i18n/ko.json

@@ -72,5 +72,8 @@
   "Not supported": "지원하지 않습니다",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "최대 파일 크기 업로드 제한에 도달했습니다. {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}}MB 미만의 파일을 업로드하세요.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "채팅을 시작합시다!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "친구에게 첫 번째 메시지를 보내는 것은 어떻습니까?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "친구에게 첫 번째 메시지를 보내는 것은 어떻습니까?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "기기 설정에서 카메라 액세스를 허용하세요.",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "기기 카메라는 사진이나 동영상을 촬영하는 데 사용됩니다.",
+  "Open Settings": "설정 열기"
 }

package/src/i18n/nl.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Bijlage...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "Maximale uploadlimiet voor bestandsgrootte bereikt. Upload een bestand van minder dan {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Laten we beginnen met chatten!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Wat dacht je ervan om je eerste bericht naar een vriend te sturen?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Wat dacht je ervan om je eerste bericht naar een vriend te sturen?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Sta cameratoegang toe in de apparaatinstellingen",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "De camera van het apparaat wordt gebruikt om foto's of video's te maken.",
+  "Open Settings": "Open instellingen"
 }

package/src/i18n/ru.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Вложение...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "Достигнут предел максимального размера файла для загрузки. Загрузите файл размером менее {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} МБ.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Давайте начнем общаться!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Как насчет отправки первого сообщения другу?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "Как насчет отправки первого сообщения другу?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Разрешите доступ к камере в настройках устройства.",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "Камера устройства используется для съемки фотографий или видео.",
+  "Open Settings": "Открыть настройки"
 }

package/src/i18n/tr.json

@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "🏙 Attachment...": "🏙 Ek...",
   "Maximum file size upload limit reached. Please upload a file below {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB.": "Maksimum dosya boyutu yükleme sınırına ulaşıldı. Lütfen {{MAX_FILE_SIZE_TO_UPLOAD_IN_MB}} MB'ın altında bir dosya yükleyin.",
   "Let's start chatting!": "Haydi sohbete başlayalım!",
-  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "İlk mesajınızı bir arkadaşınıza göndermeye ne dersiniz?"
+  "How about sending your first message to a friend?": "İlk mesajınızı bir arkadaşınıza göndermeye ne dersiniz?",
+  "Allow camera access in device settings": "Cihaz ayarlarında kamera erişimine izin ver",
+  "Device camera is used to take photos or videos.": "Cihaz kamerası fotoğraf veya video çekmek için kullanılır.",
+  "Open Settings": "Ayarları aç"
 }

package/src/native.ts

@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ type Photo =
   | (Omit<Asset, 'source'> & {
       cancelled: false;
       source: 'camera';
+      askToOpenSettings?: boolean;
     })
-  | { cancelled: true };
+  | {
+      cancelled: true;
+      askToOpenSettings?: boolean;
+    };
 type TakePhoto = (options: { compressImageQuality?: number }) => Promise<Photo> | never;
 export let takePhoto: TakePhoto = fail;