expo: [expo-image-picker] [android only] EXIF/lat-lng data not being pulled

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I’m also experiencing the same issue for SDK 50. I cannot get lat/long info with launchImageLibraryAsync. Also as mentioned, there is no asset ID (using Recent and Albums) that I can use for MediaLibrary. Any updates regarding the issue?

Here more details:

const options = {
  mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
  allowsEditing: false,
  exif: true,
};

ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync(options).then(async response => {
  const { assetId, uri, exif = {} } = response;

  let gpsData = {
    lat: null,
    lng: null,
  };

  // If I have the GPS data in the main `exif`, use it.
  let hasGPS = !!exif.GPSLatitude;

  if (hasGPS) {
    gpsData.lat = exif.GPSLatitude;
    gpsData.lng = exif.GPSLongitude;
  }

  let assetData = {};

  if (assetId) {
    // I get the `assetData` even if we already got the GPS. Just to hydrate the photo with more info
    assetData = await MediaLibrary.getAssetInfoAsync(assetId);

    // But... If we don't have the GPS data in the main EXIF, let's try to find it here.
    if (!hasGPS) {
      // GPS data may be present in: `assetData.location`
      if (assetData.location && assetData.location.latitude) {
        gpsData.lat = assetData.location.latitude;
        gpsData.lng = assetData.location.longitude;
        hasGPS = true;
      } else if (
        assetData.exif &&
        assetData.exif['{GPS}'] &&
        assetData.exif['{GPS}'].Latitude
      ) {
        // GPS data may be present in this new crazy non-standard format: `assetData.exif['{GPS}'].Latitude`
        const gps = assetData.exif['{GPS}'];

        gpsData.lat = gps.Latitude;
        gpsData.lng = gps.Longitude;
        hasGPS = true;
      } else if (assetData.exif && assetData.exif.GPSLatitude) {
        // GPS data may be present in `assetData.exif.GPSLatitude`
        gpsData.lat = assetData.exif.GPSLatitude;
        gpsData.lng = assetData.exif.GPSLongitude;
        hasGPS = true;
      }
    }
  }

  actions.userPhotos.save({
    uri,
    lat: gpsData.lat,
    lng: gpsData.lng,
    exif: {
      ...exif,
      assetData,
    },
  })
}

If you check this ^^^, in the backend I will always save the exif data with the original/main exif, and then, inside exif.assetData I will save all the info that I get from await MediaLibrary.getAssetInfoAsync(assetId);.

With this user I mentioned, exif.assetData is ALWAYS {}, which means that while using Samsung Gallery App I actually COULD NOT get the AssetId… But now, at least Samsung Gallery App is providing the GPS data in the main exif (the user was clearly always using the File System).

So… Kind of crazy… We’ll have to add a new 4th option like “Samsung Gallery App”, where Asset ID is also non-pressent.