react-native-cameraroll: Getting permission denied error on Android after I have inlcuded permissions in AndroidManifest.xml

@ethanyuwang the thing is that you have to explicitly ask for the permission. Adding them to the manifest is just a way to list all the permission you’re going to be asking inside the app.

You can solve this easily with something like this:

import { PermissionsAndroid, Platform } from 'react-native';
import CameraRoll from '@react-native-community/cameraroll';

const checkAndroidPermission = async () => {
    try {
      const permission = PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
      await PermissionsAndroid.request(permission);
      Promise.resolve();
    } catch (error) {
      Promise.reject(error);
    }
};

const savePicture = async () => {
    if (Platform.OS === 'android'){
      await checkAndroidPermission();
    }
   CameraRoll.saveToCameraRoll(tag, [type]);
};

Hope it helps 😸

https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-cameraroll/issues/219#issuecomment-671411010

@dmevt this fixed the problem for me, thanks!

I have the same issue. I am using react-native-view-shot and @react-native-community/cameraroll to capture the screenshot and save it on the external storage. But I always get the permission denied error in Android. I have tried all the method above, but the same. I have checked the permission status with PermissionAndroid and it said ‘granted’. But I can’t save the screenshot with the error: ‘Permission denied’. Which permissions are more needed? Please help me. Android version is 29.

Can we have this on the documentation?

@joseguerrerov will like to know if the permission function will be required for ios. Also when I followed your procedure for android… I get something like this in return content://media/external_primary/file/92336 And I cannot see the image in the android gallery … will like to know if there is any other thing to do.

downloaded new version now it is working properly

Hi @souljacker, Did you put that permission in the Manifest? <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

It would be a good idea to add that snippet to the readme or probably to the code itself @bartolkaruza WDYT?

Yeah, after doing what is described here it worked. It would be nice to have this on the docs, though.

@joseguerrerov will like to know if the permission function will be required for ios. Also when I followed your procedure for android… I get something like this in return content://media/external_primary/file/92336 And I cannot see the image in the android gallery … will like to know if there is any other thing to do.