Bug

After upgrading react-native-image-picker from version 1.1.0 to 2.0.0, the launchCamera method returns the error: “Couldn’t get file path for photo”. This happens only when the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission was not yet given by the user. After the user gave permissions for WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and the Photo Library was opened, I can open the camera without any problems.

Since version 2.0.0 introduced splitting the permissions on Android, I expect that the camera still needs WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions to open (at least on the Android Simulator).

I’ve tried using all suggestions given in other issues. These suggestions mainly point at adding paths to app/src/main/res/xml/filePaths.xml, but all these things don’t help.

Be aware that I tested this situation in the Android Simulator (see below for specific version)

Environment info

React native info output:

System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.2
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
    Memory: 114.09 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.13.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.13.1/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.19.1 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.12.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.13.1/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 13.2, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
      Build Tools: 27.0.3, 28.0.3, 29.0.1, 29.0.2
      System Images: android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.5 AI-191.8026.42.35.5900203
    Xcode: 11.3/11C29 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  npmPackages:
    react: 16.12.0 => 16.12.0
    react-native: 0.61.5 => 0.61.5

Library version: 2.0.0

Android simulator running on Nexus 6P, API version 28, x86 CPU.

Steps To Reproduce

This is only an Android issue:

1. Make sure to revoke all permissions that were previously given.

2. Open the app

3. From your app, invoke launchCamera with these options:

{
    quality: 1.0,
    allowsEditing: false,
    title: global.i18n._(t`Select a picture`),
    cancelButtonTitle: global.i18n._(t`Cancel`),
    takePhotoButtonTitle: global.i18n._(t`Take a picture…`),
    chooseFromLibraryButtonTitle: global.i18n._(t`Choose a picture…`),
    permissionDenied: {
      title: global.i18n._(t`Access denied`),
      text: global.i18n._(t`To grant access to your camera and pictures.`),
      reTryTitle: global.i18n._(t`try again`),
      okTitle: global.i18n._(t`I'm sure`),
    },
  }

1. See permission popup asking for permission to access your Camera

2. Give permission

3. See “Couldn’t get file path for photo” error being reported

Describe what you expected to happen:

I expect the camera to be opened

Reproducible sample code

See above. I use the following Android configuration in my build configuration:

    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "29.0.2"
        minSdkVersion = 21
        compileSdkVersion = 29
        targetSdkVersion = 29
        androidMapsUtilsVersion = "0.5+"
        supportLibVersion = "29.0.0"
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.1')
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files

        // Firebase Push Notifications
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.2'
    }

ADB Logcat output

01-15 13:46:34.939 21875 22498 W System.err: java.io.IOException: Permission denied
01-15 13:46:34.940 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively0(Native Method)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(UnixFileSystem.java:281)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:1008)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.imagepicker.utils.MediaUtils.createNewFile(MediaUtils.java:59)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.imagepicker.ImagePickerModule.launchCamera(ImagePickerModule.java:274)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaMethodWrapper.invoke(JavaMethodWrapper.java:371)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaModuleWrapper.invoke(JavaModuleWrapper.java:150)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run(Native Method)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage(MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:26)
01-15 13:46:34.941 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
01-15 13:46:34.942 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$4.run(MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:225)
01-15 13:46:34.942 21875 22498 W System.err: 	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)