Test if I can export image/movie into the camera roll

[Mag]

Hi all,

As you know iOS users can allow or not an app to access to the camera roll. Usually iOS asks the permission the first time an app that has Photo/Video features is launched, then user has to go here to change its choiche: Settings -> Privacy -> Photos.

I'm searching a way to test if I can export an image or movie to device's camera roll before/without to try to save an item. Ideas?

[LCNeil]

Dear Mag,

Thank you for your request.

If I understand your question correctly, I believe you are looking for something like the mobileExportImageToAlbum command.

This allows you to save an image to the user's photo album.

Kind Regards,

Neil Roger
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RunRev Support Team ~ http://www.runrev.com
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[Mag]

Thank you so much for your replay Neil. Actually what I really need to know is the availability of the Camera Roll for the app. In other words if user has allowed the use of the camera roll by the app. The use of mobileExportImageToAlbum is great, but it forced me to export an image and then to see the results, I would like to know this info without the need to export an image. A sort of:

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canMobileExportImageToAlbum()  -- pseudocode

If the result is false then I can warn the user:

MyApp can not access the camera roll. To solve this problem go to Settings -> Privacy -> Photos and enable MyApp.

[Mag]

Anyone has an idea for a way to test the availability of camera roll?