UIImagePickerController not presenting in iOS 8 - ios

Question

Is anyone else having an issue with UIImagePickerController in iOS 8? The method below works perfectly well in iOS 7 on an iPad, but I get the following error when I run this in XCode 6 (Beta 3 or 4) when I try to present the picker (last line). If it matters, the selection of the sourceType is coming from an alertView that is presented in the same place.
Warning: Attempt to present <UIImagePickerController: 0x7c0ae400> on <CAGUCreateContactViewController: 0x7bf61a00> which is already presenting (null)
Method to open imagePicker.
- (void)openPhotoPicker:(UIImagePickerControllerSourceType)sourceType
{
if ([UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:sourceType]) {
NSArray *availableMediaTypes = [UIImagePickerController availableMediaTypesForSourceType:sourceType];
if ([availableMediaTypes containsObject:(NSString *)kUTTypeImage]) {
UIImagePickerController *imagePickerController = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
imagePickerController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationFullScreen;
imagePickerController.sourceType = sourceType;
imagePickerController.mediaTypes = #[(NSString *)kUTTypeImage];
imagePickerController.delegate = self;
self.imagePickerController = imagePickerController;
if (sourceType == UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera) {
[self presentViewController:self.imagePickerController animated:YES completion:nil];
} else {
if (self.popoverVC) {
[self.popoverVC dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
self.popoverVC = nil;
}
self.popoverVC = [[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:imagePickerController];
[self.popoverVC presentPopoverFromRect:self.nameAndPicCell.picture.frame inView:self.view permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionUp animated:YES];
}
}
}
}

Answer 1

I think this is because in iOS 8, alert views and action sheets are actually presented view controllers (UIAlertController). So, if you're presenting a new view controller in response to an action from the UIAlertView, it's being presented while the UIAlertController is being dismissed. I worked around this by delaying the presentation of the UIImagePickerController until the next iteration of the runloop, by doing this:
[[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
[self openPhotoPicker:sourceType];
}];
However, the proper way to fix this is to use the new UIAlertController API on iOS 8 (i.e. use if ([UIAlertController class]) ... to test for it). This is just a workaround if you can't use the new API yet.

Answer 2

I agree with Ben Lings issue detection. I would suggest a simpler solution in case when using UIActionSheet. I simply moved my code that reacts on Action Sheet selection from:
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex;
{
// my code
}
into:
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet didDismissWithButtonIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex; // after animation
{
// my code
}
This way app is guarantied that code will be executed AFTER UIActionSheet animation finishes.
Since UIAlertView has similar delegate method:
- (void)alertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView didDismissWithButtonIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex; // after animation
{
// my code
}
I suppose that similar solution may apply.

Answer 3

Here is a solution that worked for me
if([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue]>=8.0)
{
[[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
[self presentViewController:cameraUI animated:NO completion:nil];
}];
}
else{
[controller presentViewController:cameraUI animated:NO completion:nil];
}
Remember to alloc cameraUI
UIImagePickerController *cameraUI = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
cameraUI.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
Build and Go!

Answer 4

I was facing the same problem in iOS 8.
Then I saw the change log of the latest update to iOS i.e. 8.0.2 on the device.
It is mentioned in this update that_
"Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos from Photo Library"
So test your app using XCode 6 on device with iOS 8.0.2 version it will work fine
Don't test it on iOS 8.0 simulator.
This helped me, hope the same for you.

Answer 5

UIImagePickerController *imagePickerController= [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
[imagePickerController setSourceType:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary];
// image picker needs a delegate so we can respond to its messages
[imagePickerController setDelegate:self];
self.shouldCallViewWillAppear = NO;
if(IS_IOS8)
{
[[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{
// Place image picker on the screen
[self presentViewController:imagePickerController animated:YES completion:nil];
}];
}
else
{
[self presentViewController:imagePickerController animated:YES completion:nil];
}

Answer 6

You can dismiss the presented view controller (if any) by using
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
This worked for me.

Answer 7

All you need to do is dismiss already presented ViewController:
if (self.presentedViewController) {
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}
[self openPhotoPicker:sourceType];
If it still produces error, put openPhotoPicker: to completion handler

Answer 8

I simply did this:
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND,
(unsigned long)NULL), ^(void) {
[self retractActivePopover];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^ {
_activePopover=imagePickerPopover;
UIBarButtonItem *callingButton = (UIBarButtonItem*) sender;
[imagePickerPopover presentPopoverFromBarButtonItem:callingButton permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionUp animated:YES];
});
});

Answer 9

On iOS 8 you should use the new API:
if (SYSTEM_VERSION_IOS_8) {
self.imagePickerController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationPopover;
UIPopoverPresentationController *popPC = self.imagePickerController.popoverPresentationController;
popPC.barButtonItem = self.popoverItem;
popPC.permittedArrowDirections = UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny;
[self presentViewController:self.imagePickerController animated:YES completion:nil]
}
I recommend you watch the 2014 WWDC session 228 a look in side presentation controllers

Answer 10

I went through a lot of pain coming up with a solution which works on both iPad and iPhone, this is the final code which some of it comes from comments of other people:
the code has some bugs but it's a very good place to start :)
definitions :
__weak IBOutlet UIButton *attachButton;
UIImage *image;
button's action :
- (IBAction)doAttach:(id)sender {
UIActionSheet *action = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:#"Select image from" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:#"Cancel" destructiveButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:#"From library",#"From camera", nil] ;
[action showInView:self.view];
}
#pragma mark - ActionSheet delegates
- (void)actionSheet:(UIActionSheet *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
if( buttonIndex == 1 ) {
AVAuthorizationStatus authStatus = [AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized)
{
NSLog(#"%#", #"You have camera access");
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusDenied)
{
NSLog(#"%#", #"Denied camera access");
[AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) {
if(granted){
NSLog(#"Granted access to %#", AVMediaTypeVideo);
} else {
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:#“no camera access“
message: #“if you need to use camera in this application go to settings -> appName -> and turn on camera.”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:#“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
NSLog(#"Not granted access to %#", AVMediaTypeVideo);
return ;
}
}];
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusRestricted)
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:#“no camera access“
message: #“if you need to use camera in this application go to settings -> appName -> and turn on camera.”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:#“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
NSLog(#"%#", #"Restricted, normally won't happen");
}
else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
{
NSLog(#"%#", #"Camera access not determined. Ask for permission.");
[AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) {
if(granted){
NSLog(#"Granted access to %#", AVMediaTypeVideo);
} else {
NSLog(#"Not granted access to %#", AVMediaTypeVideo);
return ;
}
}];
}
else
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:#“No camera access“
message: #“error accusing camera”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:#“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
return;
//NSLog(#"%#", #"Camera access unknown error.");
}
if ([UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera]) {
UIImagePickerController *pickerView =[[UIImagePickerController alloc]init];
pickerView.allowsEditing = YES;
pickerView.delegate = self;
pickerView.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
[ self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil ];
pickerView.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationPopover;
UIPopoverPresentationController *popPC = pickerView.popoverPresentationController;
popPC.sourceView = attachButton;
popPC.permittedArrowDirections = UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny;
[self presentViewController:pickerView animated:YES completion:nil];
} else {
[self presentModalViewController:pickerView animated:YES ];
}
}
}else if( buttonIndex == 0 ) {
ALAuthorizationStatus status = [ALAssetsLibrary authorizationStatus];
switch (status) {
case ALAuthorizationStatusRestricted:
case ALAuthorizationStatusDenied:
{
[self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
UIAlertController* alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:#“no access to library”
message: #“if you wish to access photos in this app go to settings -> appName-> and turn on photos .”
preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:#“ok” style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
}];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
}
break;
default:
{
UIImagePickerController *pickerView = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
pickerView.allowsEditing = YES;
pickerView.delegate = self;
[pickerView setSourceType:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary];
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
[ self.presentedViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil ];
pickerView.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationPopover;
UIPopoverPresentationController *popup = pickerView.popoverPresentationController;
popup.sourceView = attachButton;
popup.permittedArrowDirections = UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny;
[self presentViewController:pickerView animated:YES completion:nil];
} else {
[self presentModalViewController:pickerView animated:YES ];
}
}
break;
}
}
}
#pragma mark - PickerDelegates
- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info{
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:true];
UIImage * img = [info valueForKey:UIImagePickerControllerEditedImage];
image = img;
}

Answer 11

performSelector:withObject:afterDelay solved my problem.
also didDismissWithButtonIndex do the trick.
Max

Answer 12

Here's a Xamarin solution. What worked for me was to add my actions to a Dismissed event handler.
this.btnPhoto.TouchUpInside += (sender, e) =>
{
actionSheet = new UIActionSheet ("Add Photo");
actionSheet.AddButton ("Take Photo");
actionSheet.AddButton ("Select from Library");
actionSheet.AddButton ("Cancel");
actionSheet.DestructiveButtonIndex = -1; // red
actionSheet.CancelButtonIndex = 3; // black
actionSheet.Clicked += delegate(object a, UIButtonEventArgs b)
{
actionSheet.Dismissed += (object aSender, UIButtonEventArgs dismissArgs) =>
{
switch (dismissArgs.ButtonIndex)
{
case 0:
showCamera ();
break;
case 1:
showPhotoLibrary ();
break;
}
};
};
actionSheet.ShowInView (view);
};