ios-permissions

Presenting camera permission dialog in iOS 8

Here is the approach we ended up using: if ([AVCaptureDevice respondsToSelector:@selector(requestAccessForMediaType: completionHandler:)]) { [AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) { // Will get here on both iOS 7 & 8 even though camera permissions weren’t required // until iOS 8. So for iOS 7 permission will always be granted. if (granted) { // Permission has been granted. … Read more

NSCameraUsageDescription in iOS 10.0 runtime crash?

After iOS 10 you have to define and provide a usage description of all the system’s privacy-sensitive data accessed by your app in Info.plist as below: Calendar Key : Privacy – Calendars Usage Description Value : $(PRODUCT_NAME) calendar events Reminder : Key : Privacy – Reminders Usage Description Value : $(PRODUCT_NAME) reminder use Contact : … Read more

Detect permission of camera in iOS

Check the AVAuthorizationStatus and handle the cases properly. NSString *mediaType = AVMediaTypeVideo; AVAuthorizationStatus authStatus = [AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:mediaType]; if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) { // do your logic } else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusDenied){ // denied } else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusRestricted){ // restricted, normally won’t happen } else if(authStatus == AVAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined){ // not determined?! [AVCaptureDevice requestAccessForMediaType:mediaType completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) { … Read more