Provides access to user's media library. # API documentation - [Documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/media-library/) - [Documentation for the main branch](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/unversioned/sdk/media-library/) # Installation in managed Expo projects For [managed](https://docs.expo.dev/archive/managed-vs-bare/) Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the [API documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/media-library/). # Installation in bare React Native projects For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have [installed and configured the `expo` package](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules/) before continuing. ### Add the package to your npm dependencies ``` npx expo install expo-media-library ``` ### Configure for Android This package automatically adds the `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` and `WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permissions. They are used when accessing the user's images or videos. ```xml ``` If you'd like to access asset location (latitude and longitude EXIF tags), you have to add `ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION` permission to the `AndroidManifest.xml`: ```xml ``` Starting with Android 10, the concept of [scoped storage](https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage#scoped-storage) is introduced. Currently, to make `expo-media-library` working with that change, you have to add `android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"` to `AndroidManifest.xml`: ```xml ... ``` ### Configure for iOS Add `NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription`, and `NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription` keys to your `Info.plist`: ```xml NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription Give $(PRODUCT_NAME) permission to access your photos NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription Give $(PRODUCT_NAME) permission to save photos ``` Run `npx pod-install` after installing the npm package. # Contributing Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/expo/expo#contributing).