Photos, Camera & Media

Modern patterns for photo picking, camera capture, image loading, and media permissions targeting iOS 26+ with Swift 6.2. Patterns are backward-compatible to iOS 16 unless noted.

See references/photospicker-patterns.md for complete picker recipes and references/camera-capture.md for AVCaptureSession patterns.

Contents

• PhotosPicker (SwiftUI, iOS 16+)
• Privacy and Permissions
• Camera Capture Basics
• Image Loading and Display
• Common Mistakes
• Review Checklist
• References

PhotosPicker (SwiftUI, iOS 16+)

PhotosPicker is the native SwiftUI replacement for UIImagePickerController. It runs out-of-process, requires no photo library permission for browsing, and supports single or multi-selection with media type filtering.