Permissions

Android Specific Permissions

In order to get Android's image drag and drop to work, you'll need to get media permission. You can do this by opening your project's AndroidManifest.xml and add the following lines inside the <manifest> tag:

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="32" />

Getting Permission

You can use react-native-permissions or any other methods to get the permission. Here's an example using react-native-permissions:

const useMediaPermission = () => {
  useEffect(() => {
    const fn = async () => {
      try {
        if (ANDROID_API_LEVEL >= 33) {
          await requestMultiple([
            PERMISSIONS_LIB.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES,
            PERMISSIONS_LIB.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO,
          ]);
        }
        else {
          await request(PERMISSIONS_LIB.ANDROID.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
        }
      } catch (_) {}
    };
    if (Platform.OS === "android") fn();
  }, []);
};