iOS 7 Programming Cookbook

15.4. Storing Photos in the Photo Library

Problem

You want to be able to store a photo in the user’s photo library.

Solution

Use the UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum procedure:

- (void) imageWasSavedSuccessfully:(UIImage *)paramImage
          didFinishSavingWithError:(NSError *)paramError
                       contextInfo:(void *)paramContextInfo{

    if (paramError == nil){
        NSLog(@"Image was saved successfully.");
    } else {
        NSLog(@"An error happened while saving the image.");
        NSLog(@"Error = %@", paramError);
    }

}

- (void)  imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker
  didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info{

    NSLog(@"Picker returned successfully.");

    NSLog(@"%@", info);

    NSString     *mediaType = info[UIImagePickerControllerMediaType];

    if ([mediaType isEqualToString:(__bridge NSString *)kUTTypeImage]){

        UIImage *theImage = nil;

        if ([picker allowsEditing]){
            theImage = info[UIImagePickerControllerEditedImage];
        } else {
            theImage = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage];
        }

        SEL selectorToCall =
        @selector(imageWasSavedSuccessfully:didFinishSavingWithError:\
                  contextInfo:);

        UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(theImage,
                                       self,
                                       selectorToCall,
                                       NULL);

    }

    [picker dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];

}

- (void)imagePickerControllerDidCancel:(UIImagePickerController *)picker{

    NSLog(@"Picker was cancelled");
    [picker dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];

}

- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    [super viewDidAppear:animated];

    static BOOL beenHereBefore = NO;

    if (beenHereBefore){
        /* Only display the picker ...