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.

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.

Implement, review, or improve photo picking, camera capture, and media handling in iOS apps. Use when working with PhotosPicker, PHPickerViewController, camera capture sessions (AVCaptureSession), photo library access, image loading and display, video recording, or media permissions. Trigger for any task involving selecting photos from the library, taking pictures, recording video, processing images, or handling photo/camera privacy permissions in Swift apps. Source: dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills.