#5921 photo picker for stories cannot pick new photos #5946
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Pull Request Description
This pull request proposes a solution to the issue where the photo picker for stories in Signal cannot pick new photos. The current custom photo picker only enumerates photos for which Signal has been granted access, limiting users to selecting only previously granted photos.
Solution Overview
The proposed solution is to use the native iOS image picker, allowing users to easily select and pick any photo on their device. This change aims to improve the user experience by providing a more streamlined and intuitive way to select photos for stories, while maintaining user control over their privacy settings.
Specifically, this pull request addresses the issue of Signal's custom photo picker not being able to pick new photos, as reported in #5921.
Testing and Verification
To ensure the effectiveness of this solution, I conducted thorough testing on both iPhone and iPad devices. I varied the photo access permissions to simulate different user scenarios, verifying that the intended behavior was achieved. Specifically, I confirmed that when photo access permissions are limited, users can interact with the button to select more photos from the limited photo picker.