Add to Gallery #

Adds images and videos to the Android Gallery and iOS Photos

View example app

Installation #

Add add_to_gallery as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.

iOS #

Add the following keys to your Info.plist file, located in <project root>/ios/Runner/Info.plist:

• NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription - describe why your app needs permission for the photo library. This is called Privacy - Photo Library Usage Description in the visual editor.

Android #

• android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Permission for usage of external storage

Usage #

There's only one method. It copies the source file to the gallery and returns the new path.

String path = await AddToGallery.addToGallery(
  originalFile: File('/Some/Media/Path.jpg'),
  albumName: 'My Awesome App',
  deleteOriginalFile: false,
);
print(path);

An Important Note about Google photos #

Google Photos has a built-in feature to remove exact duplicates. It can be confusing to see your media disappearing like this. I considered addressing this behaviour in the plugin, but decided against it. I expect plugin users to be creating unique images with the camera or other methods.

Credits & Comparison #

Add to Gallery is based on gallery_saver with some notable differences. Enough to warrant a new package rather than a pull-request. Generally speaking, I've simplified the package somewhat and unified the behaviour on iOS and Android.