Iphone - How to enable application access to media on the device? - ALAssetsLibraryErrorDomain Code=-3312 “Global denied access”

Question

OK, so I have had this problem before and solved it unknowingly and now it is reoccurring!

\"error: 
 Error Domain=ALAssetsLibraryErrorDomain Code=-3312 \"Global         


        

Answer 1

For iOS 4.2 and later use CLLocationManager authorizationStatus class method.

it will return a CLAuthorizationStatus enum ( declared at CLLocationManager.h ), you can test the return for kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorized.

if ( [CLLocationManager authorizationStatus] == kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorized ) {
    // do your stuff
} else {
   // sorry user, you must enable us to see your location if you want to use YOURS assets library
}

iOS 6 introduce this method for ALAssetsLibrary class also.