feat: Camera select multiple photos

[ionic-team]

feat: Camera select multiple photos

[jcesarmobile]

@capacitor/camera 1.2.0 included a new pickImages function that allows to pick multiple images on iOS 14+, web and Android
https://capacitorjs.com/docs/apis/camera#pickimages

[Komock]

After a short investigation, I think it's an important feature and should be in Camera Plugin.
Because if you replace plugin call with just click on <input type="file" multiple> you can't constrain few possibilities:

1. User can take video or photo (but I need the only photo for example)
2. User can upload any size/quality (which can be constrained with the plugin, I don't want to upload 6mb photos from iPhone to my backend)

And popup on input doesn't look good

[Kepro]

also with input file multiple you cannot limit maximum files to select for example...

[kevinclarkadstech]

Any update on this? It's the only thing that prevents me from using Capacitor for choosing from the gallery.

[davidst2017]

I switch to react-native forget about the hybrid application it's pain with minimum support...

I am right now having the same issue as you and it is really easy to fix. I don't think it's the framework's problem. It might be yours. If you are not willing to put effort into things, you will also quickly be stuck with react-native.

[vernondris]

Issues tagged with feature request are closed but tracked for reactions to gauge interest.

Note that you can use the html input tag with type file and multiple attribute, that should work on all platforms.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file

But this approach is different. Adding multiple selection to capacitor will be better

[Kepro]

I switch to react-native forget about the hybrid application it's pain with minimum support...

[RaphL]

+1
With the <input type="file" multiple> "solution" we have some image rotation issues

[armanhadifatah]

We are near the end of 2021 and this simple and needed feature is not added , i can use tag but why we have camera plugin that do not have this simple feature

[jcesarmobile]

Issues tagged with feature request are closed but tracked for reactions to gauge interest.

Note that you can use the html input tag with type file and multiple attribute, that should work on all platforms.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file

[amrmsccs]

Kindly Make this feature available I am trying my best to be not use other options other than ionic Please consider this Enhancement and thanks in advance.

[florianmonfort]

+1, this feature is important.

[patriksh]

+1

[anton-tokarchuk-wongapl]

Currently, I'm working on a new hybrid application, and this feature is very important for it.

[bazuka5801]

Currently, I'm working on a new hybrid application, and this feature is very important for it.

Also for me, this is so important, now I must using third-party plugins

[harikvpy]

+1

[gsavvidis96]

+1

[abarax]

+1

[cihakmar]

In version 1.3.1 is still not possible select multiple images from gallery by pickImages function.

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