Camera in iOS 2.8.0 asking for photo location

[Andrew Bullock]

Since upgrading from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0, taking a photo on iOS is now asking permission to get the location the photo was taken.

I know there were some EXIF "bug fixes" in 2.8.0, is this an unintentional side effect of that?

How do I stop it asking to associate the location with the picture?

here is my code:

navigator.camera.getPicture(function(data) {

// foo

}, function(message) {

// bar

}, {

quality: 95,

destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.DATA_URL,

sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,

allowEdit: true,

encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,

targetWidth: 640,

saveToPhotoAlbum: false,

correctOrientation: true,

cameraDirection: Camera.Direction.BACK

});

[Shazron]

From the dev that worked on it:

"One of the consequences of imbedding location data is the need for location services permissions.

There are a couple of ways we could fix it, but all in native.

That having been said, it should only ever ask once, not each time an image is taken."

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[Andrew Bullock]

:/

Right, that doesn't seem like a very sensible default. 

Why isn't this an option? What is the roadmap for this feature?

In the meantime, how do I work around this or do I have to downgrade?

Thanks

Andrew

[Shazron]

Just copy in an older CDVCamera.h and .m into your CordovaLib. 

[Shazron]

I filed an issue: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4003

Please add your comments there as well.

[Andrew Bullock]

Replacing with the 2.7.0 CDVCamera.h and .m does not solve this

[Shazron]

Try an even older one, 2.6.0? - not sure exactly when this feature was added.

[Andrew Bullock]

I've commented out a whole block in CDVCamera.m (around line 315) to prevent everything EXIF as I don't need it.

Andrew

[Adin Poprzanovic]

Can you send the code you commented? I really need it.