ahtishamshahzad Mobile Camera Media
Purpose
Plan camera/media: request permissions, capture or pick photos/video, and process (resize/compress) media before use/upload.
When to Use
- When the app captures or picks photos/video/audio.
- Not on Expo Go for capabilities needing a dev build.
Inputs
- Media requirements (capture/pick, photo/video, quality).
- Runtime + build model; upload target (
mobile-file-upload).
Discovery Questions
- Capture, pick from library, or both? Photo/video/audio?
- What quality/resolution is needed vs bandwidth/storage?
- How are permissions requested and handled if denied?
Responsibilities
- Handle camera/library permissions and denial states.
- Plan capture/pick flows.
- Resize/compress media before upload to save bandwidth/memory (
mobile-performance). - Hand off to upload (
mobile-file-upload).
Required Workflow
- Confirm media needs + native support.
- Request permissions; handle denial.
- Plan capture/pick + processing (resize/compress).
- Hand off to upload.
- Record the media plan.
Decision Rules
- Capabilities requiring native support need a dev build (Expo) or CLI, not Expo Go.
- Resize/compress before upload — don't send full-resolution originals needlessly.
- Request permission contextually; handle denial gracefully.
Rules
- Respect permission models; handle denial.
- Process media to protect memory/bandwidth.
- Coordinate upload with
mobile-file-upload.
Anti-Patterns
- Assuming Expo Go covers all capture.
- Uploading full-resolution originals.
- No handling for denied permissions.
- Leaking large media into memory (
mobile-performance).
Validation Checklist
- Native support confirmed.
- Permissions + denial handled.
- Capture/pick flows planned.
- Resize/compress before upload.
- Handoff to upload defined.
Definition of Done
A recorded media plan: permission handling, capture/pick flows, resize/compress processing, and a clean handoff to upload — with native support confirmed.
Related Skills
mobile-file-upload, mobile-native-modules, mobile-performance, mobile-builds
Related Knowledge
../../../knowledge/ (media requirements).
Related References
../../../references/mobile/native/ when populated.
Context Loading Guidance
- Requires: media requirements, runtime/build model, upload target.
- Does not require: unrelated screens, the full mobile skill set, unrelated references.
- May load:
mobile-file-upload,mobile-performance. - Stop when: the media plan is recorded.
Token Efficiency Guidance
Plan capture + processing; delegate transfer to file-upload.