TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating '_reactNativeImagePicker.default.showImagePicker')

Question

Using React Image Picker i am facing this error: TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating '_reactNativeImagePicker.default.showImagePicker')

This is what happens when i click on image picker function

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This is my Code:

import React from 'react';
import { View, Text,Button } from 'react-native';
import ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-picker';

const options = {
    title: 'Select Avatar',
    customButtons: [{ name: 'fb', title: 'Choose Photo from Facebook' }],
    storageOptions: {
      skipBackup: true,
      path: 'images',
    },
  };

function Picker(){
    const openPicker =()=>{
      ImagePicker.showImagePicker(options, (response) => {
        console.log('Response = ', response);
      
        if (response.didCancel) {
          console.log('User cancelled image picker');
        } else if (response.error) {
          console.log('ImagePicker Error: ', response.error);
        } else if (response.customButton) {
          console.log('User tapped custom button: ', response.customButton);
        } else {
          const source = { uri: response.uri };
      
          // You can also display the image using data:
          // const source = { uri: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + response.data };
      
          console.log(source)
        }
      });
    }
    return(
        <View>
            <Button onPress={openPicker} title="Open image picker"></Button>
        </View>
    )
}

export default Picker; 

Answer 1

I had this same issue and this is how I solved it.

import * as ImagePicker from "react-native-image-picker"