Using react-native-cameraroll to enable camera roll access

In the evolving world of mobile app development, integrating access to a device's camera roll or photo gallery can significantly enhance user experience, and the react-native-cameraroll library offers a straightforward way to achieve this in React Native applications. The article guides developers through the process of setting up a new React Native project, installing the react-native-cameraroll dependency, and managing permissions on both iOS and Android platforms using the react-native-permissions library. It highlights the importance of handling permissions to ensure user privacy and explains how to fetch and display images from the user's device, including implementing a skeleton loading screen to enhance user experience during content loading. Additionally, it covers the functionality of saving remote images to the camera roll (currently available for iOS only) and introduces the useCameraRoll Hook for accessing device media more efficiently. By leveraging these tools, developers can create more engaging and functional applications while maintaining respect for user privacy.