React Native For Beginners Part 16 – Image Picker Package (React Native, Sanity, Firebase)

🔥 In this episode of the React Native For Beginners series, we’ll take a deeper dive into using an Image Picker Package to let users select or capture images on their device. We’ll set up everything from installation to preview, getting ready for uploading media to your backend.

📌 What you’ll learn in this video:
✅ Installing expo-image-picker or react-native-image-picker step-by-step
✅ Requesting runtime permissions for camera and media library
✅ Launching camera or image library with custom options
✅ Handling image metadata (URI, type, file name)
✅ Previewing selected images in your React Native UI
✅ Preparing image files for upload to Sanity or Firebase Storage

💡 Why This Is a Core Feature:
▶️ Required for social media, e-commerce, and profile apps
▶️ Gives users control over their content input
▶️ Provides a real-world example of working with native modules
▶️ Strengthens your grasp on async operations and file handling in React Native