Get last image from Photos.app?

Question

I have seen other apps do it where you can import the last photo from the Photos app for quick use but as far as I know, I only know how to get A image and not the last (mos

Answer 1

Well, here is a solution of how to load last image from gallery with Swift 3 guys:

func loadLastImageThumb(completion: @escaping (UIImage) -> ()) {
    let imgManager = PHImageManager.default()
    let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions()
    fetchOptions.fetchLimit = 1
    fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key:"creationDate", ascending: true)]

    let fetchResult = PHAsset.fetchAssets(with: PHAssetMediaType.image, options: fetchOptions)

    if let last = fetchResult.lastObject {
        let scale = UIScreen.main.scale
        let size = CGSize(width: 100 * scale, height: 100 * scale)
        let options = PHImageRequestOptions()


        imgManager.requestImage(for: last, targetSize: size, contentMode: PHImageContentMode.aspectFill, options: options, resultHandler: { (image, _) in
            if let image = image {
                completion(image)
            }
        })
    }

}

If you need more speed, you can also use PHImageRequestOptions and set those:

options.deliveryMode = .fastFormat
options.resizeMode = .fast

And this is the way you get it in your viewController (you should replace GalleryManager.manager with your class):

GalleryManager.manager.loadLastImageThumb { [weak self] (image) in
      DispatchQueue.main.async {
           self?.galleryButton.setImage(image, for: .normal)
      }
}