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Asked: 2026-05-28T19:46:12+00:00

phonegap’s camera API has this iphone quirk noted: When destinationType.FILE_URI is used, photos are

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phonegap’s camera API has this iphone quirk noted:

When destinationType.FILE_URI is used, photos are saved in the application’s temporary directory.

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and when I load the photo from album, I get imageURI like this

file://localhost/var/folders/sV/sVG0cyUrFvKs6+6I16IO+U+++TI/-Tmp-/photo_007.jpg

and every time I get a different URI for the same photo. Is it possible to get the URI of the original photo file instead of the temporary copy? I need to have the image URI and display multiple photos on the same screen.

Thanks for your help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Actually it is not possible on iOS as the photos are stored in an area that is not accessible via URL. We need to copy the image to the application specific temp directory so it will be readable by your app.

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