iOS 10 app crashes when trying to save image to photo library - swift

Question

I'm trying to save an image to the photo library in Swift 3 (I'm working with Xcode 8).
ViewController Code:
func shareImage(image: UIImage) {
let items = [image]
var activityVC: UIActivityViewController = UIActivityViewController(activityItems: items, applicationActivities: nil)
let excludeActivities: [UIActivityType] = [UIActivityType.airDrop,
UIActivityType.assignToContact,
UIActivityType.addToReadingList,
UIActivityType.copyToPasteboard]
activityVC.excludedActivityTypes = excludeActivities
self.present(activityVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
When I run the application, and click on the button to take the screenshot (converting it to image, ..., that's all working perfectly), the app asks for permission to access the photo library, I tap the "OK" button, and then the app crashes. The image is not saved in the photo library.
The only clue I get from Xcode is the following:
2016-09-28 11:24:27.216043 Ajax Kids[4143:1545362] [error] error: -addPersistentStoreWithType:SQLite configuration:(null) URL:file:///var/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Photos.sqlite?readonly_shm=1 options:{
NSPersistentStoreFileProtectionKey = NSFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication;
NSReadOnlyPersistentStoreOption = 1;
NSSQLitePersistWALOption = 1;
NSSQLitePragmasOption = {
"journal_mode" = WAL;
};
} ... returned error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file couldn’t be opened." UserInfo={reason=Failed to access file: 1} with userInfo dictionary {
reason = "Failed to access file: 1";
}
2016-09-28 11:24:27.216433 Ajax Kids[4143:1545362] [Migration] Unexpected error opening persistent store <private>, cannot attempt migration <private>)
2016-09-28 11:24:27.216568 Ajax Kids[4143:1545362] [Migration] Failed to open store <private>. Requires update via assetsd (256: <private>)
Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!
UPDATE
Sharing the image on Social Media works fine, so the problem is specified to saving the image in the photo library.

Answer 1

Add new records in your new InfoPlist.strings file.
<key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key>
<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
UPD: iOS 11 key

Answer 2

On iOS 11, there is a new property called NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription, similar to NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription. See https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html

Answer 3

Try to force request permissions like this:
PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization { status in
if status == .authorized {
//do things
}
}
do not forget import Photos. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I found the culprit in my particular case. We are using Leanplum for analytics and push notifications. The Leanplum.syncResourcesAsync method was causing the opening of the photo library to crash. It took a couple of days to find as I wasn't aware Leanplum was doing anything to hook into a user's photo library... which in itself is concerning.
We weren't using the functionality this particular method brings, so were able to just remove the method call and the photo library stopped crashing.