# What changed in expo-image-picker

> 11 changes in expo-image-picker 16 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 4 breaking, 1 deprecations, 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-26. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/expo-image-picker/

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## expo-image-picker 16

### Breaking changes

- The iOS deployment target was raised to 15.1. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)
- The default value for the quality option changed from 0.2 to 1.0, for better performance and to match the most common expectation. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)
- The permission was removed. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)
- The permission was removed. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)

### Deprecations

- ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions is deprecated; use a single MediaType or an array of MediaTypes instead. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)

### New APIs and options

- iOS now supports picking live photos from the library. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)

### Performance

- Promise resolution was made faster. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)

### Behavior and default changes

- On web, the file object from input is included for server uploads. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)

### Fixes and other changes

- Permissions were fixed on devices running Android 11 and 12. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)
- The iOS result object now provides more image metadata. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)
- On web, video selection now returns missing values. (16.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/HEAD/packages/expo-image-picker/CHANGELOG.md)