PHAuthorizationStatus is always PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined

Originator:jordan.bondo
Number:rdar://34745933 Date Originated:Sept 29, 2017
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:11
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
Photos

Summary:
On iOS 11, calling `[PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]` always returns `PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined`, regardless of whether the user has granted the app access to their photos.  If the use did allow access to their Photos, the image WILL be saved, regardless of the status of `[PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]`

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create an app that attempts to save a photo to the users photo library
2. When prompted, either allow or deny the app permissions to access the users photo library (it does not matter which)
3. Call `[PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]` and check the returned value.

Expected Results:
After granting or denying permission to Photos, the value returned from `[PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]` should be either `PHAuthorizationStatusDenied` or `PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized`.

Actual Results:
Value returned from `[PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]` is always `PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined`

Version/Build:
Xcode 9 and Xcode 9.1 beta 1
iOS 11, iOS 11.0.1, and iOS 11.1 beta 1

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