diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/CHANGELOG.md
index 33e2b61..986f5c0 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.8.6+1
+
+* Fixes issue with crashing the app when picking images with PHPicker without providing `Photo Library Usage` permission.
+
 ## 0.8.6
 
 * Adds `requestFullMetadata` option to `pickImage`, so images on iOS can be picked without `Photo Library Usage` permission.
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/PickerSaveImageToPathOperationTests.m b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/PickerSaveImageToPathOperationTests.m
index 688f5fb..e04c4f2 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/PickerSaveImageToPathOperationTests.m
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/ios/RunnerTests/PickerSaveImageToPathOperationTests.m
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   PHPickerResult *result = [self createPickerResultWithProvider:itemProvider
                                                  withIdentifier:UTTypeWebP.identifier];
 
-  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result];
+  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result fullMetadata:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)testSavePNGImage API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   PHPickerResult *result = [self createPickerResultWithProvider:itemProvider
                                                  withIdentifier:UTTypeWebP.identifier];
 
-  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result];
+  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result fullMetadata:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)testSaveJPGImage API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   PHPickerResult *result = [self createPickerResultWithProvider:itemProvider
                                                  withIdentifier:UTTypeWebP.identifier];
 
-  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result];
+  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result fullMetadata:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)testSaveGIFImage API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
@@ -52,7 +52,21 @@
   PHPickerResult *result = [self createPickerResultWithProvider:itemProvider
                                                  withIdentifier:UTTypeWebP.identifier];
 
-  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result];
+  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result fullMetadata:YES];
+}
+
+- (void)testSavePNGImageWithoutFullMetadata API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
+  id photoAssetUtil = OCMClassMock([PHAsset class]);
+
+  NSURL *imageURL = [[NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]] URLForResource:@"pngImage"
+                                                             withExtension:@"png"];
+  NSItemProvider *itemProvider = [[NSItemProvider alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:imageURL];
+  PHPickerResult *result = [self createPickerResultWithProvider:itemProvider
+                                                 withIdentifier:UTTypeWebP.identifier];
+
+  [self verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:result fullMetadata:NO];
+  OCMVerify(times(0), [photoAssetUtil fetchAssetsWithLocalIdentifiers:[OCMArg any]
+                                                              options:[OCMArg any]]);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -79,7 +93,8 @@
  *
  * @param result the picker result
  */
-- (void)verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:(PHPickerResult *)result API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
+- (void)verifySavingImageWithPickerResult:(PHPickerResult *)result
+                             fullMetadata:(BOOL)fullMetadata API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
   XCTestExpectation *pathExpectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"Path was created"];
 
   FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation *operation = [[FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation alloc]
@@ -87,6 +102,7 @@
                 maxHeight:@100
                  maxWidth:@100
       desiredImageQuality:@100
+             fullMetadata:fullMetadata
            savedPathBlock:^(NSString *savedPath) {
              if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:savedPath]) {
                [pathExpectation fulfill];
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/lib/main.dart
index c5372b8..440f2f1 100755
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -93,10 +93,15 @@
       await _displayPickImageDialog(context!,
           (double? maxWidth, double? maxHeight, int? quality) async {
         try {
-          final List<XFile>? pickedFileList = await _picker.getMultiImage(
-            maxWidth: maxWidth,
-            maxHeight: maxHeight,
-            imageQuality: quality,
+          final List<XFile> pickedFileList =
+              await _picker.getMultiImageWithOptions(
+            options: MultiImagePickerOptions(
+              imageOptions: ImageOptions(
+                maxWidth: maxWidth,
+                maxHeight: maxHeight,
+                imageQuality: quality,
+              ),
+            ),
           );
           setState(() {
             _imageFileList = pickedFileList;
@@ -111,11 +116,13 @@
       await _displayPickImageDialog(context!,
           (double? maxWidth, double? maxHeight, int? quality) async {
         try {
-          final XFile? pickedFile = await _picker.getImage(
+          final XFile? pickedFile = await _picker.getImageFromSource(
             source: source,
-            maxWidth: maxWidth,
-            maxHeight: maxHeight,
-            imageQuality: quality,
+            options: ImagePickerOptions(
+              maxWidth: maxWidth,
+              maxHeight: maxHeight,
+              imageQuality: quality,
+            ),
           );
           setState(() {
             _setImageFileListFromFile(pickedFile);
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTImagePickerPlugin.m b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTImagePickerPlugin.m
index fa1bb66..27b06ba 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTImagePickerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTImagePickerPlugin.m
@@ -490,14 +490,15 @@
 
     for (int i = 0; i < results.count; i++) {
       PHPickerResult *result = results[i];
-      FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation *operation =
-          [[FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation alloc] initWithResult:result
-                                                            maxHeight:maxHeight
-                                                             maxWidth:maxWidth
-                                                  desiredImageQuality:desiredImageQuality
-                                                       savedPathBlock:^(NSString *savedPath) {
-                                                         pathList[i] = savedPath;
-                                                       }];
+      FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation *operation = [[FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation alloc]
+               initWithResult:result
+                    maxHeight:maxHeight
+                     maxWidth:maxWidth
+          desiredImageQuality:desiredImageQuality
+                 fullMetadata:self.callContext.requestFullMetadata
+               savedPathBlock:^(NSString *savedPath) {
+                 pathList[i] = savedPath;
+               }];
       [operationQueue addOperation:operation];
     }
     [operationQueue waitUntilAllOperationsAreFinished];
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.h b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.h
index 7ba3d28..8e097072 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.h
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                      maxHeight:(NSNumber *)maxHeight
                       maxWidth:(NSNumber *)maxWidth
            desiredImageQuality:(NSNumber *)desiredImageQuality
+                  fullMetadata:(BOOL)fullMetadata
                 savedPathBlock:(void (^)(NSString *))savedPathBlock API_AVAILABLE(ios(14));
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.m b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.m
index a81c95f..7c8fbc9 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.m
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/ios/Classes/FLTPHPickerSaveImageToPathOperation.m
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 @property(assign, nonatomic) NSNumber *maxHeight;
 @property(assign, nonatomic) NSNumber *maxWidth;
 @property(assign, nonatomic) NSNumber *desiredImageQuality;
+@property(assign, nonatomic) BOOL requestFullMetadata;
 
 @end
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
                      maxHeight:(NSNumber *)maxHeight
                       maxWidth:(NSNumber *)maxWidth
            desiredImageQuality:(NSNumber *)desiredImageQuality
+                  fullMetadata:(BOOL)fullMetadata
                 savedPathBlock:(GetSavedPath)savedPathBlock API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
   if (self = [super init]) {
     if (result) {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
       self.maxHeight = maxHeight;
       self.maxWidth = maxWidth;
       self.desiredImageQuality = desiredImageQuality;
+      self.requestFullMetadata = fullMetadata;
       getSavedPath = savedPathBlock;
       executing = NO;
       finished = NO;
@@ -113,7 +116,12 @@
  * Processes the image.
  */
 - (void)processImage:(UIImage *)localImage API_AVAILABLE(ios(14)) {
-  PHAsset *originalAsset = [FLTImagePickerPhotoAssetUtil getAssetFromPHPickerResult:self.result];
+  PHAsset *originalAsset;
+  // Only if requested, fetch the full "PHAsset" metadata, which requires  "Photo Library Usage"
+  // permissions.
+  if (self.requestFullMetadata) {
+    originalAsset = [FLTImagePickerPhotoAssetUtil getAssetFromPHPickerResult:self.result];
+  }
 
   if (self.maxWidth != nil || self.maxHeight != nil) {
     localImage = [FLTImagePickerImageUtil scaledImage:localImage
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/pubspec.yaml b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/pubspec.yaml
index 5c30bf9..6c78b23 100755
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: iOS implementation of the image_picker plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/main/packages/image_picker/image_picker_ios
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+image_picker%22
-version: 0.8.6
+version: 0.8.6+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"