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Jake
Jake

Reputation: 16837

android - camera app - list of permissions

I want to know what permissions are assigned to the stock camera app in Android 4.4. I tried to look for its AndroidManifest file online, but can't find it. Can anyone point me to some web-link which might help ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 446

Answers (2)

SMR
SMR

Reputation: 6736

from the docs you will need the following basic permissions & features for the camera itself:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />

By looking up in the Settings > Applications > Camera in the emulator, I found the following settings:

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Most of them are self-explanatory but I would like to explain the folling:

Hardware Controls:

It is a PermissonGroup which is required for recording audio/video etc.

Used for permissions that provide direct access to the hardware on the device. This includes audio, the camera, vibrator, etc.

Constant Value: "android.permission-group.HARDWARE_CONTROLS"

Storage:

this is required because camara apps also can display captured images which may be stored on the SD card. also required to store images.

Group of permissions that are related to SD card access.

Constant Value: "android.permission-group.STORAGE"

this is the best resource according to me:

Camera developer guide. Please let me know if you require any other explanation regarding a permission.

Upvotes: 1

Shivam Verma
Shivam Verma

Reputation: 8023

Settings > Apps > Camera. It lists all the permissions there.

And it looks like it uses almost all the permissions available ;)

Upvotes: 1

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