Summary: Take a picture utilizing Camera Intent and display the photo with correct orientation (works on hopefully all devices)

Question

It seems to be the simplest thing in the world: taking a picture within your Android app using the default camera activity. However, there are many pitfalls which are covere

Answer 1

I have tested this code with a Sony Xperia Go, Samsung Galaxy SII, Samsung Galaxy SIII mini and a Samsung Galaxy Y it worked on all devices!

But on the LG E400 (2.3.6) it didn’t work and you get double pictures in the gallery. So i have added the manufacturer.contains("lge") in the void startCameraIntent() and it fixed the problem.

if(!(manufacturer.contains("samsung")) && !(manufacturer.contains("sony")) && !(manufacturer.contains("lge"))) {
    String filename = System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpg";
    ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
    values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.TITLE, filename);
    cameraPicUri = getContentResolver().insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, cameraPicUri);
}