Failed to connect to camera service

Question

I\'m trying to access the camera on my phone. I\'m writing a simple stub app prior to putting the code in a widget. I\'m not getting very far. The code always throws a runti

Answer 1

I came up with the same problem and I'm sharing how I fixed it. It may help some people.

First, check your Android version. If it is running on Android 6.0 and higher (API level 23+), then you need to :

1. Declare a permission in the app manifest. Make sure to insert the permission above the application tag.

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2. Then, request that the user approve each permission at runtime

     if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(thisActivity, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
       != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
   // here, Permission is not granted
   ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[] {android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, 50);
   }
   

For more information, have a look at the API documentation here