Android open camera from button

Question

I hope this isn\'t a duplicate question but I am making an app that I want a button to open the camera app (the default android camera separately). How do I got about doing

Answer 1

You are correct about the action used in Intent but it's not the only thing you have to do. You'll also have to add

startActivityForResult(intent, YOUR_REQUEST_CODE);

To get it all done and retrieve the actual picture you could check the following thread.

Android - Capture photo