Check if device has a camera?

Question

In my app, I\'d like to use the camera, if the device has one. Are there any devices running android that do not have a camera? By including the following into my m

Answer 1

Try this :

/** Check if this device has a camera */
private boolean checkCameraHardware(Context context) {
    if (context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA)){
        // this device has a camera
        return true;
    } else {
        // no camera on this device
        return false;
    }
}

from : http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/camera.html