invoke iPad native "camera" app from website

Question

Maybe anyone can help!? It is possible to "tap" a phone number on a website and that "Tap" invokes the smartphone's phone application and calls the number tapped on on the website. No need to remember or copy/paste to call that number, very user friendly.

I wonder, is it also possible to have a similar button on a website which when tapped invokes the iPads native "camera" app so that a user can take a photo with that app without having to close the browser and manually look for/open the camera app?

Interesting to hear!

Do you mean "tap" instead of "tab"? – Caleb Feb 02 '14 at 04:02 — Caleb, Feb 02 '14 at 04:02

Sebastian Wramba · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-03T15:03:34.747

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Regarding the telephone link: You can put a link on a website starting with tel:. Example:

<a href="tel:+15551234">Call</a>

More in the Apple documentation for iPhone URL Schemes

Regarding the camera: If you are viewing a website in a UIWebView in your own app, follow what @matt wrote.

And thanks to @Caleb: See the linked answer for accessing the camera in Safari.

In general, Apple provides a documentation for what you can do with a regular link at https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/Introduction/Introduction.html.

edited Feb 03 '14 at 15:03

answered Feb 03 '14 at 12:09

Sebastian Wramba

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You *can* present the camera interface directly in Safari -- check the suggested duplicate. – Caleb Feb 03 '14 at 14:05
Now that you mention it.. I remember taking a photo within the browser lately. Thank you! I'll edit my answer. – Sebastian Wramba Feb 03 '14 at 15:02

invoke iPad native "camera" app from website

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