Open the Front facing camera by default not working

Asked Sep 24 '14 at 13:00

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I found this hack,

Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra("android.intent.extras.CAMERA_FACING", 1);

from SO Question. Apparently the Front camera worked for the person. But this does not work on my Moto G. Is there any other hack except Building our own custom camera app to achieve this.

Following is my code.:

Intent takeVideoIntent=new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
if (noOfCameras>1){
 Log.d("It came here", "it came here");
 takeVideoIntent.putExtra("android.intent.extras.CAMERA_FACING",      Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT);
 }
            if (takeVideoIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager())!=null){
                startActivityForResult(takeVideoIntent,1);
                //1 is for video capture;
            }
        }
    });

Am i doing something wrong. I could not comment on the mentioned SO link since don't have enough reputation.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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asked Sep 24 '14 at 13:00

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I thing , its not possible through Camera Intent.You need to create your camera Surfaces.(Waiting for other Answers). – Tarun Sharma Sep 24 '14 at 13:06
There is no requirement for any camera app to necessarily honor that extra. – CommonsWare Sep 24 '14 at 13:12
Okay, is there no other possibility except customizing the camera app. – inquisitive Sep 25 '14 at 05:05

Open the Front facing camera by default not working

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