Should I be using Camera or Camera2?

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If my gradle file has:

minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 22

But my Fragment.java file, underlines the Camera word. Am I doing anything wrong? If I use Camera2 it comes as an error, and highlights it as red.

See this maybe: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27272845/android-camera-camera2-apis — Léon Pelletier, Jul 25 '15 at 13:27
So i guess I will need to stick with the annoying warning... — Trt Trt, Jul 25 '15 at 13:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '15 at 13:32

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Camera2 is added in API level 21. Your app will crash on devices with api levels 15-20. Use old Camera API.

answered Jul 25 '15 at 13:32

wilddev

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Is it possible to remove android studio's annoying warning (underline)? – Trt Trt Jul 25 '15 at 13:38
just add @SuppressWarnings("deprecation" ) annotation to your class or method where you are using deprecated APIs – wilddev Jul 25 '15 at 13:43
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Thanks, is this a Java/Android SDK thing, or a IDE? – Trt Trt Jul 25 '15 at 13:58
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This is JDK thing, and clever IDEs know how to understand it – wilddev Jul 25 '15 at 14:00

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '15 at 13:35

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The camera2 package was added in API level 21 to replace the old camera package. As you are targeting pre 21 APIs the camera2 package is not available yet. You will have to work with camera or upgrade to minSdk 21.

answered Jul 25 '15 at 13:35

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Is it possible to remove android studio's annoying warning (underline)? – Trt Trt Jul 25 '15 at 13:38

Should I be using Camera or Camera2?

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