Camera intent not working in Android 11 API 30

Question

This is my manifest file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.simplyfi.myapplication">

    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.camera"
        android:required="true" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <queries>
        <intent>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.TTS_SERVICE" />
        </intent>
        <intent>
            <action android:name="android.speech.RecognitionService" />
        </intent>
        <intent>
            <action android:name="android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" />
        </intent>
    </queries>

   <application
        android:allowBackup="false"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:debuggable="true"
        android:testOnly="false"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.MyApplication"
        android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
        tools:ignore="HardcodedDebugMode"
        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
        tools:replace="android:allowBackup">

I have added the IMAGE_CAPTURE recommended in the docs and previous stackoverflow answers but it is still not working. It is working fine in Anroid 10 but not in 11.

Thanks in advance.

Can you provide a [mcve] that shows how you are using `ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE` and explains what "it is still not working" means? — CommonsWare, Apr 20 '21 at 11:55
@CommonsWare It's not working via ADB as well. Command ===> adb -d shell "am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" -W ===> Err: Activity Not started, unknown error 102 — Prerak Mann, Apr 20 '21 at 13:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 28 '22 at 08:07

I've faced the problem on my physical device where Google Camera is installed and the standard camera app is disabled.

Looks like even if one has declared <action android:name="android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" /> in the AndroidManifest.xml, only standard pre-installed camera app can handle the intent.

So the only solution to me was enabling the standard camera app again.

Camera intent not working in Android 11 API 30

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