New to Android and just looking to have a webview that has access to the camera. I have seen many discussions about this but can't make it work for my code. When I go to a webpage that has access to camera, it just says - no camera.
package com.company.test;
import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Window;
import android.webkit.PermissionRequest;
import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
import android.webkit.WebSettings;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import android.Manifest;
import java.util.Objects;
public class ThirdActivity<Webview> extends AppCompatActivity {
private WebView webView1;
@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
Objects.requireNonNull(getSupportActionBar()).hide();
setContentView(R.layout.activity_third);
WebView webView1 = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1);
webView1.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView1.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
webView1.getSettings().setMediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture(false);
webView1.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());
webView1.loadUrl("https://yahoo.com");
}
}
My Android Manifest file is like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.company.test">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name="com.company.test.ThirdActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name="com.company.test.SecondActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name="com.company.test.MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.any" android:required="false" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" android:required="false" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIDEO_CAPTURE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUDIO_CAPTURE" />
</manifest>
Any help appreciated - use small words only, I'm new to this!
Another solution (How to access the camera from within a Webview?) suggests this code:
webview.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
@Override
public void onPermissionRequest(final PermissionRequest request) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
request.grant(request.getResources());
}
}
});
Now this seems to be what I need but I don't know how to include that in my code without generating errors. Any suggestions?