Google currently require an in-built camera to pass the compatibility tests, so devices without cameras are unlikely to get much attention from them (see 8.9 in http://source.android.com/compatibility/android-2.1-cdd.pdf)
Al. On Jul 7, 1:22 pm, Daman <damanji...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for confirming the reliability of these APIs. > I have few related questions - > 1. Are there plans to support pluggable USB webcams (e.g. on > netbooks)? In such a case, would the same Android APIs work for them > too? > 2. Would hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA) return true > if a USB camera is plugged and false otherwise (on a device which > doesn’t have a build-in camera)? > > -Daman > > On Jun 30, 9:34 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > > > You need to do this on a real device. > > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Daman <damanji...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I did try that, but this doesn't work. > > > I created an emulator image with no camera support. But > > > PackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA) still > > > returns true. > > > > On Jun 30, 5:12 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > > Use PackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA). > > > > > Of course if your app requires a camera, you should declare so in your > > > > manifest so that devices without a camera won't see it. > > > > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Daman <damanji...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > How can I detect the presence of camera on an Android device? > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252Bu > > > nsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > -- > > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > > Android framework engineer > > > > hack...@android.com > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > > > and > > > > answer them. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
