Direct photo taking method of the application only works on some mobile phones

Question

I have a problem in my apk that allows the user to take a photo straight from the application, however, in some cell phones give error and closes the app. Here is my manifest:

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

    <uses-permission android:name="ANDROID.PERMISSION.CALL_PHONE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />


    <supports-screens
        android:resizeable="true"
        android:smallScreens="true"
        android:largeScreens="true"
        android:xlargeScreens="true"
        android:normalScreens="true"
        android:anyDensity="true"/>

        <application
            android:allowBackup="true"
            android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.MyTheme">


        <activity
            android:name=".Splash"
            android:label="APP">

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="APP">
        </activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".SecondActivity"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_second"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".CarActivity"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_car"></activity>

    </application>
</manifest>

How to fix this?

Answer 1

Without the error description it is very difficult to understand the problem and suggest a solution, but still, come on.

What I imagine is happening, since it’s only on some phones, is that these cell phones are running the version of Android Marshmallow and not enabled to use the camera directly from the App.

This happens because in this version of Android has been introduced a new form of permissions control and how these permissions are requested from the user. For your App to work as expected, you need to adapt it to this new way of managing and asking for permission.

I suggest you take a look in this article from the official Android website for developers and also this subject of Androidcentral