Hi, I am testing the camera component in a very simple app with a button and an image component.
As soon as I click the button I get an error like the one in the image attached.
I tested the camera component in App Inventor 2 and it works normally.
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To be more precise, when I first run the app I get a message to allow it to take pictures and record videos, to which I respond ‘allow’, but I immediately get the error ’ app has stopped - Open app again’.
When I open the app again and click on the button to take a picture I get the error message ‘Runtime Error Attempt to invoke virtual method …’ .
Oddly enough, when I test the app with companion it works normally!!!?
I am facing same problem, works perfect
with companion,
after apk install does not works.
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I’m facing same problem with camera component
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Yes same here..
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@archet
@Roshan_Hemrajani
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which Android version are you using for your tests?
in case this is Android 10, see here
Taifun
Mine is version 8.0.0
something for @Kodular to look at
Taifun
Version Android 10
mine is 8.1.0
The camera component no longer requests WRITE permission automatically (it’s a bug). You have to ask for it manually:
Note : WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is sufficient as it implicitly grants READ permission. So no need to ask for READ permission.
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Unfortunately it did not work for me.
Before this I was looking at the app permissions on Android settings and found it has camera and storage permissions, so it should work, but unfortunately it doesn’t. 
still not working.
Does this work for you CamTest2.apk (4.8 MB)
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If you have not asked for WRITE permission manually, the app has no storage permission (on devices with API ≥ 23, Android ≥ 6).
So try this APK (withou asking for WRITE perm.): camera.apk (4.8 MB)
and this (with manually asking for WRITE): cameraTest2.apk (4.8 MB)
or this:
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At this point I am lost!
I tried all of three apps (camera, cameraTest2 and CamTest2) and they work normally, but when I write a simple test app with a button and a camera component and ask for permission “WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE”, the app doesn’t work. (???)
May I have or see the .aia files of the apps?
I fixed missing permission request and else local.
We have to verify now that it works.
Then we can release the fix soon.
I suggest you post your aia or the blocks so we can tell you where your problem is.
Unfortunately it did not work for me too.
Hello,
i have the same problem and tried the examples. (Android 9)
- camera.apk → can take pictures but they don’t show on screen1
- cameraTest2.apk → can take pictures an the picture shown on screen1
- CamTest2.apk → same as cameraTest2.apk
I tried to recreate the example but it doesn’t work, the same runtime error as in the first post. Am I doing something wrong?
Here are my blocks:
