Can't open camera from app with non preinstalled camera application only.

[Nesaijn]

Steps to reproduce

This only happens when the preinstalled camera application is deactivated but while having another camera application present and active.

1. Deactivate preinstalled camera application
2. Install an alternative camera application
3. Open a chatroom on Element
4. Press the plus button on the left of the message input field
5. Choose the camera icon where you can directly take a picture or video

Outcome

What did you expect?

I expect the camera app to open

What happened instead?

A "Sorry, no external application has been found to complete this action" dialog appears.

Your phone model

Google Pixel 6a

Operating system version

Android 13

Application version and app store

Elemen version 1.5.1, olm version 3.2.12 from Play Store

Homeserver

No response

Will you send logs?

Yes

Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

[lclaude]

Same situation here with my Pixel 4a and CalyxOS (4.7.5), Element (1.5.28) from F-Droid, and the google camera app (8.8.224...) installed from Aurora.

[ex0ns]

I'm pretty sure this is related to #2600 (and #6422)

Signal, Telegram and Whatsapp bypassed that because they all have their own camera inside the app, which does not rely on the Intent to make it work (https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/blob/110b5cfcb4ff48931973a9e11d05c9eb54640c8a/library/multipicker/src/main/java/im/vector/lib/multipicker/CameraPicker.kt#L59)

I don't think we have a lot of solution here, the only one that I can think of is listing installed packages (packageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();) and looking for Camera Application and the use .setPackage(packageName); in the intent to target a specific app.