https://github.com/k3b/camerafolder
When "Camera Folder" is installed many Android-Apps that can open jpg files can also take a photo from camera.
https://github.com/k3b/camerafolder
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When "Camera Folder" is installed many Android-Apps that can open jpg files can also take a photo from camera.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/k3b/camerafolder
- Owner: k3b
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2021-05-04T21:20:26.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-11-02T09:54:50.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-24T11:22:46.642Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: android, camera, folder, photo
- Language: Java
- Homepage:
- Size: 251 KB
- Stars: 39
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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#  Camera Folder: "Take a Photo from Camera" everywhere where you can open a photo file
When "Camera Folder" is installed, any Android app that can open jpg files can also take a photo from camera.
Note that "Camera Folder" has no user interface and no start icon of its own.
The app is super tiny: 0.16 MB
[
](https://f-droid.org/packages/de.k3b.android.camerafolder/)
## Example usecase:
From the drawing app [Simple Draw](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Draw) we will "open" a photo from the [Open Camera](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera) app.
* (0) Open the app "Simple Draw"
* (1) Open the overflow Menu
* (2) Choose "Open file". The Android System file picker opens.
* (3) Click the Hamburger menu
* (4) The Provider View opens
* (5) In the Provider View choose "Camera Folder"
* (6) The Camera picker opens.From the available Camera apps choose "Open Camera"
* (Please note that in Android 11 and above the camera picker has been removed and therefore the default camera app will automatically open)
* (7) Take a photo with "Open Camera" and choose "OK"
* (8) You will be back again in "Simple Draw" with the photo you have just taken ready for processing.
## Requirements:
* Android-4.4 (api 19) or later with camera hardware.
* At least one Camera app must be installed (i.e. [Open Camera](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera))
* Required Permissions:
* CAMERA needed to ask a camera app to take a photo
* WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to save the photo to a file
## Technical details
* "Camera Folder" plugs into the Android-System-File-Chooser that is used by many Android apps.
* It Translates from ACTION_GET_CONTENT.to MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE
### How to compile
In the project root execute on the commandline
./gradlew assemble test
## Privacy
No adds, no usertracking, no internet connection, free open source, available on f-droid
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## Donations:
If you like this app please consider to donating to https://f-droid.org/donate .
Since android-developping is a hobby (and an education tool) i donot want any
money for my apps so donation should go to projects i benefit from.