How to display front camera by default in android studio

Question

When clicking on a button I need to open the front camera by default but back camera is displaying. Please give me some idea how to open front camera.

This is my code:

b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
            intent.putExtra("android.intent.extras.CAMERA_FACING", 1);
            startActivityForResult(intent, 0);
        }
    }); Bitmap bmp;
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    if ( data != null && data.getExtras() !=  null) {
        bmp = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");
        iv.setImageBitmap(bmp);
    }

}

Possible duplicate of [How to open "front camera" on android platform?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2779002/how-to-open-front-camera-on-android-platform) — yennsarah, Dec 15 '15 at 09:42

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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This below code should work(without intent) .Refer from this

 Camera.CameraInfo cameraInfo = new Camera.CameraInfo();
       int cameraCount = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
        for (int camIdx = 0; camIdx < cameraCount; camIdx++) {
            Camera.getCameraInfo(camIdx, cameraInfo);
            if (cameraInfo.facing == Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) {
                try {
                    cam = Camera.open(camIdx);
                } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Camera failed to open: " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
                }
            }
        }

If you want to use intent check this link .I think that this solution may not work for all phones.Check the official doc for more reference.I suggest that you should not care what camera is used. It is up to the third-party camera app that you are invoking.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Dec 15 '15 at 09:40

Soham

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thank u but i need to pass the image am taking through object to some other activity , is there any solution for it – Sivakumar S Dec 15 '15 at 10:18
check this link http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidCamera/article.html @SivakumarS – Soham Dec 15 '15 at 10:20
Thank you , i think it may help me @soham – Sivakumar S Dec 15 '15 at 10:36
@SivakumarS If my answer helps you please accept it or please post your own answer. – Soham Aug 29 '16 at 11:34

How to display front camera by default in android studio

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