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POCordova / Samsung Galaxy SIII - Camera Crashes app
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copied!<h1>Fixed: "Do not keep activities" is default on SG3</h1> <p>Samsung Galaxy S3 ships with "Do not keep Activities" on by default (test models in two locations were both having this fault out the box)</p> <p>Of course this means that as soon as any other activity is started, including from within your Cordova/PhoneGap app, your app's main activity will be destroyed. Any callback events will obviously never fire.</p> <p>Switching the option off fixes the problem.</p> <p>Check developer options regardless of brand/model, for example Asus Nexus 7 tablets do not have this default.</p> <hr> <p>I've setup a basic test app. Which has a button and an img tag + the unmodified Cordova <code>index.js</code> </p> <p>Button onclick is calling <code>capturePhoto()</code>:</p> <pre><code>function onPhotoURISuccess(imageURI) { console.log(imageURI); var largeImage = document.getElementById('largeImage'); largeImage.style.display = 'block'; largeImage.src = imageURI; } function capturePhoto() { navigator.camera.getPicture( onPhotoURISuccess, onFail, { quality: 20, allowEdit: true, destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI }); } function onFail(message) { alert('Failed because: ' + message); } </code></pre> <p>When I run the app on the simulator and also on a Asus Nexus 7 Tablet, the Camera opens as expected, allows a photo to be taken and confirmed, and then returns with the FILE_URI and sets the image <code>src</code> attribute.</p> <p>However on a Samsung Galaxy SIII, (we are testing with two in different locations) the Camera opens, allows a capture, and after confirmation, attempts to resume the test app and dies.</p> <p>Does anyone know of this problem, and is there a way to fix it?</p> <p>FYI, I've added an extra setting to the <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code> activity node : <code>android:screenOrientation="nosensor"</code> - although this doesn't solve the issue (clutching at straws here.)</p> <h3>Other info:</h3> <ul> <li>Phone is running Android 4.1.2</li> <li>Targetting sdk 16</li> <li>Cordova v 2.4.0rc1</li> </ul> <p>Tested versions of phonegap - 1.8 - 2.4rc (all crash or fail to return image.)</p> <p>Relevant portion of the stacktrace is here: <a href="http://pastie.org/5974920" rel="noreferrer">http://pastie.org/5974920</a></p> <h1>Update</h1> <ul> <li>regarding Simon MacDonald's suggestion.</li> </ul> <p>Tested with <code>quality : 100</code></p> <p>Same results as before. </p> <ul> <li>1.9-2.1 bomb (no message)</li> <li>2.2-2.3 get back to the app, but no image.</li> <li>2.4 - sorry the app has stopped - "managed" crash</li> </ul> <p>None working.</p>

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