Prevent ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE from saving a picture

Question

I am using an ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE Intent to take photos, which I then manipulate.

I want to save only the final image. How can I prevent photos from being saved immediately after photo is taken?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '14 at 21:56

Your best bet is to copy the image returned in the result Intent and then use a ContentResolver to delete the original image. The different OEMs, of course, have different camera implementations. The procedure I described has worked with all of them from my testing.

This is assuming that there's some reason that you can't just manipulate the original image and write over it.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 08 '14 at 20:12

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If you use a third-party app to take the picture for you:

The third-party app has to save the picture, because otherwise it cannot get the picture to you
The third-party app can do whatever else it wants, because it was written by somebody else, and they can do what they want

If that is unacceptable, do not use third-party apps to take the picture for you.

answered May 08 '14 at 20:12

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I am not. Just built-in Camera app. – Fengson May 08 '14 at 20:15
@Fengson: Since you did not write "built-in Camera app", that is a third-party app from the standpoint of you and your app. – CommonsWare May 08 '14 at 20:18

Prevent ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE from saving a picture

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