What is the difference between and

Question

Could anyone please explain what is the difference between

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera"/>

and

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.any"/>

also difference between

<dist:device-feature dist:name="android.hardware.camera" />

and

<dist:device-feature dist:name="android.hardware.camera.any" />

Thanks in advance.

Please check your question as there are no differences (on character level) between code line 1/2 and 3/4. — Robert, Mar 01 '20 at 13:15

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '20 at 12:58

When I used getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_CAMERA) I got a warning indicating to use FEATURE_CAMERA_ANY instead of FEATURE_CAMERA to include devices with front camera as well.

Thus, FEATURE_CAMERA refers to back-facing camera or the camera that is on the rear side of the smartphone and FEATURE_CAMERA_ANY means any camera - it includes front camera as well

if we use <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera"/> then devices with only front camera - such as some tablets - will be filtered out.

What is the difference between and

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