iPhone camera access for webapp

Question

Is there a way for a web app to access the native iPhone camera and photos? I do not want to use PhoneGap or iOS SDK. From this stackoverflow question a year back, it looks like iPhone camera is not available through Mobile Safari: Can you access the iPhone camera from Mobile Safari? . Is it still the case?

If I can't access camera app in a webapp what are my best options?

Since iOS 6 this is possible, see this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14295860/778675 — nocache, Mar 18 '14 at 08:50
Try this, it works on iPhone Safari https://stackoverflow.com/a/51501294/5737750 — Simon Fernandes, Jul 24 '18 at 14:39
Try is, it worked on iPhone Safari browser https://stackoverflow.com/a/51501294/5737750 — Simon Fernandes, Jul 24 '18 at 14:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '11 at 05:16

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I used the iPhone app Picup. From my webapp, I called the Picup iPhone app which took the photos and sent to my Rails server.

answered Oct 26 '11 at 05:16

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '11 at 18:19

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No, you cannot access the camera API from a web app.

answered Jul 22 '11 at 18:19

Nick Radford

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iPhone camera access for webapp

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