We want to use the camera (as an option) with the HTML input type=file element. But how?
I’ve put a vanilla index.html in my app.
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If test this in my app I don not get the option to use the camera. I get this instead:
If I run this on the android web browser I get this:
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You have to specify camera or it will just think the input is looking for any file.
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May want to look into the cordova-camera api though as it offers more options.
[http://learn.ionicframework.com/formulas/cordova-camera/](http://learn.ionicframework.com/formulas/cordova-camera/)
Robert
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Yes, you are right. I tried it in lolipop and did the same thing. Is there some specific need for using the file input? Can I get a little more background? What are you doing with the image or image URI?
You could use the cordova-camera plugin to get the image and store the image uri in a hidden input field. I have done this with great success.
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Ok thanks for your reply.
We already build it with plugins. But our manager 😄 wanted it to be build with standard HTML.
We like to have file selection + image capture. (just like in the browser… !)
So there are we are at now.
Perhaps it is a limitation of the enclosing webbrowser control at the java side? Could we fix it there?
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Bump, would like to know this too…
> We already build it with plugins. But our manager smile wanted it to be build with standard HTML.
Your manager sounds like an asshole
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Hi everyone,
If anyone is still looking for the solution, installing Crosswalk should fix the problem
[http://blog.ionic.io/crosswalk-comes-to-ionic/](http://blog.ionic.io/crosswalk-comes-to-ionic/)
Cheers (:
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