[CB-10120] Camera permission entry in Andorid manifest causes SecurityException when taking a picture

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-camera
• Labels: android mustfix reproduced triaged

Environment

Android 6.0, cordova-plugin-camera 2.0.0

• Assignee: Richard B Knoll
• Reporter: Richard B Knoll
• Created: 02/Dec/15 19:30
• Updated: 15/Mar/16 17:52
• Resolved: 15/Mar/16 17:52

Description

See this stackoverflow thread. Apparently, if you declare the CAMERA permission in your manifest and then send out the take picture intent, you get a SecurityException. We do not declare that permission ourselves, but a third party plugin or a user could conceivably insert it into the manifest.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: CB-10219 App crash when using camera plugin with Android platform 5.0.0 on SDK23 device