Android – Dialog to pick image from gallery or from camera

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Is there a standard way to call dialog box with choose either to pick an image from the camera or to get from gallery (like in build-in phone book or Skype)?

I've taken a look at this but the code opens gallery without suggesting to pick it from camera.

Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab
Android: 2.3.3

Best Answer

The code below can be used for taking a photo and for picking a photo. Just show a dialog with two options and upon selection, use the appropriate code.

To take picture from camera:

Intent takePicture = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
startActivityForResult(takePicture, 0);//zero can be replaced with any action code (called requestCode)

To pick photo from gallery:

Intent pickPhoto = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
           android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(pickPhoto , 1);//one can be replaced with any action code

onActivityResult code:

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) { 
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent); 
    switch(requestCode) {
    case 0:
        if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){  
            Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
            imageview.setImageURI(selectedImage);
        }

    break; 
    case 1:
        if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){  
            Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
            imageview.setImageURI(selectedImage);
        }
    break;
    }
}

Finally add this permission in the manifest file:

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
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