Facing issue with Camera in Xamarin iOS

Question

await MediaPicker.CapturePhotoAsync();

This method throws an exception like the Specified method is not supported.

So unable to launch camera due to this problem.

please provide any updates on this issue.

Answer 1

Hello @Abhay Chavan ,

Capturing a photo is not supported on iOS simulator, if you run your app on simulator, it will throw this exception. It's the limitation of Apple. You could debug the app on your iOS device for testing. It also needs some permissions, check the following keys in your Info.plist:

<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>  
<string>This app needs access to the camera to take photos.</string>  
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>  
<string>This app needs access to microphone for taking videos.</string>  
<key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key>  
<string>This app needs access to the photo gallery for picking photos and videos.</string>  
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>  
<string>This app needs access to photos gallery for picking photos and videos.</string>  

For more details, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/media-picker?tabs=ios

Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang

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