Click Run option.Īfter few seconds, the app will start running on your phone. The connected phone will show up in Run menu. Simply, connect your phone and go to Visual Studio. If you have Android Virtual device, run the app on it, else connect your Android phone and run the app on it. Select Android Manifest->Required Permissions->Check WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. Select Android Manifest->Required Permissions->Check CAMERA. Go to Solution Explorer-> properties->Right click->Open.Īfterwards, open the properties options. In this step, give the required permissions in your app.
Now, you will edit ImageView Id value and src value. You need to edit the Button Id value and Text value You need to go to the toolbox Window and scroll down. In the toolbox Window, get all the types of the tools and controls. You need to delete it.Īfter deleting XAML code, delete C# button action code. Go to the source panel and you can see the button coding. Now, delete the Default hello world button. You can design this page, as per your wish. Hence, you can design your app.Īfter opening main.axml, file will open the main page designer. To write XAML code, you need to select a source.Ĭhoose the Designer Window, if you want to design. Now, select Resource->Layout->double click to open main.axml page.
In Solution Explorer, get all the files and sources in your project. Now, give your Android app a name (Ex:sample) and give the path of your project. The project needs to be clicked after opening all the types of projects in Visual Studio or click ing (Ctrl+Shift+N).Īfter opening the New Project, select Installed->Templates->Visual C#->Android->choose the Blank app (Android). The steps, mentioned below are required to be followed in order to create a Camera App in Xamarin Android app, using Visual Studio 2015.Ĭlick File-> select New-> select Project. In Xamarin Studio, Visual Studio is also available. Camera app is used to open the camera and take snaps, using the app.
#How to make android emulator use camera code#
Xamarin is a platform to develop cross-platform and multi-platform apps (for example, Windows phone, Android, iOS). In the Xamarin platform, the code sharing concept is used.