Problems accessing SkyDrive from Windows Phone 7 - windows-phone-7

We are using the Live Connect SDK 5.0 to retrieve pictures from SkyDrive from our Windows Phone 7.5 application.
The application code (simplified) below used to work until a few days ago. Now when we try to access the imageStream (or any other information captured in a callback) we get a System.Argument exception (HResult = -2147024809, "Value does not fall within the expected range", but as usual the offending value is not mentioned). We checked our code base and there were no code changes in this area of the product recently.
Were there any API changes? Is there a way (Fiddler, but for applications not IE) to inspect the network traffic in the hope that more information is transmitted from the server? Are there any local values that are being cached that might interfere?
Here's the relevant code:
public partial class OptionsPage : PhoneApplicationPage
{
private LiveConnectClient _liveClient = null;
public OptionsPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void OnSessionChanged(Object sender, LiveConnectSessionChangedEventArgs args)
{
if (args != null && args.Session != null && args.Session.Status == LiveConnectSessionStatus.Connected)
{
this._liveClient = new LiveConnectClient(args.Session);
this.GetUserPicture();
}
}
private void GetUserPicture()
{
var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
_liveClient.DownloadCompleted += new EventHandler<LiveOperationCompletedEventArgs>(this.GetUserPictureCallback);
_liveClient.DownloadAsync("/me/picture?return_ssl_resources=true", memoryStream, memoryStream);
}
private void GetUserPictureCallback(object sender, LiveOperationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
_liveClient.DownloadCompleted -= this.GetUserPictureCallback;
try
{
if (e.Error == null)
{
MemoryStream imageStream = e.UserState as MemoryStream;
BitmapImage b = new BitmapImage();
b.SetSource(imageStream);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Error.Message, "Windows Live Error", MessageBoxButton.OK);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "SkyDrive Exception", MessageBoxButton.OK);
}
}
}
And the SignInButton is defined as follows:
<live:SignInButton Content="Button" Height="65" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="110,41,0,0"
Name="signInButton1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="215" ClientId="[REAL_CLIENT_ID]"
Scopes="wl.offline_access wl.signin wl.basic wl.skydrive wl.skydrive_update"
RedirectUri="https://oauth.live.com/desktop"
Branding="Skydrive"
TextType="SignIn"
Background="Red"
SessionChanged="OnSessionChanged" />

It appears that I was using the Beta version of the Live Connect SDK 5.0. Once I upgraded to the RTM version (and made the code changes required) it started working again.

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Turning Bluetooth Tethering On in Xamarin.Android

I'm currently trying to add some Bluetooth functionality to my app. I want to be able to change the Bluetooth Tethering on or off, as well as check its status.
I found the Java code on StackOverflow: How to check Bluetooth tethering status programmatically in Android
I have translated it into C#, but I don't seem to be able to get any result.
Regardless of the tethering setting, it always shows the toast with "Tethering:false", and the setBluetoothTethering doesn't change anything.
Any idea what I'm missing?
Here's my code:
[...]
try
{
Class classBluetoothPan = Class.ForName("android.bluetooth.BluetoothPan");
Method mBTPanConnect = classBluetoothPan.GetDeclaredMethod("connect", Class.FromType(typeof(BluetoothDevice)));
Constructor BTPanCtor = classBluetoothPan.GetDeclaredConstructor(Class.FromType(typeof(Context)), Class.FromType(typeof(IBluetoothProfileServiceListener)));
BTPanCtor.Accessible = true;
Java.Lang.Object BTSrvInstance = BTPanCtor.NewInstance(Activity, new BTPanServiceListener(Activity));
Method isTetheringOnMethod = classBluetoothPan.GetDeclaredMethod("isTetheringOn", null);
var isTetheringOn = isTetheringOnMethod.Invoke(BTSrvInstance);
Toast.MakeText(Activity, "Tethering:" + isTetheringOn, ToastLength.Short).Show();
Method setBluetoothTetheringMethod = classBluetoothPan.GetDeclaredMethod("setBluetoothTethering", new Class[1] { Class.FromType(typeof(bool)) });
setBluetoothTetheringMethod.Invoke(BTSrvInstance, true);
// tether = !tether;
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
{
e.PrintStackTrace();
}
catch (Java.Lang.Exception e)
{
e.PrintStackTrace();
}
[...]
public class BTPanServiceListener : Java.Lang.Object, IBluetoothProfileServiceListener
{
private Activity _activity;
public BTPanServiceListener(Activity activity)
{
_activity = activity;
}
public void OnServiceConnected([GeneratedEnum] ProfileType profile, IBluetoothProfile proxy)
{
// throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public void OnServiceDisconnected([GeneratedEnum] ProfileType profile)
{
// throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
I figured out how to enable Bluetooth tethering via setBluetoothTethering.
I wrote an entire blog about this
You can find the final code here
I assume that isTetheringOn works in the same way

Xamarin Forms Cross and Camera control

For my studying project, I need to realize an application that has a CameraView or a CameraPage, with a special design. However, I’m not able to figure out how to realize it.
I found a lot of information, to be honest, but they are either obsolete or incomplete, so, I would like to make a point about it, through this thread!
How to implement a Camera?
Well, two solutions can be considered based on what I read.
Camera Page
Let’s say that it’s the first “official” solution. It’s proposed by Xamarin itself, with the Customizing a ContentPage tutorial/documentation. It explains you, through a web page how to implement the camera service with a cross-platform solution.
I then tried the UWP solution:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
x:Class="CameraPreviewProject.Sources.Pages.CameraPage">
<ContentPage.Content>
<AbsoluteLayout>
<Button Text="Click me !" AbsoluteLayout.LayoutBounds="0.5, 0.5, 0.1, 0.1" AbsoluteLayout.LayoutFlags="All" />
</AbsoluteLayout>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
Finally, the C# side gives us this:
public partial class CameraPage : ContentPage
{
public CameraPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
Then, we create a renderer in the UWP side :
using CameraPreviewProject.Sources.Pages;
using CameraPreviewProject.UWP.Sources.PageRenderers;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Windows.ApplicationModel;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
using Windows.Devices.Sensors;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Graphics.Display;
using Windows.Graphics.Imaging;
using Windows.Media;
using Windows.Media.Capture;
using Windows.Media.MediaProperties;
using Windows.Storage;
using Windows.Storage.FileProperties;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
using Windows.System.Display;
using Windows.UI.Core;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Xamarin.Forms.Platform.UWP;
[assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(CameraPage), typeof(CameraPageRenderer))]
namespace CameraPreviewProject.UWP.Sources.PageRenderers
{
public class CameraPageRenderer : PageRenderer
{
private readonly DisplayInformation displayInformation = DisplayInformation.GetForCurrentView();
private readonly SimpleOrientationSensor orientationSensor = SimpleOrientationSensor.GetDefault();
private readonly DisplayRequest displayRequest = new DisplayRequest();
private SimpleOrientation deviceOrientation = SimpleOrientation.NotRotated;
private DisplayOrientations displayOrientation = DisplayOrientations.Portrait;
// Rotation metadata to apply to preview stream (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh868174.aspx)
private static readonly Guid RotationKey = new Guid("C380465D-2271-428C-9B83-ECEA3B4A85C1"); // (MF_MT_VIDEO_ROTATION)
private StorageFolder captureFolder = null;
private readonly SystemMediaTransportControls systemMediaControls = SystemMediaTransportControls.GetForCurrentView();
private MediaCapture mediaCapture;
private CaptureElement captureElement;
private bool isInitialized;
private bool isPreviewing;
private bool externalCamera;
private bool mirroringPreview;
private Page page;
private AppBarButton takePhotoButton;
private Application app;
protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Xamarin.Forms.Page> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
if (e.OldElement != null || Element == null)
{
return;
}
try
{
app = Application.Current;
app.Suspending += OnAppSuspending;
app.Resuming += OnAppResuming;
SetupUserInterface();
SetupCamera();
this.Children.Add(page);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(#" ERROR: ", ex.Message);
}
}
protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
{
page.Arrange(new Rect(0, 0, finalSize.Width, finalSize.Height));
return finalSize;
}
private void SetupUserInterface()
{
takePhotoButton = new AppBarButton
{
VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
Icon = new SymbolIcon(Symbol.Camera)
};
var commandBar = new CommandBar();
commandBar.PrimaryCommands.Add(takePhotoButton);
captureElement = new CaptureElement();
captureElement.Stretch = Stretch.UniformToFill;
var stackPanel = new StackPanel();
stackPanel.Children.Add(captureElement);
page = new Page();
page.BottomAppBar = commandBar;
page.Content = stackPanel;
page.Unloaded += OnPageUnloaded;
}
private async void SetupCamera()
{
await SetupUIAsync();
await InitializeCameraAsync();
}
#region Event Handlers
private async void OnSystemMediaControlsPropertyChanged(SystemMediaTransportControls sender, SystemMediaTransportControlsPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
{
await Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, async () =>
{
// Only handle event if the page is being displayed
if (args.Property == SystemMediaTransportControlsProperty.SoundLevel && page.Frame.CurrentSourcePageType == typeof(MainPage))
{
// Check if the app is being muted. If so, it's being minimized
// Otherwise if it is not initialized, it's being brought into focus
if (sender.SoundLevel == SoundLevel.Muted)
{
await CleanupCameraAsync();
}
else if (!isInitialized)
{
await InitializeCameraAsync();
}
}
});
}
private void OnOrientationSensorOrientationChanged(SimpleOrientationSensor sender, SimpleOrientationSensorOrientationChangedEventArgs args)
{
// Only update orientatino if the device is not parallel to the ground
if (args.Orientation != SimpleOrientation.Faceup && args.Orientation != SimpleOrientation.Facedown)
{
deviceOrientation = args.Orientation;
}
}
private async void OnDisplayInformationOrientationChanged(DisplayInformation sender, object args)
{
displayOrientation = sender.CurrentOrientation;
if (isPreviewing)
{
await SetPreviewRotationAsync();
}
}
private async void OnTakePhotoButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
await TakePhotoAsync();
}
/*async void OnHardwareCameraButtonPressed(object sender, CameraEventArgs e)
{
await TakePhotoAsync();
}*/
#endregion Event Handlers
#region Media Capture
private async Task InitializeCameraAsync()
{
if (mediaCapture == null)
{
var devices = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(DeviceClass.VideoCapture);
var cameraDevice = devices.FirstOrDefault(c => c.EnclosureLocation != null && c.EnclosureLocation.Panel == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.Panel.Back);
// Get any camera if there isn't one on the back panel
cameraDevice = cameraDevice ?? devices.FirstOrDefault();
if (cameraDevice == null)
{
Debug.WriteLine("No camera found");
return;
}
mediaCapture = new MediaCapture();
try
{
await mediaCapture.InitializeAsync(new MediaCaptureInitializationSettings
{
VideoDeviceId = cameraDevice.Id,
AudioDeviceId = string.Empty,
StreamingCaptureMode = StreamingCaptureMode.Video,
PhotoCaptureSource = PhotoCaptureSource.Photo
});
isInitialized = true;
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Camera access denied");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Exception initializing MediaCapture - {0}: {1}", cameraDevice.Id, ex.ToString());
}
if (isInitialized)
{
if (cameraDevice.EnclosureLocation == null || cameraDevice.EnclosureLocation.Panel == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.Panel.Unknown)
{
externalCamera = true;
}
else
{
// Camera is on device
externalCamera = false;
// Mirror preview if camera is on front panel
mirroringPreview = (cameraDevice.EnclosureLocation.Panel == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.Panel.Front);
}
await StartPreviewAsync();
}
}
}
private async Task StartPreviewAsync()
{
// Prevent the device from sleeping while the preview is running
displayRequest.RequestActive();
// Setup preview source in UI and mirror if required
captureElement.Source = mediaCapture;
captureElement.FlowDirection = mirroringPreview ? FlowDirection.RightToLeft : FlowDirection.LeftToRight;
// Start preview
await mediaCapture.StartPreviewAsync();
isPreviewing = true;
if (isPreviewing)
{
await SetPreviewRotationAsync();
}
}
private async Task StopPreviewAsync()
{
isPreviewing = false;
await mediaCapture.StopPreviewAsync();
// Use dispatcher because sometimes this method is called from non-UI threads
await Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
// UI cleanup
captureElement.Source = null;
// Allow device screen to sleep now preview is stopped
displayRequest.RequestRelease();
});
}
private async Task SetPreviewRotationAsync()
{
// Only update the orientation if the camera is mounted on the device
if (externalCamera)
{
return;
}
// Derive the preview rotation
int rotation = ConvertDisplayOrientationToDegrees(displayOrientation);
// Invert if mirroring
if (mirroringPreview)
{
rotation = (360 - rotation) % 360;
}
// Add rotation metadata to preview stream
var props = mediaCapture.VideoDeviceController.GetMediaStreamProperties(MediaStreamType.VideoPreview);
props.Properties.Add(RotationKey, rotation);
await mediaCapture.SetEncodingPropertiesAsync(MediaStreamType.VideoPreview, props, null);
}
private async Task TakePhotoAsync()
{
var stream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
await mediaCapture.CapturePhotoToStreamAsync(ImageEncodingProperties.CreateJpeg(), stream);
try
{
var file = await captureFolder.CreateFileAsync("photo.jpg", CreationCollisionOption.GenerateUniqueName);
var orientation = ConvertOrientationToPhotoOrientation(GetCameraOrientation());
await ReencodeAndSavePhotoAsync(stream, file, orientation);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Exception when taking photo: " + ex.ToString());
}
}
private async Task CleanupCameraAsync()
{
if (isInitialized)
{
if (isPreviewing)
{
await StopPreviewAsync();
}
isInitialized = false;
}
if (mediaCapture != null)
{
mediaCapture.Dispose();
mediaCapture = null;
}
}
#endregion Media Capture
#region Helpers
private async Task SetupUIAsync()
{
// Lock page to landscape to prevent the capture element from rotating
DisplayInformation.AutoRotationPreferences = DisplayOrientations.Landscape;
/*// Hide status bar
if (ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar"))
{
await Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar.GetForCurrentView().HideAsync();
}*/
displayOrientation = displayInformation.CurrentOrientation;
if (orientationSensor != null)
{
deviceOrientation = orientationSensor.GetCurrentOrientation();
}
RegisterEventHandlers();
var picturesLibrary = await StorageLibrary.GetLibraryAsync(KnownLibraryId.Pictures);
// Fallback to local app storage if no pictures library
captureFolder = picturesLibrary.SaveFolder ?? ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
}
private async Task CleanupUIAsync()
{
UnregisterEventHandlers();
/*if (ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar"))
{
await Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar.GetForCurrentView().ShowAsync();
}*/
// Revert orientation preferences
DisplayInformation.AutoRotationPreferences = DisplayOrientations.None;
}
private void RegisterEventHandlers()
{
/*if (ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons"))
{
HardwareButtons.CameraPressed += OnHardwareCameraButtonPressed;
}*/
if (orientationSensor != null)
{
orientationSensor.OrientationChanged += OnOrientationSensorOrientationChanged;
}
displayInformation.OrientationChanged += OnDisplayInformationOrientationChanged;
systemMediaControls.PropertyChanged += OnSystemMediaControlsPropertyChanged;
takePhotoButton.Click += OnTakePhotoButtonClicked;
}
private void UnregisterEventHandlers()
{
/*if (ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons"))
{
HardwareButtons.CameraPressed -= OnHardwareCameraButtonPressed;
}*/
if (orientationSensor != null)
{
orientationSensor.OrientationChanged -= OnOrientationSensorOrientationChanged;
}
displayInformation.OrientationChanged -= OnDisplayInformationOrientationChanged;
systemMediaControls.PropertyChanged -= OnSystemMediaControlsPropertyChanged;
takePhotoButton.Click -= OnTakePhotoButtonClicked;
}
private static async Task ReencodeAndSavePhotoAsync(IRandomAccessStream stream, StorageFile file, PhotoOrientation orientation)
{
using (var inputStream = stream)
{
var decoder = await BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(inputStream);
using (var outputStream = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite))
{
var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateForTranscodingAsync(outputStream, decoder);
var properties = new BitmapPropertySet
{
{
"System.Photo.Orientation", new BitmapTypedValue(orientation, Windows.Foundation.PropertyType.UInt16)
}
};
await encoder.BitmapProperties.SetPropertiesAsync(properties);
await encoder.FlushAsync();
}
}
}
#endregion Helpers
#region Rotation
private SimpleOrientation GetCameraOrientation()
{
if (externalCamera)
{
// Cameras that aren't attached to the device do not rotate along with it
return SimpleOrientation.NotRotated;
}
var result = deviceOrientation;
// On portrait-first devices, the camera sensor is mounted at a 90 degree offset to the native orientation
if (displayInformation.NativeOrientation == DisplayOrientations.Portrait)
{
switch (result)
{
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise:
result = SimpleOrientation.NotRotated;
break;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated180DegreesCounterclockwise:
result = SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise;
break;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise:
result = SimpleOrientation.Rotated180DegreesCounterclockwise;
break;
case SimpleOrientation.NotRotated:
result = SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise;
break;
}
}
// If the preview is mirrored for a front-facing camera, invert the rotation
if (mirroringPreview)
{
// Rotating 0 and 180 ddegrees is the same clockwise and anti-clockwise
switch (result)
{
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise:
return SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise:
return SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise;
}
}
return result;
}
private static int ConvertDeviceOrientationToDegrees(SimpleOrientation orientation)
{
switch (orientation)
{
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise:
return 90;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated180DegreesCounterclockwise:
return 180;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise:
return 270;
case SimpleOrientation.NotRotated:
default:
return 0;
}
}
private static int ConvertDisplayOrientationToDegrees(DisplayOrientations orientation)
{
switch (orientation)
{
case DisplayOrientations.Portrait:
return 90;
case DisplayOrientations.LandscapeFlipped:
return 180;
case DisplayOrientations.PortraitFlipped:
return 270;
case DisplayOrientations.Landscape:
default:
return 0;
}
}
private static PhotoOrientation ConvertOrientationToPhotoOrientation(SimpleOrientation orientation)
{
switch (orientation)
{
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated90DegreesCounterclockwise:
return PhotoOrientation.Rotate90;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated180DegreesCounterclockwise:
return PhotoOrientation.Rotate180;
case SimpleOrientation.Rotated270DegreesCounterclockwise:
return PhotoOrientation.Rotate270;
case SimpleOrientation.NotRotated:
default:
return PhotoOrientation.Normal;
}
}
#endregion Rotation
#region Lifecycle
private async void OnAppSuspending(object sender, SuspendingEventArgs e)
{
var deferral = e.SuspendingOperation.GetDeferral();
await CleanupCameraAsync();
await CleanupUIAsync();
deferral.Complete();
}
private async void OnAppResuming(object sender, object o)
{
await SetupUIAsync();
await InitializeCameraAsync();
}
private async void OnPageUnloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
await CleanupCameraAsync();
await CleanupUIAsync();
}
#endregion Lifecycle
}
}
This idea is pretty logic, you have a basic page, but which have renderer that preview the camera in the background, I mean, this is the idea I understood, however, it only gives you a white screen that throws an exception… (x86)
Exception initializing MediaCapture - \\?\USB#VID_045E&PID_0779&MI_00#6&2E9BBB25&0&0000#{e5323777-f976-4f5b-9b55-b94699c46e44}\GLOBAL: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC00DABE6): The current capture source does not have an independent photo stream.
The current capture source does not have an independent photo stream.
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult()
at CameraPreviewProject.UWP.Sources.PageRenderers.CameraPageRenderer.<InitializeCameraAsync>d__25.MoveNext()
Then I click the button of the downside woft menu and get:
Exception thrown: 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' in System.Private.CoreLib.ni.dll
WinRT information: This object needs to be initialized before the requested operation can be carried out.
I’m a Xamarin Fan, but on that part, I’m not. This link about MediaCapture can be interesting though!
CameraView
To be honest, it’s so way easier to have a control as a button!
<Camera/>
Well, let’s have a look at it! I found a couple of solutions:
Moment MVVM logic - It seems to work only with Android & iOS
Xlabs Camera Unable to try since I can’t start VS2017 from the .sln. Also, I couldn't test the UWP side because it's an MVVM logic..
Xam.Plugin.Media This solution works on UWP !! But run a new activity/instance/page with a native design, so this isn't the solution searched
So, my question is “Does someone could create an element public class Camera() that can be used and declared as a simple xamarin forms button?”
Because, I saw as well 2 others projects about it, one I can’t remember, but the second one is Barcode Scanning but I’m not able to understand or take back the code to implement it as I would like…
It seems so easy and it’s so hard to get, why? Because finally, we’re talking about a view/image that displays a stream from a camera? A camera is just a service where you have methods such as TakePictureAsync() or anything like that? Rotate(), Switch(ViewSide vs), etc etc?
So, I searched about getting a frame view or display the stream of the camera into an image or a view.. I began from those links:
UWP get live webcam video stream by David Pine
UWP stream Webcam over socket to mediaElement I just made some changes
because the subject is a bit different, but.. I couldn't make it work
To be honest, I don’t know what to try now… I’m lost because, at the same time, I tried some Xamarin Forms solution, but also some proper UWP solutions and … nothing…. Maybe my point of view is not good, maybe my idea and just on the side, maybe I should try another approach, I don’t know at all..
I was also thinking about creating a class with some interface that I redefine in each platform renderer, but, still nothing…
Do you have please, any idea or any approach?
Note I have cross-posed this to the Xamarin forums.

How to know that camera is currently being used by another application with UWP?

I am trying to show error message "Cannot setup camera; currently being using" when there is already a process running the camera. I have the code that starts the preview using the MediaCapture and it works fine when running without another application using camera. I do get the exception
0x40080201: WinRT originate error (parameters: 0xC00D3704, 0x00000049, 0x10EFF1CC)
in my logs but my try catch block doesn't catch the error.
create_task(_mediaCapture->StartPreviewToCustomSinkAsync(encoding_profile, media_sink)).then([this, &hr](task<void>& info) {
try {
info.get();
} catch (Exception^ e) {
hr = e->HResult;
}
}).wait();
StartPreviewAsync method will throw a FileLoadException if another app has exclusive control of the capture device. We can catch this error to alert the user that the camera is currently being used by another application. A simple sample can be found at Use MediaCapture to start the preview stream.
However, this is a C# sample and FileLoadException is what used in .Net. For C++/CX, we can check the HRESULT value which should be 0x80070020. Following is the simple sample in C++/CX version.
MainPage.xaml
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<CaptureElement Name="PreviewControl" Stretch="Uniform"/>
<Button Click="Button_Click">Click</Button>
</Grid>
MainPage.xaml.h
public ref class MainPage sealed
{
public:
MainPage();
private:
// Prevent the screen from sleeping while the camera is running
Windows::System::Display::DisplayRequest^ _displayRequest;
// MediaCapture
Platform::Agile<Windows::Media::Capture::MediaCapture^> _mediaCapture;
void Button_Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e);
};
MainPage.xaml.cpp
MainPage::MainPage()
: _mediaCapture(nullptr)
, _displayRequest(ref new Windows::System::Display::DisplayRequest())
{
InitializeComponent();
}
void MainPage::Button_Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e)
{
_mediaCapture = ref new Windows::Media::Capture::MediaCapture();
create_task(_mediaCapture->InitializeAsync())
.then([this](task<void> previousTask) {
try
{
previousTask.get();
_displayRequest->RequestActive();
Windows::Graphics::Display::DisplayInformation::AutoRotationPreferences = Windows::Graphics::Display::DisplayOrientations::Landscape;
PreviewControl->Source = _mediaCapture.Get();
create_task(_mediaCapture->StartPreviewAsync())
.then([this](task<void>& previousTask)
{
try
{
previousTask.get();
}
catch (Exception^ exception)
{
if (exception->HResult == 0x80070020)
{
auto messageDialog = ref new Windows::UI::Popups::MessageDialog("Cannot setup camera; currently being using.");
create_task(messageDialog->ShowAsync());
}
}
});
}
catch (AccessDeniedException^)
{
auto messageDialog = ref new Windows::UI::Popups::MessageDialog("The app was denied access to the camera.");
create_task(messageDialog->ShowAsync());
}
});
}
StartPreviewToCustomSinkAsync method is similar to StartPreviewAsync method and can also throw a FileLoadException. You should be able to handle it using the same way. For more info, please also see Handle changes in exclusive control.

Google Drive API implementation Xamarin Android

Our application should have the functionality to save Application files to Google Drive. Of course, using the local configured account.
From Android API i tried to figure out some clue. But android API with Xamarin implementation seems very tough for me.
I have installed Google Play Services- Drive from Xamarin Components but there are no examples listed from which we can refer the flow and functionality.
The basic steps (see the link below for full details):
Create GoogleApiClient with the Drive API and Scope
Try to connect (login) the GoogleApiClient
The first time you try to connect it will fail as the user has not selected a Google Account that should be used
Use StartResolutionForResult to handle this condition
When GoogleApiClient is connected
Request a Drive content (DriveContentsResult) to write the file contents to.
When the result is obtained, write data into the Drive content.
Set the metadata for the file
Create the Drive-based file with the Drive content
Note: This example assumes that you have Google Drive installed on your device/emulator and you have registered your app in Google's Developer API Console with the Google Drive API Enabled.
C# Example:
[Activity(Label = "DriveOpen", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "#mipmap/icon")]
public class MainActivity : Activity, GoogleApiClient.IConnectionCallbacks, IResultCallback, IDriveApiDriveContentsResult
{
const string TAG = "GDriveExample";
const int REQUEST_CODE_RESOLUTION = 3;
GoogleApiClient _googleApiClient;
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
Button button = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.Id.myButton);
button.Click += delegate
{
if (_googleApiClient == null)
{
_googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
.AddApi(DriveClass.API)
.AddScope(DriveClass.ScopeFile)
.AddConnectionCallbacks(this)
.AddOnConnectionFailedListener(onConnectionFailed)
.Build();
}
if (!_googleApiClient.IsConnected)
_googleApiClient.Connect();
};
}
protected void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult result)
{
Log.Info(TAG, "GoogleApiClient connection failed: " + result);
if (!result.HasResolution)
{
GoogleApiAvailability.Instance.GetErrorDialog(this, result.ErrorCode, 0).Show();
return;
}
try
{
result.StartResolutionForResult(this, REQUEST_CODE_RESOLUTION);
}
catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException e)
{
Log.Error(TAG, "Exception while starting resolution activity", e);
}
}
public void OnConnected(Bundle connectionHint)
{
Log.Info(TAG, "Client connected.");
DriveClass.DriveApi.NewDriveContents(_googleApiClient).SetResultCallback(this);
}
protected override void OnActivityResult(int requestCode, Result resultCode, Intent data)
{
base.OnActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == REQUEST_CODE_RESOLUTION)
{
switch (resultCode)
{
case Result.Ok:
_googleApiClient.Connect();
break;
case Result.Canceled:
Log.Error(TAG, "Unable to sign in, is app registered for Drive access in Google Dev Console?");
break;
case Result.FirstUser:
Log.Error(TAG, "Unable to sign in: RESULT_FIRST_USER");
break;
default:
Log.Error(TAG, "Should never be here: " + resultCode);
return;
}
}
}
void IResultCallback.OnResult(Java.Lang.Object result)
{
var contentResults = (result).JavaCast<IDriveApiDriveContentsResult>();
if (!contentResults.Status.IsSuccess) // handle the error
return;
Task.Run(() =>
{
var writer = new OutputStreamWriter(contentResults.DriveContents.OutputStream);
writer.Write("Stack Overflow");
writer.Close();
MetadataChangeSet changeSet = new MetadataChangeSet.Builder()
.SetTitle("New Text File")
.SetMimeType("text/plain")
.Build();
DriveClass.DriveApi
.GetRootFolder(_googleApiClient)
.CreateFile(_googleApiClient, changeSet, contentResults.DriveContents);
});
}
public void OnConnectionSuspended(int cause)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public IDriveContents DriveContents
{
get
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
public Statuses Status
{
get
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
}
Ref: https://developers.google.com/drive/android/create-file

Need help using the CameraCaptureTask

i am trying to create a simple demo application that does the following: i have a button at MainPage.xaml (with Name="btnCamera") and an image control (with Name="photo") and when i press the button i want to start the camera task, capture a photo and display it on the image control. The problem is that my code works on the emulator but not on a real device. The device i have is updated to the latest update(7740). Do you have an explanation for that or any change to my code to make it work? That is my code:
public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage
{
CameraCaptureTask _cameraCapture;
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent()
_cameraCapture = new CameraCaptureTask();
_cameraCapture.Completed += new EventHandler(_cameraCapture_Completed);
}
private void btnCamera_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
_cameraCapture.Show();
}
catch (Exception)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error occured");
}
}
void _cameraCapture_Completed(object sender, PhotoResult e)
{
if (e.TaskResult == TaskResult.OK)
{
BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage();
image.SetSource(e.ChosenPhoto);
photo.Source = image;
}
}
}
You need to make sure Zune is not running. The code looks fine and should work if you unplug the phone from the PC. If you want to debug whilst plugged into the PC, use WPConnect instead of Zune.

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