Error when call startRecordVideo on Android.

[alabandibar1]

Describe the bug
APP closed with error when call startRecordVideo on Android.

On Android Studio. In Logcat we can see this error messages:

Capacitor/Plugin V To native (Capacitor plugin): callbackId: 58129015, pluginId: CameraPreview, methodName: startRecordVideo
Capacitor V callback: 58129015, pluginId: CameraPreview, methodName: startRecordVideo, methodData: {"position":"front","width":640,"height":480}
CameraActivity D CameraPreview startRecord camera: front width: 640, height: 480, quality: 70
libc W Access denied finding property "vendor.camera.aux.packagelist"
CameraActivity W ************orientationHint ***********= 90
MediaRecorder D constructor+ 0xb40000773592ca80
MediaRecorder D constructor- 0xb40000773592ca80
CheckPermission E media_record-code= 24
CheckPermission E media_record-code= 22
MediaRecorder D init+ 0xb40000773592ca80
CheckPermission E media_record-code= 2
CheckPermission E media_record-code= 23
MediaRecorder D init- 0xb40000773592ca80
CheckPermission E media_record-code= 12
AndroidRuntime D Shutting down VM
AndroidRuntime E FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: , PID: 20892
java.lang.RuntimeException: setAudioSource failed.
at android.media.MediaRecorder.setAudioSource(Native Method)
at com.ahm.capacitor.camera.preview.CameraActivity.startRecord(CameraActivity.java:865)
at com.ahm.capacitor.camera.preview.CameraPreview$2.run(CameraPreview.java:230)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:240)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:351)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8381)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:584)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1013)
W Attempt to remove non-JNI local reference, dumping thread
Process I Sending signal. PID: 20892 SIG: 9

To Reproduce

const cameraPreviewOptions: CameraPreviewOptions = {
position: 'front',
width: window.screen.width,
height: window.screen.height,
};

CameraPreview.startRecordVideo(cameraPreviewOptions);

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Android 13
• OS: Android 13

[dantheman2865]

I am also having this issue on a Pixel 7 running Android 13 and a moto g stylus running Android 11.

I've found that by editing CameraPreview.java to add the RECORD_AUDIO permission, the app will request permission to record audio and then will not crash. You also need to add <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /> to your app's AndroidManifest.xml file.

Ideally, we could solve this by implementing the disableAudio flag in Android too. I've started to look into it, but I haven't found a way to disable audio recording in the MediaRecorder API.

[r-k-o-l]

I have the same issue and can confirm that adding a "record_audio" permission requirement in Java and in the manifest resolves the issue. Will there be a new version of the plugin soon?

[adrian-algoritcom]

I am also waiting to!