Android Native: The bottom half of the camera doesn't work (i.e. shutter, flash and file upload buttons)

[muttmuure]

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Version Number: Android 9.0.24 Reproducible in staging?: Y Reproducible in production?: Y If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: Issue reported by: @jliexpensify Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C05LX9D6E07/p1724402419158759

Action Performed:

Break down in numbered steps

1. Click on "Submit expense"
2. Camera opens and "you need to give permissions" is shown
3. Click on "Continue" and notice nothing happens
4. Go to Android camera settings and give permissions to Expensify app
5. Permissions screen disappears
6. Click on shutter, flash and upload file buttons - nothing happens

Expected Result:

Describe what you think should've happened

Shutter, flash and file upload buttons are responsive

Actual Result:

Describe what actually happened

They are not

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• [x] Android: Native
• [ ] Android: mWeb Chrome
• [ ] iOS: Native
• [ ] iOS: mWeb Safari
• [ ] MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• [ ] MacOS: Desktop

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[melvin-bot[bot]]

Triggered auto assignment to @muttmuure (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[hannojg]

Hanno from Margelo here, who built the used react-native-vision-camera library. Feel free to assign me 👋

[Julesssss]

I can reproduce. Perhaps the bug is within the permission logic that occurs before the camera is launched.

Pixel 8A, Android 14, existing account that has just signed in.

[hannojg]

Yes, thats likely. We are using a very outdated version of rn-vision-camera and I believe this has been fixed already. I am currently looking in upgrading rn-vision-camera!

[hannojg]

what phone model + android version are you using @Julesssss ?

[Julesssss]

Just edited my comment. Pixel 8a, Android 14

[hannojg]

Regression was introduced in:

• https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/47418

looking into a fix within react-native-pager-view now…

[hannojg]

(So its not a bug in react-native-vision-camera / an android 14 permission issue!)

[hannojg]

The issue was already reported in the library here:

• https://github.com/callstack/react-native-pager-view/issues/836#issuecomment-2303983097

I found the same fix as the library maintainer. Will propose a patch PR until this is fixed in the library!

[parasharrajat]

@Julesssss Should we go with the Patch or wait for the lib fix?

[cristipaval]

FYI: We reverted the library upgrade in the meantime, to fix 3 blockers and unblock the deploy.

[jliexpensify]

@cristipaval @hannojg @muttmuure @Julesssss the camera is working again!

[parasharrajat]

@hannojg In that case, we don't that PR.

[parasharrajat]

Please assign me to the issue as I am C+ on the PR @Julesssss

[Julesssss]

Please assign me to the issue as I am C+ on the PR @Julesssss

Done

[muttmuure]

@cristipaval @hannojg @muttmuure @Julesssss the camera is working again!

Hooray!