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Launch Fossify Camera when system camera is missing or unavailable

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by reading related issues #261 and #438, then inspect how Messages currently launches camera, video, and audio recording or playback apps. Done means Messages can open the relevant Fossify app when no suitable system app is available; the issue has had no comment for over 200 days, so check whether the request is still current before starting.

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Description

feature request
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  • I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
  • I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the request will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one feature request.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description

I have several Fossify apps installed, including Messages, Camera, and Voice Recorder. I'm able to choose existing photos and videos to attach, but when trying to take a photo or video from Messages, I get "no valid app found", and ditto for playing an audio recording. If I save the recording, then open it manually in Voice Recorder, it plays... And if I want to send someone a picture I can switch to the Camera app to take it... But it would be much more convenient if the Messages app were able to directly open the other relevant Fossify apps.

Many thanks to the developers for an excellent suite of FOSS apps, by the way!

Why do you want this feature?

It saves a lot of hassle to not have to switch back and forth between apps

Additional information
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Related issues: #261 #438

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