Android has come a long way when it comes to the security and privacy of users. However, with increased security for the mobile operating system comes several restrictions, blocking some of the features.
In a similar move, it is now being reported that with the new Android 11, the company is blocking the ability for users to select third-party camera apps to take pictures or videos on behalf of other apps.
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With the Intent system, where you use an app to take photos but if the primary purpose of the app is not photography, then it will present you with a list of apps installed on your phone to capture photos. But now, with Android 11, it won’t show option and will directly open the built-in camera app to take photos.
This is happening as in Android 11, the company is removing three specific intents — VIDEO_CAPTURE, IMAGE_CAPTURE, and IMAGE_CAPTURE_SECURE. So, these actions will now be performed with the pre-install camera app without giving options to choose from.
While Google is citing privacy and security as a reason to remove these three intents, the company has not provided any details about why it is a security or privacy-related issue.
The current Android 11 beta release version has this newly enforced behavior. It remains to be seen if Android CTS (Compatibility Test Suite) requires this or will OEMs be allowed to change it back to the previous rules, but the chances look slim.
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