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[camera] Implement lensType support on iOS #174390

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[camera] Implement lensType support on iOS#174390
flutter/packages
#7653
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P2Important issues not at the top of the work listp: cameraThe camera pluginpackageflutter/packages repository. See also p: labels.platform-iosiOS applications specificallyr: fixedIssue is closed as already fixed in a newer versionteam-iosOwned by iOS platform teamtriaged-iosTriaged by iOS platform team

Description

@trashcoder
trashcoder
opened on Aug 25, 2025

Steps to reproduce

  1. Get the list of all available cameras.
  2. Show the lenstype.

const availableCameras = await availableCameras();
debugPrint(availableCameras.first.lensType.toString();

Expected results

It should show the actual lensType of the selected CameraDescription.

Actual results

It shows:
CameraLensType.unknown

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const availableCameras =  await availableCameras();
debugPrint(availableCameras.first.lensType.toString();

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Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.32.8, on macOS 15.6.1 24G90 darwin-arm64, locale de-DE)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 35.0.0)
    ! Some Android licenses not accepted. To resolve this, run: flutter doctor --android-licenses
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.4)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 2025.1.3)
[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2025.2)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.103.2)
[✓] Connected device (4 available)
[✓] Network resources

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

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  1. darshankawar
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  2. darshankawar commented on Aug 26, 2025

    @darshankawar
    darshankawar
    on Aug 26, 2025
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    @trashcoder
    The camerasLensType export was added to the package as part of https://github.com/flutter/packages.
    What is the expected result are you looking for to return on debugPrint(availableCameras.first.lensType.toString();?
    Maybe it is similar to #91247 ?

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  4. trashcoder commented on Aug 26, 2025

    @trashcoder
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    on Aug 26, 2025
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    @darshankawar
    When selecting a CameraDescription the property lensType should have one of first three values:

    • wide
    • telephoto
    • ultraWide
    • unknown

    https://pub.dev/documentation/camera/latest/camera/CameraLensType.html

    But on my iPhone 15 Pro it returns on all three backside-lenses:
    CameraLensType.unknown

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  6. stuartmorgan-g commented on Aug 26, 2025

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    on Aug 26, 2025
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    But on my iPhone 15 Pro it returns on all three backside-lenses:
    CameraLensType.unknown

    The iOS implementation of the feature hasn't landed yet.

  7. stuartmorgan-g
    changed the title [-]camera 0.11.2 lenstype still "unknown" for all available cameras[/-] [+][camera] Implement `lensType` support on iOS[/+] on Aug 26, 2025
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    on Aug 28, 2025
  10. stuartmorgan-g
    marked [camera_avfoundation] lensType is not set on iOS #174982 as a duplicate of this issue on Sep 5, 2025
  11. darshankawar
    marked How can I distinguish zoom level of each camera? #175066 as a duplicate of this issue on Sep 9, 2025
  12. auto-submit
    closed this as completedin packages#7653on Oct 2, 2025
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    [Camera] Add lens type information (iOS) (flutter#7653)

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  15. github-actions commented on Oct 17, 2025

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    on Oct 17, 2025 – with GitHub Actions

    This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. If you are still experiencing a similar issue, please open a new bug, including the output of flutter doctor -v and a minimal reproduction of the issue.

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