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Utilizing Device Features

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

• Launching the device's native camera application
• Using an image taken with the camera
• Capturing audio with the device's microphone
• Playing audio captured from the microphone
• Displaying dynamic HTML content and web pages
• Utilizing the device's geolocation sensor

In this chapter you'll take an in-depth look at some of the cool features of Adobe AIR that allow you to use the functionality that is integral to most mobile devices.

First you'll take a look at the CameraUI class, examining how you can take photos using the device's camera and include the images in your AIR mobile application. You'll explore the Microphone API, taking a close look at how you can record and play back audio streams using the device's microphone. You then turn your attention to integrating a device's web control and presenting web pages into your mobile applications using the StageWebView class. Finally, you take a look at using the device's Geolocation sensor to retrieve and incorporate GPS location data.