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File imageFile; // use this to keep a reference to the file you create so that we can access it from onActivityResult()

private void createImageFile() throws IOException {
    String imageFileName = "image" + System.currentTimeMillis() + "_"; // give it a unique filename
    File storageDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
    // use this if you want android to automatically save it into the device's image gallery:
    // File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
    
    imageFile = File.createTempFile(imageFileName, ".jpg", storageDir);
}

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<manifest ...>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
                    android:maxSdkVersion="22" />
  <!-- that should be android:maxSdkVersion="18" ended up having this issue:
   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31831453/getexternalfilesdir-fail -->
    
    <!--- If you want to save to the public image directory (the image gallery), you need to do this:
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    --->
    ...

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int rotateAngle; 

void rotatePhoto(){
   rotateAngle += 90f;
    if (rotateAngle == 360f) { 
      rotateAngle = 0;
    }
    photoImageView.setRotation(rotateAngle); // just rotate the image view for the user
}

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public void startCameraIntent() {
    Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);

    // Ensure that there's a camera activity to handle the intent
    if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
      try {
        imageFile = createImageFile();
      } catch (IOException e) {
        // file wasn't created
      }

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<application>
   ...
    <provider
        android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="{your.app.package}.fileprovider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
      <meta-data
          android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
          android:resource="@xml/file_paths"/>

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 @Override
 public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {  // note that data will be null  
    if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
      if (requestCode == REQUEST_CODE_CAMERA) {
        // imageFile will have the photo in it so do whatever you want with it
      }
    }
 }