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Can't take photo via Element (Error: Sorry, no external application has been found to complete this action)
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
When I try to take a photo using Element via the "+" and the camera symbol, I get an error: "Error: Sorry, no external application has been found to complete this action".
I don't use the stock camera app, but OpenCamera instead. But apparently, there's no way to configure something abut this.
I also tried this using Element X. Here, I don't even get an error, instead, simply nothing happens.
Anyway, I would strongly prefer to take a photo or video in-app to send it to a room, like apparently described e.g. in this PR: https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/pull/6763 – like e.g. Signal does it: There, I can take a photo, do basic editing (rotating, cropping) and send it directly.
### Outcome
#### What did you expect?
Being able to take a photo obviously ;-)
#### What happened instead?
I got said error message (or nothing at all using Element X)
### Your phone model
Motorola moto g42
### Operating system version
Android 13
### Application version and app store
Element 1.6.24 from Google Play Store
### Homeserver
matrix.org
### Will you send logs?
Yes
### Are you willing to provide a PR?
No
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