# Set front camera as default

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/set-front-camera-as-default/52761>\
**Category:** Wowza GoCoder SDK\
**Created:** [January 30, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/set-front-camera-as-default/52761 "2019-01-30T17:44:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dhinakaran\_KS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b77776/32.png) [@Dhinakaran\_KS](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dhinakaran_KS)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/set-front-camera-as-default/52761/1 "2019-01-30T17:44:25Z")

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While starting live stream i want to set front camera as default. Now the back camera is used. How can i change.

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**Author:** ![Mirza\_Ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mirza\_Ahmed](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mirza_Ahmed)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/set-front-camera-as-default/52761/2 "2019-05-02T10:19:42Z")

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use

```auto
app:defaultCamera="front" in xml file or call goCoderCameraView.switchCamera() to switch camera run time

```