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add-native

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Public entry point for native device capabilities and native controls — camera, image picker, barcode/QR scanner, document picker, file picker, secure storage, file system, sharing, haptic feedback, PDF generation/viewing, pen/signature capture, background GPS/geolocation tracking, or supported local file workflows — in a Power Apps mobile app. Also owns routing to internal camera/PDF/pen/geolocation implementation helpers and the guidance boundary between native wrappers and Dataverse File/Image host controls.

When to use

• camera
• image picker
• barcode/QR scanner
• document picker
• file picker
• secure storage
• file system
• sharing

When not to use

• installing new native modules
• editing app.config.js
• editing package.json dependencies for native modules
• pure-JavaScript dependencies

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