Wide-Angle (0.6x Zoom) Camera Not Accessible Using Camera2 API but Works in Default Camera App

[Manali Patel]

When using the Camera2 API, I’m unable to access or switch to the wide-angle (0.6x) camera lens that is available in the phone’s default camera app.

The Camera2 API only lists the main (1.0x) and sometimes front cameras, but not the ultra-wide (0.6x) or telephoto (2x/3x) lenses.
As a result, zooming out to 0.6x is not possible — the preview only supports the main sensor’s digital zoom range.