Camera capabilities api framework and shared oem repository system

A method of providing an application that is customized for a specific computing device including one or more processors, comprising:

• downloading, by the specific computing device, a first version of the application for execution on the specific computing device;
• querying, by the application, the specific computing device to obtain information identifying the specific computing device;
• and
• downloading, by the application executing on the specific computing device, custom hardware integration code for use with the application when executing on the specific computing device.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to perform operations for handling a hardware request, comprising:
• receiving a request for a hardware-related function from an application service module;
• determining if the hardware-related function can be provided by an OEM-specific SDK;
• based on a determination that the hardware-related function can be provided by an OEM-specific SDK, providing commands and parameters related to the hardware-related function to the OEM-specific SDK;
• and
• based on a determination that the hardware-related function cannot be provided by an OEM-specific SDK, providing commands and parameters related to the hardware-related function to an operating system hardware abstraction layer.