diff --git a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDevice.cpp b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDevice.cpp
index 295ee32865..dfbb9768a4 100644
--- a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDevice.cpp
+++ b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDevice.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ CameraDevice::CameraDevice(
         mCameraDeviceNames(cameraDeviceNames) {
     mCameraIdInt = atoi(mCameraId.c_str());
     // Should not reach here as provider also validate ID
-    if (mCameraIdInt < 0 || mCameraIdInt >= module->getNumberOfCameras()) {
+    if (mCameraIdInt < 0) {
         ALOGE("%s: Invalid camera id: %s", __FUNCTION__, mCameraId.c_str());
         mInitFail = true;
+    } else if (mCameraIdInt >= mModule->getNumberOfCameras()) {
+        ALOGI("%s: Adding a new camera id: %s", __FUNCTION__, mCameraId.c_str());
     }
 
     mDeviceVersion = mModule->getDeviceVersion(mCameraIdInt);
diff --git a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
index ed974a57d0..e9588a770c 100644
--- a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,46 @@ bool matchDeviceName(const hidl_string& deviceName, std::string* deviceVersion,
 using ::android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::CameraMetadataType;
 using ::android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::Status;
 
+void CameraProvider::addDeviceNames(int camera_id, CameraDeviceStatus status, bool cam_new)
+{
+    char cameraId[kMaxCameraIdLen];
+    snprintf(cameraId, sizeof(cameraId), "%d", camera_id);
+    std::string cameraIdStr(cameraId);
+
+    mCameraIds.add(cameraIdStr);
+
+    // initialize mCameraDeviceNames and mOpenLegacySupported
+    mOpenLegacySupported[cameraIdStr] = false;
+    int deviceVersion = mModule->getDeviceVersion(camera_id);
+    auto deviceNamePair = std::make_pair(cameraIdStr,
+                                         getHidlDeviceName(cameraIdStr, deviceVersion));
+    mCameraDeviceNames.add(deviceNamePair);
+    if (cam_new) {
+        mCallbacks->cameraDeviceStatusChange(deviceNamePair.second, status);
+    }
+    if (deviceVersion >= CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_2 &&
+            mModule->isOpenLegacyDefined()) {
+        // try open_legacy to see if it actually works
+        struct hw_device_t* halDev = nullptr;
+        int ret = mModule->openLegacy(cameraId, CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0, &halDev);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            mOpenLegacySupported[cameraIdStr] = true;
+            halDev->close(halDev);
+            deviceNamePair = std::make_pair(cameraIdStr,
+                            getHidlDeviceName(cameraIdStr, CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0));
+            mCameraDeviceNames.add(deviceNamePair);
+            if (cam_new) {
+                mCallbacks->cameraDeviceStatusChange(deviceNamePair.second, status);
+            }
+        } else if (ret == -EBUSY || ret == -EUSERS) {
+            // Looks like this provider instance is not initialized during
+            // system startup and there are other camera users already.
+            // Not a good sign but not fatal.
+            ALOGW("%s: open_legacy try failed!", __FUNCTION__);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * static callback forwarding methods from HAL to instance
  */
@@ -75,6 +115,7 @@ void CameraProvider::sCameraDeviceStatusChange(
         int new_status) {
     CameraProvider* cp = const_cast<CameraProvider*>(
             static_cast<const CameraProvider*>(callbacks));
+    bool found = false;
 
     if (cp == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("%s: callback ops is null", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -92,8 +133,13 @@ void CameraProvider::sCameraDeviceStatusChange(
             if (cameraIdStr.compare(deviceNamePair.first) == 0) {
                 cp->mCallbacks->cameraDeviceStatusChange(
                         deviceNamePair.second, status);
+                found = true;
             }
         }
+
+        if (!found) {
+            cp->addDeviceNames(camera_id, status, true);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -251,32 +297,8 @@ bool CameraProvider::initialize() {
         snprintf(cameraId, sizeof(cameraId), "%d", i);
         std::string cameraIdStr(cameraId);
         mCameraStatusMap[cameraIdStr] = CAMERA_DEVICE_STATUS_PRESENT;
-        mCameraIds.add(cameraIdStr);
 
-        // initialize mCameraDeviceNames and mOpenLegacySupported
-        mOpenLegacySupported[cameraIdStr] = false;
-        int deviceVersion = mModule->getDeviceVersion(i);
-        mCameraDeviceNames.add(
-                std::make_pair(cameraIdStr,
-                               getHidlDeviceName(cameraIdStr, deviceVersion)));
-        if (deviceVersion >= CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_2 &&
-                mModule->isOpenLegacyDefined()) {
-            // try open_legacy to see if it actually works
-            struct hw_device_t* halDev = nullptr;
-            int ret = mModule->openLegacy(cameraId, CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0, &halDev);
-            if (ret == 0) {
-                mOpenLegacySupported[cameraIdStr] = true;
-                halDev->close(halDev);
-                mCameraDeviceNames.add(
-                        std::make_pair(cameraIdStr,
-                                getHidlDeviceName(cameraIdStr, CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0)));
-            } else if (ret == -EBUSY || ret == -EUSERS) {
-                // Looks like this provider instance is not initialized during
-                // system startup and there are other camera users already.
-                // Not a good sign but not fatal.
-                ALOGW("%s: open_legacy try failed!", __FUNCTION__);
-            }
-        }
+        addDeviceNames(i);
     }
 
     return false; // mInitFailed
diff --git a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
index 4980711bcf..2cf251ec4b 100644
--- a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
+++ b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ private:
         const struct camera_module_callbacks* callbacks,
         const char* camera_id,
         int new_status);
+
+    void addDeviceNames(int camera_id, CameraDeviceStatus status = CameraDeviceStatus::PRESENT,
+                        bool cam_new = false);
 };
 
 extern "C" ICameraProvider* HIDL_FETCH_ICameraProvider(const char* name);