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Possible 720p camcorder fix for CyanogenMod.

Instead of trying to keep up on the two CM threads that are already going and talking about the exact same things I figured I would start up a new thread and see if this fixes anything.
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I will admit... I don't know jack about programming... but I am good at messing with stuff and seeing if it works. I got a little bored tonight and noticed there was a new change to the MIUI ROM that adds 720p recording. So being Halloween... why not Frankenstein a little!
I grabbed the camera.apk from the MIUI ROM (its an AOSP ROM.. so it should work right? lolz). Copied it over to my clean install of CM6.1 RC2 and boom... no crashing recording using 720p.
I have recorded about 30 videos now that are anywhere from 2 seconds in length to 5 minutes... one after another... without a crash.
There are a couple options missing that CM has... but I think this would be a good start to resolving the issues.
Please keep in mind.... there are a couple things you will need to do.
1. Download the following APK. (see below)
2. Using root explorer... browse to /system/app and check the current permissions for the existing camera.apk. It should be rw-r--r--.
3. Copy the downloaded camera.apk and replace the one in /system/app.
4. Change the permissions of the new camera.apk to rw-r--r--.
5.Close root explorer and reboot your phone.
6. Open the camera app, switch to camcorder. Using the onscreen menu, change the quality setting from high to custom.
6. Now select the top option to change the video quality. Select 720p.
7. Profit.
If you don't know how to change permissions... or know how to copy apks... please.. please.. please don't do this. If you are comfortable with it... let me know if it keeps crashing.
I know it doesn't have all the fancy settings the CM camera does... but I think this may be a very good step forward. So far.. It hasn't crashed out on me.
If you are going to do this and record one video and say its fixed... please dont bother. We need REAL testing.
The camera.apk can be downloaded here....
http://www.mediafire.com/?q9y8zst9aeqlgc7
Thanks all... if this ends up not working... I blame the to much beer.
If it does... we may be on a good start to getting this fixed. Cheers.
Oh yea... if you are using the camcorder.. you can turn of the screen and it wont force close when you turn it back on. Win.

Here's an update.zip for it. Flash via recovery. Also added the original CM camera from the Incredible build. I'll post a few cameras for you guys to test.
Thanks goes to the OP for getting this in motion.

touchpro247 said:
Here's an update.zip for it. Flash via recovery.
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Thank you... I'll admit it... I fail. lol. Just trying to be of some help getting this fixed.

I have tried the Nexus camera.apk in the past... it had the same issue.
It seems that the 720p issue exists on most if not all of the CM builds.
The only difference I see from face value is that CM camera builds have the crazy auto focus. If you are in a quiet place, listen to the camera itself. It physiclly moves inside the housing.
If you ever happen to hear the camcorder app FC, you can hear a little "click" right before it force closes. That is the camera lens moving.
It appears that the auto focus is messing everything up. Without autofocus (the MIUI camera.apk)... everything appears to work as it should.
As soon as you throw in the fancy auto focus stuff... it causes crashes.
Food for thought. I don't know a lot about it... but progress is progress.

Thank you for a zip version, Root explorer doesn't work on AOSP roms for me, is this common across the board?

mikeymop said:
Thank you for a zip version, Root explorer doesn't work on AOSP roms for me, is this common across the board?
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Works for me. Are you sure you gave it root access in SU with the remember button ticked?
Also, good to see that somebody took the initiative. I had posted in the CM forum this afternoon that the MIUI Rom had functioning cam but nobody seemed to notice and I don't have much skills - glad to see camalus did - going to try this right away...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8931211#post8931211

I swapped the MIUI camera with root explorer and recorded 10 videos in 720p. The camera didn't fc on me at all. The videos looked good and playbacked smoothly on my phone and computer. The camera at times would get hung up for a second or two but I'm not complaining at all. Got a working camera now!

I just found that if you turn the focus mode to off in the camera settings with the camera that comes with cm6, this also allows you to record in 720p with no force closes. Funny its such an easy fix. As long as auto focus doesn't mean the world to you.

I have suspected for a while that the auto focus was causing issues.
I just loaded the patch on the newest nightly... no fc either.
I sent a message to koush on twitter. Hoping his intelligence can pinpoint this in more depth.
Here's to hoping!
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Anyone else testing this? Could use more help here.
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camalus said:
Anyone else testing this? Could use more help here.
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Works perfectly for me. Taken 4 test videos in quick succession, no issues whatsoever.
Did not realize this was even an open issue. I believed this was already in the CM6.1 chain for inclusion in RC3 or whatever.

Ok. Just wanted to report my findings after flashing the zip file. The only settings I change in the camera was quality to custom in order to get the 720 resolution enabled.
Video #1: 1 min, 22 sec
I stopped recording of first video and without closing the camera app I started a 2nd video,
Video #2: Started recording and the camera freezed (FC would have been better) after 22 seconds. Had to pull out the battery to restart the phone.
In summary, is still not fixed. I'll revert back to the original Camera.apk.

Androidnite said:
Ok. Just wanted to report my findings after flashing the zip file. The only settings I change in the camera was quality to custom in order to get the 720 resolution enabled.
Video #1: 1 min, 22 sec
I stopped recording of first video and without closing the camera app I started a 2nd video,
Video #2: Started recording and the camera freezed (FC would have been better) after 22 seconds. Had to pull out the battery to restart the phone.
In summary, is still not fixed. I'll revert back to the original Camera.apk.
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What version of CM are you running? What kernel? Did you do a full wipe before trying this?

camalus said:
What version of CM are you running? What kernel? Did you do a full wipe before trying this?
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I did not flash the zip file and instead did it manually and it works for me.
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camalus said:
What version of CM are you running? What kernel? Did you do a full wipe before trying this?
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I had a clean install:
1) wipe data/cache/dalvik
2) Install CM6.1 RC2
3) Install gapps
4) Wipe dalvik
5) Flash Adrynalyne's kernel: I have SLCD and the stock kernel does not work for me
6) Reboot until the homescreen
7) Go to recovery and flash camery fix
8) Reboot to homescreen and try camera

Which camera did you install the MIUI or CM6?
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masully1984 said:
Which camera did you install the MIUI or CM6?
Sent from your mom's phone
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The CM6 one

Androidnite said:
The CM6 one
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The MIUI camera has the fix, not the CM one.

Fretless said:
The MIUI camera has the fix, not the CM one.
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LOL!!!! So why they posted a separate CM6 one? Are you saying you were able to use the MIUI one with CM6?

Androidnite said:
LOL!!!! So why they posted a separate CM6 one? Are you saying you were able to use the MIUI one with CM6?
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Yes. The MIUI adds the 720p non-fc functionality, or at least it has so far.

[Q] CoreDroid 1.1 2.3.3 Backlight Buttons & Front Camera Issue

Hi, Loaded latest CoreDroid 1.1 yesterday I had following issues:
*Mirror App is not Installed, not able to test front camera.
*Backlight Buttons not lighted, however they work.
*When doing Video Chat on Google Talk front camera is rotated landscape.
Appreciate any help con correcting these issues while new ROM comes.
Thanks

Wrong forum you should email the developer.

josalvmo said:
*Mirror App is not Installed, not able to test front camera.
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I noticed that Mirror App is really only on Android Revolution. I tested mine on other roms using the camera app and just reversing it.
josalvmo said:
*Backlight Buttons not lighted, however they work.
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Weird that it doesn't work for that rom.. Unfortunately I haven't tested that rom myself yet. I would assume that the backlights have issues because it's sense 3.0 (but don't take my word for that, I'm not 100% sure) Roms like VirtuousUnity have a fix you can flash to help with the issue... maybe flashing that may help? I can't guarantee that'll help.. I doubt it'd even work lol (I also don't use the incredible anymore but to my knowledge.. I'm pretty sure you have to wait until HTC releases updates for incredible S to have everything working!)
josalvmo said:
*When doing Video Chat on Google Talk front camera is rotated landscape.
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I think it's like this for like EVERY rom (I would blame sense but again.. not 100% sure lol)
Sorry I couldn't give you better answers! I tried.

[Q] Camera working in ICS CM9 nightly build

I have installed 27th April CM9 Nightly build on my SGT P1000 and somehow, the camera is working perfectly fine. I am unable to find settings for the camera, but it's working perfect. The gallery is showing all the images that I have captured.
The reason of writing this post is that all other posts claim that the camera is not yet working for ICS port on SGT-P1000. I first installed Overcome 4.1.0 with the kernel, and then flashed the CM9.
The question is, how is it working, and is it normal to work?
If it is normal to work, can someone point me in the direction where i can follow the updates?

Links
I used this get.cm link for downloading the CWM flashable CM9 nightly build ROM. Just want all to know that EVERYTHING seems to be perfect. I flashed the ROM yesterday, and till now, everything works.
Wifi
Bluetooth
Video Recording
Camera
Music playback
video playback
GPS
Video calling (through skype etc.)
Front/Rear Cam
Smooth Screen Rotation
Live Wallpapers
Phone
Contacts
SD Mount
Market
Browser is smooth as ever, tabbed and can be linked with chrome
Just want to know if anyone else has flashed this, and if anyone else has cam working.

I remember someone came up with a fix for the camera in the form of a flashable zip a while back so I imagine it's been included in the latest CM9 builds.

Well, I am still waiting for people to comment on it. I haven't found any comments. Is there a thread following the nightly CM9 build for p1000?

It has been working fine for many weeks.
This is the discussion thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495007
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Thanks Priyana, just a little problem, i posted in a new question thread aswell.
Unfortunately, camera closed. This error I am getting frequently. Not always, but frequently. I have no idea what is causing the app to run sometimes, but close at other times.

I am on aokp milestone 5.
I also have camera fc from time to time.
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Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...

obahmood said:
Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...
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not working bro . .is there any update to fix this?

*Potentially Working* Google Camera port

Edit: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579482902
Remember to activate camera2 API before trying the app.
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?act=search&source=pst&noform=1&username=B-S-G
It appears bsg have release an ARM32 apk of an older version of Google Camera HDR. Should work on the G5Plus. Can't access the link to download though.
anyone able to help?

Focus doesn't seem to work

HDR+ port by defcomk
Here is something that works for me:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4UT4dU4LpjJZFZnbGJ1TXVJN2c/view?usp=sharing
Make sure CAM2 API is enabled.
If you are on stock ROM it can be done by adding this line to build.prop:
Code:
persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1
If on a custom nougat ROM use this module: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4UT4dU4LpjJRWY1dzBBUTdHbm8
If on Oreo custom ROM, cam2 is enabled by default.
To use the camera it follow these steps:
1) Open the app, change video resolution of back camera to 4K (VERY IMPORTANT, else there will be FC)
2) On the camera menu you'll notice it's not focusing, so switch to video mode by swiping left on the screen.
3) In video mode tap on the subject you are shooting to focus on it. ( May need to be tapped more than once, Zooming in with two swipe finger gesture helps to get perfect focus)
4) After you are happy with the focus switch to photo mode by swiping right, this will maintain the focus that was set in video mode, if not repeat step 3.
5) Do NOT press shutter yet. Lock AE/AF before taking shot by long pressing on the finger to form a circle on the screen. (VERY IMPORTANT, else there will be FC)
6) After you have long pressed, take the photo. A circle will be shown which takes 30 shots in one second.
7) Shutter will be grayed out until the photo is processed which happens in the background, you can check progress by taping the thumbnail.
8) You can take as many shots you like with the present focus lock, also repeat the from step 3 for changing focus.
That's it
Thanks to @defcomg for the port and @dhk.-(DhKDc) for the magisk module

Can i try that zip file for Athene(G4+) iam on a custom Rom

Ashokk8 said:
Can i try that zip file for Athene(G4+) iam on a custom Rom
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it will likely not work since you have sd616 device which has a different DSP

Ashokk8 said:
Can i try that zip file for Athene(G4+) iam on a custom Rom
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Exclusive to G5 plus. Sorry

Ot request, Any chance we can shoot RAW on custom roms?

How do I get this working on a Galaxy S7 Edge with snapdragon 820? Isn't it supposed to be compatible? It keeps crashing at launch.
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Briankbl said:
How do I get this working on a Galaxy S7 Edge with snapdragon 820? Isn't it supposed to be compatible? It keeps crashing at launch.
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try this https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-ported/

drunk prophet said:
try this https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-ported/
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Same issue. Right after allowing the four permissions, it crashes.
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Works for me after enabling camera2. Is there anyway to rename the app so I can also have a normal Google camera?

There's an updated app if anyone has a 4pda account
https://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/11407270/GC_Android-6.0+_arm-arm64_C2API_maxParam.apk

DustArma said:
There's an updated app if anyone has a 4pda account
https://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/11407270/GC_Android-6.0+_arm-arm64_C2API_maxParam.apk
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Error 404

FabricioGS said:
Error 404
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You need a 4pda account to download from their forums, the 404 error only happens when you are not logged in.

I can't get to register on 4pda, any russian fellow around?

DustArma said:
There's an updated app if anyone has a 4pda account
https://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/11407270/GC_Android-6.0+_arm-arm64_C2API_maxParam.apk
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I created a 4dpa account by using this guide to solve the captcha and I managed to install the apk. I found out it wasn't working as well as defcomk's port cause it couldn't auto-focus lock the image. The only new thing I saw was it supported raw image capture
If any of you, for some reason want to create an account and try it for yourself, follow this guide to solve the captcha: https://doorsgeek.blogspot.com/2015/08/4pdaru-loginregister-captcha-tutorial.html

sharan.nyn said:
Here is something that works for me:
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Thanks to @defcomg for the port and @dhk.-(DhKDc) for the magisk module
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WOW!! I thought the Google camera HDR+ was all hype. I had HDR+ on my Nexus 5 but apparently that was the old version not using the new API. I thought that took pretty good pictures but this new one on this phone is incredible. Every single thing I tried, every camera mod I could find, on any ROM other than stock, every picture looked over softened and blurry, or super grainy and still kind of blurry. Now it looks better than stock, impressively so. The color balance, focus, and sharpness is top notch. Amazing what a change in software can do to a piece of hardware.
A quick tip for people, the camera opens up with the focus set at infinite so if you take a picture of something 5ft+ away, there's no need to swipe to the video to focus. Just open the camera, long press to hold focus, and snap the picture. The camera also works in 16:9 if that's your thing.
Edit: open camera is finicky for videos, giving me reboots. Use Footej camera for quick non HD photos and videos.
Edit2: After messing around with it a bit more, it's not the just HDR+ that makes the pictures so much better, it's the new camera API. Install and use it with any camera app supporting camera2 API and the photos are much better all around.
Thanks a ton for posting this, both you, and OP.

username8611 said:
WOW!! I thought the Google camera HDR+ was all hype. I had HDR+ on my Nexus 5 but apparently that was the old version not using the new API. I thought that took pretty good pictures but this new one on this phone is incredible. Every single thing I tried, every camera mod I could find, on any ROM other than stock, every picture looked over softened and blurry, or super grainy and still kind of blurry. Now it looks better than stock, impressively so. The color balance, focus, and sharpness is top notch. Amazing what a change in software can do to a piece of hardware.
A quick tip for people, the camera opens up with the focus set at infinite so if you take a picture of something 5ft+ away, there's no need to swipe to the video to focus. Just open the camera, long press to hold focus, and snap the picture. The camera also works in 16:9 if that's your thing.
Edit: open camera is finicky for videos, giving me reboots. Use Footej camera for quick non HD photos and videos.
Edit2: After messing around with it a bit more, it's not the just HDR+ that makes the pictures so much better, it's the new camera API. Install and use it with any camera app supporting camera2 API and the photos are much better all around.
Thanks a ton for posting this, both you, and OP.
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can you post some sample shots? I am really curious

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wow google has some magic algorithm...

Proper Working Gcam is Here:

Hello there.
I've been using Gcam from past a year on my phone.
Till today, @the_dise, @Arnova8G2 and @Parrot043's Gcams have been working tremendously awesome on Nokia 6.1 Plus.
When checked, parrot's gcam have more features on comparing with the other 2. And at the same time, some of you might get annoyed after capturing images, because, parrot's gcam create some Halos and ambiance no matter how much you change the settings.
One thing that is common in all the Gcams is that: SlowMo!
It works!
7FPS!
Links:
Parrot: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1066/
(Halos:/)
Arnova: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1072/
(Manual focus doesn't work. It focuses on its own)
Dise: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1062/
(His Gcams are near to stock!)

Hi
I have 2 questions
1. Is your device's bootloader is unlocked and you have custom rom installed?
2. Is your phone updated to android 10?
Every gcam don't work on android 10 in this device (shutter button doesn't work & solid green pict)

Not working after few clicks

Hope it helps.
Cheers!?

PaperPlane217 said:
Hi
I have 2 questions
1. Is your device's bootloader is unlocked and you have custom rom installed?
2. Is your phone updated to android 10?
Every gcam don't work on android 10 in this device (shutter button doesn't work & solid green pict)
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Gcam used to work normally for me even before unlocking Bootloader. But yeah, some of the gcams mod urnyx, pitbull irritates sometimes.
So, gcams from the_dise, parrot043 and Arnova8G2 are working tremendously awesome.
I've been using gcam from the the_dise from past a year which I loved it. Ofcourse, I've even tried others as well

Dr. sam said:
Not working after few clicks
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That problem exists. As the new update on Nokia 6.1 plus has changed the vendor after Android 10.
Turn off the battery optimization for the app on the settings for better performance. Remember that, the app might drain battery. Neglect it.
Usually, it stops clicking images untill you reboot the device.
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Gcam stops clicking images only if you preview images no sooner you capture the images. You need to wait till it completes processing(and that can be seen in the notification bar). If you preview the images after processing, there will be no issues.
How it helps, cheers!

Use this camera, everything is working.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/CameraGo.apk

LinuxUser0 said:
Use this camera, everything is working.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/CameraGo.apk
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I'm currently using Gcam from thedise-- DMGC v4.4
and GcamGo from the san1ty. Both are working chill!
I'll try users as well!

Shutter grayed out after clicking 2/3 shots ?
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Shutter grayed out after clicking 2/3 shots ?
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You clicked the preview button no sooner you capture the image huh? It happens only if you do that.
You're supposed to wait till the image processing is done and it can be good on the notification bar. If you don't wish to wait for 5-6 seconds, then I'd recommend you to TURN OFF the HDR mode and then capture the images so that you might not need to wait.
Reboot your phone once, gcam starts working again now.
Hope it helps, cheers. ?

PiXinCreate said:
You clicked the preview button no sooner you capture the image huh? It happens only if you do that.
You're supposed to wait till the image processing is done and it can be good on the notification bar. If you don't wish to wait for 5-6 seconds, then I'd recommend you to TURN OFF the HDR mode and then capture the images so that you might not need to wait.
Reboot your phone once, gcam starts working again now.
Hope it helps, cheers. ?
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No I didn't previewed I followed exact same instructions in the thread..
I even waited for the image to process before taking another picture..
My phone isn't unlocked,
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BladeRunnerA2C said:
No I didn't previewed I followed exact same instructions in the thread..
I even waited for the image to process before taking another picture..
My phone isn't unlocked,
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Have you turned off the battery optimisations? ?
In Nokia phones, it has to be turned off. I dunno much about your device tho!
But, it doesn't usually cause on my phone but yeah, when you capture too many photos at once, it stops capturing until rebooted. You've to wait for atleast 10 secs to capture next shot unless burstshoot

PiXinCreate said:
Have you turned off the battery optimisations? ?
In Nokia phones, it has to be turned off. I dunno much about your device tho!
But, it doesn't usually cause on my phone but yeah, when you capture too many photos at once, it stops capturing until rebooted. You've to wait for atleast 10 secs to capture next shot unless burstshoot
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I'm using this (arnova version because it's night sight viewfinder is working) in my Nokia 6.1 Plus TA1083..
And yes battery optimization is disabled..
I've updated to the latest release of this version and still haven't faced that trouble yet.
And capturing frequent photos might be the problem.
I'll keep that in mind Thanks!!!
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BladeRunnerA2C said:
I'm using this (arnova version because it's night sight viewfinder is working) in my Nokia 6.1 Plus TA1083..
And yes battery optimization is disabled..
I've updated to the latest release of this version and still haven't faced that trouble yet.
And capturing frequent photos might be the problem.
I'll keep that in mind Thanks!!!
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You're welcome?
Arnova8G2's crashes in changing slowmo from ¼ to ⅛ right? It happens with me tho!

PiXinCreate said:
You're welcome?
Arnova8G2's crashes in changing slowmo from ¼ to ⅛ right? It happens with me tho!
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Yea slo-mo crashes on ¼ but video isn't a big deal for me
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Hei there is MR update with new build, whether it is fixed the error?

Green tint is coming after clicking pics

I've tried so many gcam mods and none of them save pictures even after waiting sometime to finish processing.

Use Nikita version. Its working fine. Slow motion is also working

When I bought this phone it automatically updated to android 10 ,,
Heard Android 9 is great for Google camera,
So if I downgrade to android 9 will everything work as before?
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