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Simply change the DPI to 210 and voila you got the camera if you swipe to the right from the lockscreen.... you also have to deal with the phone ui then... not something I would do because of that... just making you know....
Very interesting that Google simply lock the functions that are already on the system... why? At least we should have widgets on the right then...
Other annoying thing is that if you change the DPI everything go smaller but you don't get the tablet UK.....
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360porcento said:
Simply change the DPI to 210 and voila you got the camera if you swipe to the right from the lockscreen.... you also have to deal with the phone ui then... not something I would do because of that... just making you know....
Very interesting that Google simply lock the functions that are already on the system... why? At least we should have widgets on the right then...
Other annoying thing is that if you change the DPI everything go smaller but you don't get the tablet UK.....
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If you mean that you don't get the tablet ui even if you go down to 160 or so, then that might be expected as it seems google is wanting to do away with the so called "tablet UI"...evident since even nexus 10 has phablet ui.
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If you mean that you don't get the tablet ui even if you go down to 160 or so, then that might be expected as it seems google is wanting to do away with the so called "tablet UI"...evident since even nexus 10 has phablet ui.
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Yep, but then why keep the phone ui in the same as the phablet? and why hide the camera? is not that it isnt installed, is just hiden....
It's possible that they are intentionally not enabling the camera on the Nexus 7 because it doesn't have a rear facing camera. Just a guess but it makes sense. The camera can be integrated into applications that make proper use of the front facing camera (skype, etc...) but it's not real practical to use a front facing camera on a tablet to snap photos of anything other than yourself and Google might not want to imply that it is.
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It's possible that they are intentionally not enabling the camera on the Nexus 7 because it doesn't have a rear facing camera. Just a guess but it makes sense. The camera can be integrated into applications that make proper use of the front facing camera (skype, etc...) but it's not real practical to use a front facing camera on a tablet to snap photos of anything other than yourself and Google might not want to imply that it is.
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Ok , but why don't they take it off the system instead of hiding it? Seems to me that the software is the same as the n4... gives the impression to me that they are just lazy to not create its own software for the n7...
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sandnap said:
It's possible that they are intentionally not enabling the camera on the Nexus 7 because it doesn't have a rear facing camera. Just a guess but it makes sense. The camera can be integrated into applications that make proper use of the front facing camera (skype, etc...) but it's not real practical to use a front facing camera on a tablet to snap photos of anything other than yourself and Google might not want to imply that it is.
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The camera app is there, but hidden. I noticed this in Evernote when I went to create a picture note it asked if I wanted to use "Camera" or another camera app I have installed. I chose Camera and it opened the new camera app, minus the video/photosphere toggle.
They make the camera app available for programmatic use by third party apps. An app can turn it on and take a photo or video. In other words developers don't have to write their own interfaces to the camera. I am actually a developer and just checked out the API calls that do this. This is exactly what the apps we use to turn it on do.
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Camera Launcher still works on 4.2
Hey,
feeling pretty dumb right now but how the hell am I supposed to switch between the two cameras on the back?
I can switch between front and back camera but how do I switch between wide-angle and normal angle?
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When you open the camera app, you should see a little "1,0x". Press ist and the camera will change.
Nope, I tried by blocking one camera with a paper and if I press the button it still displays. It seems that will just software zoom.
I managed to find out that only Bokeh mode uses the lower camera.
Tried it in "normal mode" in the nokia camera app. The tele camera is active when zoom 2x is choosen. Blocked top and lower tele camera to confirm. Do you use an alternative camera software?
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Tried it in "normal mode" in the nokia camera app. The tele camera is active when zoom 2x is choosen. Blocked top and lower tele camera to confirm. Do you use an alternative camera software?
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The app info is not very informative. I guess it is HMD camera app.
At least the icon and UI looks like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evenwell.camera2
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The app info is not very informative. I guess it is HMD camera app.
At least the icon and UI looks like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evenwell.camera2
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Yes this looks like the preinstalled camera app.
In normal "PHOTO" mode, the lower tele camera works here as intended. Guess some weird SW bug/setting is causing you trouble.
Below is the interface screenshot, because the Appstore picture looks slightly different.
What is you phone version?
I'm using the German/European version, model TA-1046 with Android 8.1.0
Camera firmware is V100.0077.02 - V010.0017.01
Build is 00WW_2_13B
App version is 8.0260.50
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What is you phone version?
I'm using the German/European version, model TA-1046 with Android 8.1.0
Camera firmware is V100.0077.02 - V010.0017.01
Build is 00WW_2_13B
App version is 8.0260.50
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Exactly the same, also bought in Germany.
Maybe another picture related app on your phone, blocks the tele camera in normal foto mode.
As far as camera apps goes, I'm running the Pixel3Mod wo interference (this Gcam mod can obviously not use the tele camera at all), everything else is more or less stock.
I really wonder what is blocking, if that's the case.
I already restarted several times and opened the app right after it.
Doesn't work. Hrm...
Guess I'll see what HMD has to say.
DarsVaeda said:
I really wonder what is blocking, if that's the case.
I already restarted several times and opened the app right after it.
Doesn't work. Hrm...
Guess I'll see what HMD has to say.
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Weird indeed.
As a last straw, did you try to reset the camera app settings and reopen the app afterwards?
Yep tried that too. Also tried to force stop all app that might use the camera.
Maybe it is just broken and there is a fallback to the working camera?
Edit: ah no wait it is working in bokeh mode so I guess the camera works ?
a bit worrying
That's normal
The telephoto lens only work if there is a good lighting condition, if it is a little dark environment then the normal lens only work with digital zoom because it has bigger sensor size so it give better photo
I got a message from Nokia stating that the change between the two cameras is done automatically.
I can confirm this, as suddenly it worked today in ONE instance.
Since then I couldn't confirm it again.
This automatism seems to work in like 5% of all times.
At least for me it is totally unclear when to expect the second camera to work.
Also how can I tell the second camera was used? So far pictures seem exactly the same.
Also on the display I couldn't see any difference when the second camera was actually working to the main camera using digital zoom.
It feels like I paid a lot more money for a useless gimmick for now.
If so, that's disappointing.
This is how all phones with dual camera work, if light is not enough then the phone automatically switch to the main camera.
Look at the different between the details of these photos
is there a way to have a bigger wide-angle? I am a bit disappointed because i thought with the second camera there would be some kind of a wide-angle option like action cameras have.
So there is really no way to switch manually?
Is there another camera app/mod which can give this functionality?
Use Live Bokeh mode, that's only way i got now...
I got another message from Nokia to reset the app and try again. Seems that might have resolved the issue partially as it seems to use the second camera more often. But I find it rather random still. I tested it on vacation for 3 weeks.
Often I can see a sudden switch of the camera even though the lightning situation is the same.
There is no wide-angle camera in Nokia 7 Plus mate
Hi everyone
I looked around for this problem in the forum but apparently I'm the only one to have it.
When I do pics inside third-party app like Telegram or Whatsapp, my p20 pro (stock, rooted) seem to using a camera-zoomed, and not the main sensor that it use when I open the stock camera app.
You can find in attachment the example. One pic is shot with stock camera. Other one is shot inside Telegram.
Same happen with front camera... as you can see in attach.
I think the software switchs from 1 of 3 cameras... but WHY?
There's a way to fix it?
I tried to cover with fingers every camera but not seem it changing with different apps. Really wtf?
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lorreca said:
I tried to cover with fingers every camera but not seem it changing with different apps. Really wtf?
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I have this problem too but I never use third party apps to take pictures.
Yep, I've just tried and it zooms in. Holding my hands perfectly still and firing up whatsapp and it's zoomed in slightly more than the stock camera app. Fine for quick shots if needed but 99% of the time I take the pic first then send.
I fired up the Huawei mirror app to see what it does and the front camera on my Galaxy S2 was better! Disabled the app after that!
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Yep, I've just tried and it zooms in. Holding my hands perfectly still and firing up whatsapp and it's zoomed in slightly more than the stock camera app. Fine for quick shots if needed but 99% of the time I take the pic first then send.
I fired up the Huawei mirror app to see what it does and the front camera on my Galaxy S2 was better! Disabled the app after that!
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Mirror app is first thing I uninstalled, this and other bloat app from Huawei
So it's a common trouble. Hope they can fix in next release but I suppose that's not a bug, in real
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I have this problem too but I never use third party apps to take pictures.
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What do you mean?
You have zoomed camera also in stock camera app?
lorreca said:
What do you mean?
You have zoomed camera also in stock camera app?
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You can zoom the main camera in, but the camera opens on a different zoom level in 3rd party apps. I had mine pointing at my keyboard at work, and with my hands resting on the desk and not moving, with the stock app I could see the space bar, within whatsapp it had the K key at the bottom.
Probably not noticable for 90% of the crap I send pics of in whatsapp (shopping lists to SWMBO when she's forgotten usually) but it's there
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lorreca said:
Mirror app is first thing I uninstalled, this and other bloat app from Huawei
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Not done that yet, trying out the 'experience' after having nexus phones/roms for a while. (What the experience is I'm getting I'm not sure, but it is one!). The main reason I'll de-bloat is to clean the app drawer out tbh!
I've noticed a similar problem with the Microsoft OneDrive app when scanning documents with the camera. Focus is fine at the centre but around the edges it is blurry.
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What do you mean?
You have zoomed camera also in stock camera app?
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In the official camera app I get full zoomed out view as default view. I can then zoom in by choice.
In third party apps, it starts zoomed in.
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In the official camera app I get full zoomed out view as default view. I can then zoom in by choice.
In third party apps, it starts zoomed in.
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This is strange. So very time you opening stock camera you have to zoom out for normally view?
If as seem everyone have this problem why nobody is complaining?
lorreca said:
This is strange. So very time you opening stock camera you have to zoom out for normally view?
If as seem everyone have this problem why nobody is complaining?
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No. Mine is at 1x zoom. Not 3x. In the stock camera.
In third party apps like Telegram, it starts at 3x I think or some lower resolution like 5mp.
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No. Mine is at 1x zoom. Not 3x. In the stock camera.
In third party apps like Telegram, it starts at 3x I think or some lower resolution like 5mp.
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Oh ok, got it
Same for me. But I cannot zoom out from 3x in thirty party app anyway
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Oh ok, got it
Same for me. But I cannot zoom out from 3x in thirty party app anyway
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So I believe it is a 7mp photo in 16:9.
The YouTube link below will demonstrate what I'm describing, but the main camera mode doesn't seem to take advantage of the telephoto lens at all. The only thing I've tried that uses it is the "triple shot" mode, where the zoom shot actually does use the telephoto lens.
https ://youtu .be/ 6uamxcSIPdg (sorry for weird link, created account just for this post and not allowed to post links)
Could somebody else check theirs and see if it behaves the same way? I am using the latest software.
I just tried this on mine (Unlocked V40-V405QA) and all three cameras are working independently and as expected. Left is the Telephoto, Middle is the Wide Angle and Right is the Standard. One thing I don't understand is on your video, you don't have Google Lens as an option across the camera where I have Google Lens, Portrait, Triple Shot and AI CAM.
What model and firmware are you using?
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I just tried this on mine (Unlocked V40-V405QA) and all three cameras are working independently and as expected. Left is the Telephoto, Middle is the Wide Angle and Right is the Standard. One thing I don't understand is on your video, you don't have Google Lens as an option across the camera where I have Google Lens, Portrait, Triple Shot and AI CAM.
What model and firmware are you using?
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Thanks for mentioning Lens; that turned out to be what the issue was. I had disabled Lens as part of debloating (I didn't see myself ever using it), and apparently the camera app has dependencies on it. Once I enable Lens the telephoto lens starts being used correctly. It seems weird the camera would do this.
My model is the same as yours, and I'm on software version V405QA10g.
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Thanks for mentioning Lens; that turned out to be what the issue was. I had disabled Lens as part of debloating (I didn't see myself ever using it), and apparently the camera app has dependencies on it. Once I enable Lens the telephoto lens starts being used correctly. It seems weird the camera would do this.
My model is the same as yours, and I'm on software version V405QA10g.
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Glad you were able to figure it out. Hopefully this will help anybody else who debloats and starts seeing similar issues.
Mines broken and i didn't debloat.
I tried to see which camera is which by covering them and the telephoto doesn't seem to be active.
Once in a while in zoomed mode it'll blink to my finger but it's usually using the regular camera. Is this normal or some algorithm?
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So it's not the lens app for me. The camera seems to only work when it's bright.
Mine works. I did not debloat a lot of system apps
See my post in your other thread.
I'm also experiencing this now that I saw this thread and checked, my app is only using the right 2 cameras, the telephoto is not working...
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I'm also experiencing this now that I saw this thread and checked, my app is only using the right 2 cameras, the telephoto is not working...
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It appears like the two lenses closest to the led flash is the only lenses working on my v40 right now as well on the latest firmware. Any insight into this?
As I understand it from another thread, if there isn't enough light, the camera app switches to the regular lens, which has a biggest aperture (smaller f-stop number) to let more light in, and uses digital zoom. I believe I was able to confirm that behavior on mine, but since then I had lost track of which lense was which.
Hey all,
So I've decided I want to use a different gallery app instead of the Google Photos.
However, after disabling Photos and expecting to get the choice of how to open it from the camera app, it specifically tells me to install Google Photos.
Am I correct to assume it's a hardcoded link?
If so. Is anybody aware of a way around this?
Thing is, I do like the Camera, just not Google Photos..
Try
Gcam mod
It is Google Camera app modded to enable additional features
It has option to use third party gallery apps, although I haven't used that setting.
Try 8.6.xx versions
For me 8.7.xx versions dont work on P7
Yes, camera is HARD CODED to only load that crappy gallery that uploads all your data to gooble.
If you were running a google-free OS, I'd suggest using https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider/releases
Well, that's something...
How stable are those gcam mods?
I mean, I'll give it a go, but it looks like it's supporting up to android 11.
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So I installed a gcam mod, but I can't seem to configure the gallery app to use with it.
Could you point me in the right direction @utk_spartan ?
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Well, that's something...
How stable are those gcam mods?
I mean, I'll give it a go, but it looks like it's supporting up to android 11.
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So I installed a gcam mod, but I can't seem to configure the gallery app to use with it.
Could you point me in the right direction @utk_spartan ?
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Android 11 is the minimum version supported not the max.
I can't comment on stability, I don't use Camera much.
See the attached screenshots for enabling 3rd party gallery support in Settings.
Also for versions 8.6.x set interface to P6pro
Wel, it's still asking Google Photos for me, exactly what version are you on?
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Yes, camera is HARD CODED to only load that crappy gallery that uploads all your data to gooble.
If you were running a google-free OS, I'd suggest using https://github.com/lukaspieper/Gcam-Services-Provider/releases
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No, it is not hardcoded.
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Wel, it's still asking Google Photos for me, exactly what version are you on?
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MGC_8.6.263_A11_V14
third party gallery apps work fine for me, although I haven't removed Google Photos app
dmbardal said:
No, it is not hardcoded.
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Yes, yes it is hardcoded. Please do your research before putting your foot in your mouth.
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Yes, yes it is hardcoded. Please do your research before putting your foot in your mouth.
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Strange how I have no issues disabling Google Photo, and then are able to use the camera in any 3rd party gallery-app downloaded from the store.
F-Stop and Piktures works without issues on my Panther.
"Hard coded" as you put it might mean something different for you than others I guess.
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Strange how I have no issues disabling Google Photo, and then are able to use the camera in any 3rd party gallery-app downloaded from the store.
F-Stop and Piktures works without issues on my Panther.
"Hard coded" as you put it might mean something different for you than others I guess.
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That's not what OP is talking about. When you take a picture with the camera, you see the little circular preview? If you tap that, it will load the picture in gooble photos. Not some other application, JUST that one. That connection is hardcoded. The only ways to break it is to either hack the camera application, or create a request forwarder that pretends to be gooble photos.
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That's not what OP is talking about. When you take a picture with the camera, you see the little circular preview? If you tap that, it will load the picture in gooble photos. Not some other application, JUST that one. That connection is hardcoded. The only ways to break it is to either hack the camera application, or create a request forwarder that pretends to be gooble photos.
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That was what I assumed he was talking about.
The 'circle' works fine here without Google Photo, but if one want to click the 'Google Photo'-button up top to the left, that doesn't work (since its for.. Google Photo).
Meaning preview should work regardless of device (I'm on Pixel 7, just for clarity).
GCam have however enabled this in the settings, so with GCam downloaded and installed - even the Google Photo-button can be swapped out.
It's funny, it does only work (the mod) when Google Photos is installed.
So that's sub-optimal...
But not the original one @dmbardal , I suspect you're using a mod too. If not, can you show where you set this?