20.7 mp grainy camera improvised. - Xperia Z1 General

hello ,
as we have bought sony z1 mainly for 20.7 mp camera and water resistance with amazing build quality. but later most of ppol who have lil shaky hands realized that they are not able to take good pix specially during night , low light times. and because of this are upset as we have invested so much and not getting the results for what we paid.
sony z1 camera is really amazing and really good piece of hardware but they have not been able to give the phone the right software, that's where 3rd party apps comes in.
try out NUBIA CAMERA v1.0.26 and above its basically of ZTE , but you will get really good night shots comparing to stock camera, and even better color saturation, ( LENOVO CAMERA is also a very good app but unfortunately it doesn't suits and works with sony z1 camera drivers.)
NUBIA CAMERA additional plus point is that in auto mode it take's 20.7 mp shots, in manual mode there are better focus settings resulting in less grainy image and better night and low light shots. so basically this app supports and uses full potential of the internal hardware camera capability and does not limits the mega pixel issue as most of other apps are limited with and just delivers the better platform for sony z1 camera module.
and please don't ask the download link you can do that in Google and its an free app.
please post end user reviews after trying this app and if any better solution and try to make our camera better then ever

Thanks bro for the Info, i will test it, and see what's up, thanks for this.
Cheers

buntybauva said:
hello ,
as we have bought sony z1 mainly for 20....
and please don't ask the download link you can do that in Google and its an free app.
please post end user reviews after trying this app and if any better solution and try to make our camera better then ever
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It's not compatible with the Z1s.
Also, please explain these permissions. Just want to make sure that nothing malicious is happening
"Your messages
Read email attachments"
"Phone calls
read phone status and identity
reroute outgoing calls"

Tried all versions. (10, 14, 16, 22, 26)
Don't install or force close.
Sent from my Honami!

Wow Nubia take way better low light pictures a lot of noise is reduced compared with the stock camera! I have to play more with this app to see how much can do. Thanks! (tried with version 1.0.26 of the app)
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yeah bro!!! it really works!
i do love SONY co. but I'm really sorry for the software department.we have to use non sony app to get the real quality of a sony product!
thanx anyway

aooga said:
It's not compatible with the Z1s.
Also, please explain these permissions. Just want to make sure that nothing malicious is happening
"Your messages
Read email attachments"
"Phone calls
read phone status and identity
reroute outgoing calls"
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I'd like to know that too. Sounds suspicious for a camera
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

aooga said:
It's not compatible with the Z1s.
Also, please explain these permissions. Just want to make sure that nothing malicious is happening
"Your messages
Read email attachments"
"Phone calls
read phone status and identity
reroute outgoing calls"
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Your accounts
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
use accounts on the device
Your location
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
Your messages
Read email attachments
Network communication
view network connections
full network access
control Near Field Communication
change network connectivity
view Wi-Fi connections
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
reroute outgoing calls
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera
take pictures and videos
Other Application UI
draw over other apps
Microphone
record audio
Lock screen
disable your screen lock
System tools
modify system settings
test access to protected storage
Affects battery
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
Your applications information
run at startup
Sync Settings
read sync settings
toggle sync on and off
Wallpaper
set wallpaper
Thats a lot of permissions for a camera app! and its not compatible.

ravi_buz said:
Your accounts
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
use accounts on the device
Your location
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
Your messages
Read email attachments
Network communication
view network connections
full network access
control Near Field Communication
change network connectivity
view Wi-Fi connections
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
reroute outgoing calls
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera
take pictures and videos
Other Application UI
draw over other apps
Microphone
record audio
Lock screen
disable your screen lock
System tools
modify system settings
test access to protected storage
Affects battery
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
Your applications information
run at startup
Sync Settings
read sync settings
toggle sync on and off
Wallpaper
set wallpaper
Thats a lot of permissions for a camera app! and its not compatible.
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How many things can a camera link to? All of those things are plausible. None are malicious.
Click share after taking a pic to see what I mean.
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cool

Yeah its a very good camera app..im loving it too
Sent from my C6902 using xda app-developers app

I have to admit I was very skeptical about this but then I try to shoot one picture under the blanket with a flash on...
Result is very good... (20.7 mpx manual)
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Although I get similar results with stock camera too...(8mpx auto)
(out of focus but that's not important)
I'll check night photos but for now can't find reason to tell it's that better that I'll use only it.
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

Hello! Can someone provide the apk? Can't find it. And the only one that I found is not compatible..gallery force close
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Horayken said:
Hello! Can someone provide the apk? Can't find it. And the only one that I found is not compatible..gallery force close
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I had to google it but i found it.I just hope db doesnt block it https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3kmpc1au1odno2/Nubia_camera_V1_0_26.apk

I don't see no difference in quality after some landscape pictures comparing to stock and this ... I don't know if I am supposed to see a difference though?
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

But for macro pictures is incredibly good...
I'm uploading to box right now to show you this in full size.
Download and try to zoom - no blurring, no grannies...
FULL SIZE
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dladz said:
How many things can a camera link to? All of those things are plausible. None are malicious.
Click share after taking a pic to see what I mean.
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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No camera app needs permission for phone calls, text messages, and email. I write apps, and to share a picture, no permissions are needed. Just use the default android intent chooser (the menu you get when you click the share icon that lets you pick gmail, google plus, email, messaging ...etc)
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ravi_buz said:
Your accounts
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
use accounts on the device
...
set wallpaper
Thats a lot of permissions for a camera app! and its not compatible.
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No, some are expected since it can probably set the wallpaper, and upload pictures, but I agree...too many unless the dev explains why.

aooga said:
No camera app needs permission for phone calls, text messages, and email. I write apps, and to share a picture, no permissions are needed. Just use the default android intent chooser (the menu you get when you click the share icon that lets you pick gmail, google plus, email, messaging ...etc)
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No, some are expected since it can probably set the wallpaper, and upload pictures, but I agree...too many unless the dev explains why.
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Also the link to the developer's website takes us to a Chinese phone website. Untill the OP explains something, i am not trying this app.

ravi_buz said:
Also the link to the developer's website takes us to a Chinese phone website. Untill the OP explains something, i am not trying this app.
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Well I can't try it. Play store says it's not compatible

FC on xperia z1 c6903

Related

[Q] issues with certain apps on CM RC2

I have a ptt app (tikl) that require phone # to be programmed. but on cm 6.1 it states that the number is unavailable. is there a way i could program that info manually
I did Menu>Settings>Call Settings scroll all the way downZ>Additional Settings>My Phone Number. I put my number in. Then uninstalled and reinstalled TiKL for good measure lol and it popped up with a "Is ###-###-#### your number?" (my number in place of the #'s of course) and I was able to get it working.
Hope this helps.
RuncaProfundus said:
I did Menu>Settings>Call Settings scroll all the way downZ>Additional Settings>My Phone Number. I put my number in. Then uninstalled and reinstalled TiKL for good measure lol and it popped up with a "Is ###-###-#### your number?" (my number in place of the #'s of course) and I was able to get it working.
Hope this helps.
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thankyou very much worked like a charm just did not uninstall
Since RC2 (i skipped RC1 because the wifi calling issue) many video streams stopped working.....i.e. skyfire (or any other browser) is unable to play any of the 'secrets of the dead on pbs', such as http://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/ i can hear the audio, but no video is shown...just black.....stock had no problem with these....
i have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled every combination of flash 10.1 (both hulu fixed version and reg) both direct from market and adb, etc...
i am hoping there is a simple solution to avoid wipe, etc....Everything seems great with my rc2, but this flash issue...
i have not had issues with the flash but i did wipe my phone before installing any cm6
elreason4 said:
Since RC2 (i skipped RC1 because the wifi calling issue) many video streams stopped working.....i.e. skyfire (or any other browser) is unable to play any of the 'secrets of the dead on pbs', such as http://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/ i can hear the audio, but no video is shown...just black.....stock had no problem with these....
i have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled every combination of flash 10.1 (both hulu fixed version and reg) both direct from market and adb, etc...
i am hoping there is a simple solution to avoid wipe, etc....Everything seems great with my rc2, but this flash issue...
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Of course I wiped prior to installing RC2....perhaps half of video's that did play do not now...
Main issue I've got with RC2 is that Vignette isn't working right with it. The pictures come out fine, but its when you're viewing the camera trying to take a picture that's the issue - the screen is all cropped up to half the screen size.
Also, there's no option to enable the the camera shutter sound.
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TL24 said:
Main issue I've got with RC2 is that Vignette isn't working right with it. The pictures come out fine, but its when you're viewing the camera trying to take a picture that's the issue - the screen is all cropped up to half the screen size.
Also, there's no option to enable the the camera shutter sound.
Sent from HTC G2 using XDA App
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Email the Vignette developers about the view problem and they'll send you a test build that fixes it. I'm using this Vignette build on CM RC2 and the viewfinder is perfectly center and undistorted.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sorry for the ghetto pictures but I only have a webcam in the room right now to take pictures with (since I can't use my phone).
I had the same prob this morning again so it cleared out the number i put it in again and it worked
xzxxzx said:
Email the Vignette developers about the view problem and they'll send you a test build that fixes it. I'm using this Vignette build on CM RC2 and the viewfinder is perfectly center and undistorted.
Sorry for the ghetto pictures but I only have a webcam in the room right now to take pictures with (since I can't use my phone).
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Now why didn't I think of that? lol thanks man, I'll shoot 'em an email ASAP!
elreason4 said:
Since RC2 (i skipped RC1 because the wifi calling issue) many video streams stopped working.....i.e. skyfire (or any other browser) is unable to play any of the 'secrets of the dead on pbs', such as http://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/ i can hear the audio, but no video is shown...just black.....stock had no problem with these....
i have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled every combination of flash 10.1 (both hulu fixed version and reg) both direct from market and adb, etc...
i am hoping there is a simple solution to avoid wipe, etc....Everything seems great with my rc2, but this flash issue...
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would someone with a G2 test if RC2 will properly play http://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/ ...No browser (even skyfire 3.0) can show me the video (although skyfire seems to allows the audio through).....thanks
Aight guys i found the issue for Vignette! To resolve the issue with how the view is cropped while taking a picture, please do this:
Settings - then enable "show full viewfinder" and voila! Issue resolved!
Sent from HTC G2 using XDA App
TL24 said:
Aight guys i found the issue for Vignette! To resolve the issue with how the view is cropped while taking a picture, please do this:
Settings - then enable "show full viewfinder" and voila! Issue resolved!
Sent from HTC G2 using XDA App
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That wasn't available on the previous build, which is why it was such a problem. Glad the update fixes this.
That's how I fixed my viewfinder as well. ^^

[N7100XXDLJ2]JELLY BEAN 4.1.2 Note 2 [Bugs/New features/Impressions/Battery life]

Today we got 4.1.2 leak, named N7100XXDLJ2. Post your opinion about this leak, what new features you have found, bugs and etc.
My first impressions: Stable, smooth rom, using as daily. Restored all apps, rooted and didnt got any FC.
You can flash cf root, cwm recovery- they are working fine.
New features i have found:
Brightness slider can be disabled
At camera settings you can ” Use the volume key as”
New camera mod “in low light” Improved quality of pictures which are taken in bad light enviroment
Notification bar can be edited
Ink efects with spen on lockscreen
Group cast, google earth apps installed by default
You can disable multiview
Improved swyping with samsung keyboard, something like android 4.2 keyboard swyping
Browser smoother, no more refreshes of bookmarks (still sometimes)
Browser feature- swyping, left or right sideline, up and down makes zoom in/zoom out
Improved stock music player widget while scrolling through the songs list. You wont see "loading" when scrolling up or down quickly like it was on 4.1.1
Benchmark score from first try
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
other users reported ~7100-7300
Battery life:
2 days
5:20hours screen time
3 hours music
sms, calls
and left 23%
Bugs:
Cant say exactly if it is bug or feature? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34401292&postcount=138
With vibration or mute modes shutter sound is enabled. Bug or feature?
Please dont spam this thread.
Initially a couple of Touchwiz crashes but fine since. Nice and fast.
Keith
how do i root my note 2 N7100 on 4.1.2.
roni2915 said:
how do i root my note 2 N7100 on 4.1.2.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
roni2915 said:
how do i root my note 2 N7100 on 4.1.2.
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flash cf root and you will get rooted 4.1.2
awesome for samsung.. so fast they develop 4.1.2 for note2
btw is it problem with the calender desember issue??
Januarei said:
awesome for samsung.. so fast they develop 4.1.2 for note2
btw is it problem with the calender desember issue??
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that issue is only for 4.2 android, so we will have Christmas (yes there is December at calendar)
yes pretty fast and almost perfect release. No minor bugs, only with that keyboard
Is the internal sdcard beeing wiped during the flash of 4.1.2 with Odin?
gee2012 said:
Is the internal sdcard beeing wiped during the flash with Odin?
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i have flashed via mobile odin (have chosen wipe data/cache/dalvik) and it wiped my internal totally, no pics, no game files and etc.
EdgaBimbam said:
i have flashed via mobile odin (have chosen wipe data/cache/dalvik) and it wiped my internal totally, no pics, no game files and etc.
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Is flash working on 4.1.2, see reports it does not work for some users.
ow yeah icic hahahha i forgot its 4.1.2 right? not 4.2.. haha sorry2
ow 1 more question: is it we can disable or minimize shutter sound in camera? or like the old one if we want disable the shutter sound, we must entering vibrate / mute mode.
gee2012 said:
Is flash working on 4.1.2, see reports it does not work for some users.
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yes for me is working with stock browser, but it has big issue, also had on 4.1.1 When you surf the net a lot especially at sites with a lot of flash elements, browser freezes and closes :/
Januarei said:
ow yeah icic hahahha i forgot its 4.1.2 right? not 4.2.. haha sorry2
ow 1 more question: is it we can disable or minimize shutter sound in camera? or like the old one if we want disable the shutter sound, we must entering vibrate / mute mode.
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lol at 4.1.2 even with vibration/mute modes shutter sound is enabled bug or feature?
EdgaBimbam said:
yes for me is working with stock browser, but it has big issue, also had on 4.1.1 When you surf the net a lot especially at sites with a lot of flash elements, browser freezes and closes :/
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Working for me with no problems at all. Fast no crashes, yet! :laugh:
kkhull said:
Working for me with no problems at all. Fast no crashes, yet! :laugh:
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crashes appears for me randomly, sometimes i dont get any crash for 2 hours, later getting 5 times in 15 min.
My two cents on this rom.
So far i'm loving it. No bugs or crashes, it's fast and battery holds even better then it did with 4.1.1 roms. :good:
New features on camera are great, used to mod just to get that. :good:
The ability to customize the notification screen is great, as it is possible to disable the brightness bar and chose what icons to show on the toggles menu as well as their order. Great feature, another one i used to mod just to get my most used features in there. :good:
All works fine, 3D games (NBA 2k12 & Need for speed Most Wanted and Virtua tennis tested).
Video playing is great, no failure even with 1080p mkv's :good:
Music playing, good but sound is a little crappy even with good headphones, need a lot of work with equalizer. I really don't know why doesn't Samsung provide good sound playing capability and equalizer on a € 700 phone.
Stability, so far it's been great, but it needs a couple more days to be sure. :good:
Overal impression - Very Good
If Samsung makes TW Launcher capable of grid size change I don't think i'll need change a thing on this phone.
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EdgaBimbam said:
crashes appears for me randomly, sometimes i dont get any crash for 2 hours, later getting 5 times in 15 min.
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If you open the flash application, go to local storage and "clear local storage", set allow local storage to "never" (with 2 gigs of ram you wont need it)
This should solve your browser crashing issues.
kkhull said:
My two cents on this rom.
So far i'm loving it. No bugs or crashes, it's fast and battery holds even better then it did with 4.1.1 roms. :good:
New features on camera are great, used to mod just to get that. :good:
The ability to customize the notification screen is great, as it is possible to disable the brightness bar and chose what icons to show on the toggles menu as well as their order. Great feature, another one i used to mod just to get my most used features in there. :good:
All works fine, 3D games (NBA 2k12 & Need for speed Most Wanted and Virtua tennis tested).
Video playing is great, no failure even with 1080p mkv's :good:
Music playing, good but sound is a little crappy even with good headphones, need a lot of work with equalizer. I really don't know why doesn't Samsung provide good sound playing capability and equalizer on a € 700 phone.
Stability, so far it's been great, but it needs a couple more days to be sure. :good:
Overal impression - Very Good
If Samsung makes TW Launcher capable of grid size change I don't think i'll need change a thing on this phone.
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If you open the flash application, go to local storage and "clear local storage", set allow local storage to "never" (with 2 gigs of ram you wont need it)
This should solve your browser crashing issues.
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also have tried like that, didnt help, something wrong with adobe flash maybe. Also sometimes my chrome on pc freezes of flash. Heard that it can be because of limited flash caches or smt like that :/
also have tried like that, didnt help, something wrong with adobe flash maybe. Also sometimes my chrome on pc freezes of flash. Heard that it can be because of limited flash caches or smt like that :/
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Sorry but nothing else occurs to me. I have mine set up like that and it never crashed.
even went http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites"]here[/URL] and opened all websites, one after the other and all went fine.
kkhull said:
Sorry but nothing else occurs to me. I have mine set up like that and it never crashed.
even went http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites"]here[/URL] and opened all websites, one after the other and all went fine.
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hmmmm, maybe also it is related to website flash objects. Because at some sites i have never got that issue, on other sites i get it randomly. Btw can you open http://browsermark.rightware.com/ it gives me freezes always.
EdgaBimbam said:
hmmmm, maybe also it is related to website flash objects. Because at some sites i have never got that issue, on other sites i get it randomly. Btw can you open http://browsermark.rightware.com/ it gives me freezes always.
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On browsermark the browser just closes. It does not force close with error message, it just closes itself at 3/4 of the loading process.

[Q] Replace Stock Gallery App with Quickpic?

I really dislike the default Samsung gallery app and I'm wondering if there's a way to specifically make it so Quickpic can be accessed through the stock camera app by pressing the preview button in the top left corner. Freezing/disabling the Gallery app does NOT prompt you to select a default gallery app when pressing the preview button.
Instead, it prompts this message:
(Because I can't post links to external images, see the first attachment.)
I should probably add that there are no permissions for gallery to open as the default gallery, so that's not the issue. (Quickpic is set as the default).
(Because I can't post links to external images, see the second attachment.)
Is there any possible way to get the stock camera app to use Quickpic as the default gallery? I'm rooted with no custom ROMs, just default TouchWiz.
Thanks in advance!
Nope
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640
gene.pavlovsky said:
If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640
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I'm sure he would've preferred that answer when the last reply in this thread was made.
A year ago.
Please don't revive old, dead threads.
I'm not posting this for the sake of OP, I'm posting it for anybody who asks the same question, gets directed to this topic by google, and gets disappointed by the NO answer - while in reality the answer is YES it's possible.
And by the way I've had the same question several years ago, when I had a Samsung Galaxy S, then again more than a year ago, when I got an S3. Didn't hear about Xposed then, so I just accepted "it's not possible" as an answer. So even a year later, the answer is still relevant and might be useful.
gene.pavlovsky said:
I'm not posting this for the sake of OP, I'm posting it for anybody who asks the same question, gets directed to this topic by google, and gets disappointed by the NO answer - while in reality the answer is YES it's possible.
And by the way I've had the same question several years ago, when I had a Samsung Galaxy S, then again more than a year ago, when I got an S3. Didn't hear about Xposed then, so I just accepted "it's not possible" as an answer. So even a year later, the answer is still relevant and might be useful.
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Thanks buddy, I needed that ?
gene.pavlovsky said:
If you're rooted and have the Xposed framework installed, try this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-samsung-camera-gallery-fix-t2988640
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And how exactly to use it after installation? The module has no user interface. How get I get Quickpic into action?
mess18 said:
And how exactly to use it after installation? The module has no user interface. How get I get Quickpic into action?
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Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work with my SGS3. From my understanding you should uninstall/freeze the default gallery app and next time you try to open the gallery from the Camera app, the phone should ask which app should be used to view the picture.
gene.pavlovsky said:
Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work with my SGS3. From my understanding you should uninstall/freeze the default gallery app and next time you try to open the gallery from the Camera app, the phone should ask which app should be used to view the picture.
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I tried freezing. It won"t work either. My problem is getting to albums from the Contacts app, when I need to add a picture to a contact. If I freeze the Gallery there will be no Image option in the Contact Photo window opened for selection of the photo source for a contact. It means I cannot get into my albums for photo selection. And since my contacts photo album is organized by name, I am having hard times when looking for a right photo for my contacts. QuickPic could solve this...
Don"t understand how this so basic and obvious feature is missing in such a complex and long time running on millions devices OS?
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mess18 said:
I tried freezing. It won"t work either. My problem is getting to albums from the Contacts app, when I need to add a picture to a contact. If I freeze the Gallery there will be no Image option in the Contact Photo window opened for selection of the photo source for a contact. It means I cannot get into my albums for photo selection. And since my contacts photo album is organized by name, I am having hard times when looking for a right photo for my contacts. QuickPic could solve this...
Don"t understand how this so basic and obvious feature is missing in such a complex and long time running on millions devices OS?
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I feel your pain, I have similar idea. But maybe the blame is misdirected, the Contacts app comes from Samsung, doesn't it? They made some of their apps too tightly integrated with each other, not giving the user the flexibility to choose the gallery app. I'm planning to try another ROM (e.g. CyanogenMod) to get a look at the pure Android experience.
gene.pavlovsky said:
I feel your pain, I have similar idea. But maybe the blame is misdirected, the Contacts app comes from Samsung, doesn't it? They made some of their apps too tightly integrated with each other, not giving the user the flexibility to choose the gallery app. I'm planning to try another ROM (e.g. CyanogenMod) to get a look at the pure Android experience.
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Yes, you are right. Anyway, good luck!
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mess18 said:
Yes, you are right. Anyway, good luck!
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You too, cheers!

Which Gallery do you use?

I've been trying to figure out which gallery to use.
So far Quicpic seems to be my favorite.
Which do you use and why?
I use "Photos" since I have all last 4 years photos and videos there.
Unfortunately the Sony camera doesn't have an option to change the default gallery
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thesebastian said:
I use "Photos" since I have all last 4 years photos and videos there.
Unfortunately the Sony camera doesn't have an option to change the default gallery
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I did notice that the photos app ( google ) has a setting for a shortcut to appear in the camera app which can be useful
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I did notice that the photos app ( google ) has a setting for a shortcut to appear in the camera app which can be useful
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How? I must be overlooking that setting. Thanks
I use Focus
timbohobbs said:
I did notice that the photos app ( google ) has a setting for a shortcut to appear in the camera app which can be useful
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Its usefull. I use it. But still not the same as a fully integrated solution like Google Camera (and I think some other cameras) + Photos.
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I use Google Photos. Having all my pics synced to the web makes flashing new ROMs and getting a new phone less of a headache.
Switched to Piktures after QuickPic turned ****.
Radeon1337 said:
Switched to Piktures after QuickPic turned ****.
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I'll second Piktures. It's like QuickPic used to be, solid and fast gallery app without bs.
Radeon1337 said:
Switched to Piktures after QuickPic turned ****.
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Kallu609 said:
I'll second Piktures. It's like QuickPic used to be, solid and fast gallery app without bs.
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I read about QuickPic's new owner but I haven't really notice what has actually changed. I still like the app. What's so bad about it?
I tried piktures but there seem to be fewer options.
I have all of my photos on my SD card organized in folders.
I can't seem to sort ALBUMS by date.
I can't disable "crop thumbnails to square"
I can't do horizontal scroll
I wish I could just use google photos but I have a very complicated process because of two goals that no one can meet (for free).
1. I want to keep a backup copy of all originals on a PC at home
2. I want to keep a copy or cached copy of all photos on my phone so I dont need to use data.
So all photos I take goto an "unsorted" folder on my phone that goes to Google Drive. I then pick that up on my PC and filter/edit/sort it into folders. Then Picasa uploads them as originals because its the only one that will maintain folders. Then I compress them all on google so its free. At the same time, Folder Sync, syncs them back to my phone into folders and deletes them from unsorted folder.
The problem is Google seems too stupid to realize the photos on my phone are the same as the ones online so it shows everything twice.
I'm using Piktures which is by far the best android gallery app I've used on any of my Sony or Samsung devices. I have my photos organised into different folders eg. work/projects, family etc. Piktures is very user friendly when working with folders.
I also use DSCautorename to change the filenames to include the date taken instead of the useless Sony photo numbering system.
Then I use BTsync to copy the pictures, as they are taken, to my other devices eg. laptop, home server, tablet and any family pics are also synced to an old tablet I'm using as a home photo frame.
Radeon1337 said:
Switched to Piktures after QuickPic turned ****.
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You can use 'alternative' QuickPic. Someone on xda modified it in a way that it won't try to update via PlayStore. It's version 4.5.2 from original developer.
mtilson said:
How? I must be overlooking that setting. Thanks
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It's in the google photos app settings
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It's in the google photos app settings
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You mind taking a screenshot of the setting - I really don't see it???
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You mind taking a screenshot of the setting - I really don't see it???
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Sorry man I can't, it's my girls phone and she's working. The setting is in main settings of app, under the google drive option I think
NGbod said:
I'm using Piktures which is by far the best android gallery app I've used on any of my Sony or Samsung devices. I have my photos organised into different folders eg. work/projects, family etc. Piktures is very user friendly when working with folders.
I also use DSCautorename to change the filenames to include the date taken instead of the useless Sony photo numbering system.
Then I use BTsync to copy the pictures, as they are taken, to my other devices eg. laptop, home server, tablet and any family pics are also synced to an old tablet I'm using as a home photo frame.
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What do you like about Piktures that Quickpic can't do? The biggest issue I'm having is it wont sort my albums by date
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It's in the google photos app settings
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I thought that only affected the GOOGLE Camera app. I'll have to give it a try
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Sorry man I can't, it's my girls phone and she's working. The setting is in main settings of app, under the google drive option I think
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Thank you for responding. I still don't see it, but maybe I'm just having issues. This creates a link within the native Sony camera app and not the Google camera app, right?
What do you like about Piktures that Quickpic can't do? The biggest issue I'm having is it wont sort my albums by date
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I wasn't a fan of the Quickpic interface so quickly uninstalled it. I then tried Piktures and found the layout very pleasing. The reason I was looking for an alternative to the Sony gallery is because the Sony gallery only allowed sorting by date modified which is no good when copying a batch of photos from another machine as they all have the same date modified. Pictures allows sorting of photos or folders by name, size, date or date modified, accending or decending or you can manually sort.
HTC Galery becose its just lucid and reactif
mtilson said:
Thank you for responding. I still don't see it, but maybe I'm just having issues. This creates a link within the native Sony camera app and not the Google camera app, right?
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A shortcut appears after you take a picture to view the photo in google photos app. This is in stock Sony camera
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Coming from iPhone to S7 edge

I am loving all the additional features, customizations and awesome screen but experiencing one big downfall. My family all have iPhones and it was so easy to send videos and multiple pictures of kids when I had iphone. Now it seems I am the odd man out and mine are getting compressed to 1mb from AT&T. Family is getting small chopped up cloudy videos and I have to send multiple see rate text messages to send a group of pictures over.
Can anyone recommend a solution?
Why when everyone has an iPhone with AT&T service u can send multiple large videos and photos with no issue but throw an android in the mix n now there are imitations. Is imessage that much superior?
Is my only solution to have everyone install a 3rd party application like hangouts? Not even sure if whatsapp does same as hangouts. Large video messages and picture messages. I think with hangouts u can also video call?
I love android but I would hate to have to go back to iPhone just for the communication limitation that I am facing.
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IPhone uses iMessage for videos and pictures when texting other iPhone users. Similar to how hangouts works on android devices. I personally use imgur to share pictures, and just plain YouTube for videos. Imgur keeps images at full quality, and I typically like to keep my videos backed up with my account anyways so no matter what you can send people the full quality image/video. I did this even when I had iPhone, I just always preferred it that way.
Thats the problem when you go Apple, you get locked in and cant get out. If you cant convince all your family to ditch i message and use Hangouts/viber/telegram etc as the default messaging app than i would go back to iphone. You dont know anyone else with android phones? how do you message them?
I read some thing of uoading to google pictures, can u also upload videos and share a link to family.
Imessage was just so quick n sending a video of the moment to family. I have friends who have android so texting is fine but pictures and videos is what is the issue and all my family is on iPhone.
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You can do it on many ways. One of them is to open Google Photos and create sharing link and send it to your family or open stock Gallery app and share via "simple share". This will upload any file to samsung server, generate, a link and send it to any contact you wish through sms.
o1d8oy said:
You can do it on many ways. One of them is to open Google Photos and create sharing link and send it to your family or open stock Gallery app and share via "simple share". This will upload any file to samsung server, generate, a link and send it to any contact you wish through sms.
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Hmmm, I'm looking for the quickest way.
I selected a picture in gallery then hit the share icon, scrolled three pages and looked at icons across bottom as well and do not see simple share option. I am running 6.01 stock marshmellow.
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What is Simple Sharing Feature and how to use it on Galaxy S6/ S6 edge?
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1074965
I don't see a CONTACTS option
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It should be on top. Blue icon. Something like this
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1074965
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I guess things changed on s7????
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iTouch24 said:
I guess things changed on s7????
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No. I have S7 edge and use it sometimes.
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I guess things changed on s7????
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Open contacts. Click your name at the top and turn on profile sharing.
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I clicked on my profile. I see edit or more on top right and only option is to share contact details. I don't see anything about profile sharing. I am on the AT&T network. Maybe simple sharing is disabled on AT&T network ???
Any other options for a quick easy way to share pictures and videos with family members on the phone when on the go?
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iTouch24 said:
I clicked on my profile. I see edit or more on top right and only option is to share contact details. I don't see anything about profile sharing. I am on the AT&T network. Maybe simple sharing is disabled on AT&T network ???
Any other options for a quick easy way to share pictures and videos with family members on the phone when on the go?
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Turn on profile sharing
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and then on the bottom choose "registered information". There you can turn on simple sharing.
The best solution I think is to use Google photos or Google drive to generate sharing link though.
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WoW that section is not present on my stock AT&T device. Are u with AT&T?
U r saying it's easier to use Google Drive or Photos. I will have to venture into testing that out.
It just generates a link when I upload and request to share then I can copy that link into a group message? The other users do not need any software installed? It will just open a browser for them to view? Do they have option to download if they want ?
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I tried using an application called send anywhere. But the iPhone user I sent link to stated it didn't work. I guess they would have to install that application.
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Yep i have that simple sharing also but im on TMo. Mine looks red instead of blue. Could be my theme. Lol. Also i did notice hkw videos look all staticky maybe on my end from msfmg app. I sent my pops a video of my daughter, i wonder what the quality is once he sees it. I too ditched apple and didnt have that problem only when i got msgs from wifey as shes always used android.
cadcamaro said:
IPhone uses iMessage for videos and pictures when texting other iPhone users. Similar to how hangouts works on android devices. I personally use imgur to share pictures, and just plain YouTube for videos. Imgur keeps images at full quality, and I typically like to keep my videos backed up with my account anyways so no matter what you can send people the full quality image/video. I did this even when I had iPhone, I just always preferred it that way.
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Could you explain how do you backup your videos?
aygul12345 said:
Could you explain how do you backup your videos?
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I just send them off to YouTube, and smaller videos auto upload to Google photos.

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