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[Android Apps and Games] wstidolph:
Reboots SG3/Verizon on CM10.2 nightlies

I understand this is beta and I'm on NIGHTLY builds of CM, but here's a trouble report just in case it's useful (I don't know where the "CRASH" report button is that's mentioned at the top of this thread):

When I use Focal 1.0-3715749f31 (from Google Play store) and switch to the front camera, taking a picture causes my GSIII (Verizon) to either:

(a) go dark, emit a high-pitched continuous tone until it reboots; or,

(b) make the "I took a picture" sound, *then* go dark and reboot - no high-pitched squeal, and no picture stored; or,

(c) occasionally (1 in 5) take and store a picture

Experienced on cyanogenmod cm-10.2-20131106-NIGHTLY and cm-10.2-20131117-NIGHTLY

The back camera works a more reliably (although sometimes after I use it once, the next time I try to use it I get "cannot connect to camera" message).

When opening the app, or when changing from back to front camera, before taking any pictures, the preview is briefly distorted (it looks too wide, in either portrait or landscape mode) then the preview resizes and looks reasonable.

I tried deleting focal's cache and data, same results.
[Android Apps and Games] detdett:
Then don't demand things

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I'm not the one complaining
[Android Apps and Games] stane37:
What's with all the data in the app info? 20 minutes after the installation, there are a whopping 355MB used by the app.
[Android Apps and Games] shayneflashindaily:
-_-
[Android Apps and Games] Busybyeski:
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 - i747

I'm experiencing very similar results with the newer nightlies cm-10.2-20131120-NIGHTLY-d2att and cm-10.2-20131121-NIGHTLY-d2att.

Switching between front/rear cameras produces distorted images in the viewfinder temporarily, and taking front camera photos regularly causes the phone to reboot. As far as rear camera, my results haven't been reproducible once. As read above, I'm also interested in supplying logs but I'm not quite techie enough to know where to look.
[Android Apps and Games] jcpowell:
My pictures have been coming out sideways when I take pics with the phone upright

Stock s3 Verizon
[Android Apps and Games] linedpaper:
Hello,

On an HTC One with GPE rom running. When I try to take a picture in Focal it immediately crashes, anyone else experience this?

Thanks,

Tim
[Android Apps and Games] Zehlek:
Works great on my N4 with Stock
[Android Apps and Games] Andrw0830:
No preview comes up for mine on the Galaxy S II Skyrocket which results in no pictures or video. Just get an error "Can't Take Picture." I love this app, but the last 2 updates have made it unusable.
[Android Apps and Games] NoSpamDan:
Same exact thing here. It's been a long time since an update was offered. Trying to be optimistic here.

The stock camera in many of the current 4.3 ROMs like Dirty Unicorns has been pretty good and feature-rich.
[Android Apps and Games] prinsvlad:
Crash trying to record video

Hey ,

Great looking camera app , straighty forward UI but.....app crashes when tryin to record video [ mediatek MT6589T ].

Like to have option where to save pictures [ int / ext sd ] and option to choose record format for video [ 3gp / mp4 ].

Keep it up!.......
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Same here. Press the "Report" button or post a logcat so the dev can actually fix it. :)

Can you guys post logcats?
[Android Apps and Games] NoSpamDan:
Maybe you didn't see them, but I have posted 2 already in this thread, one on Oct 12 and another on Oct 21 after an app market update.

After the first logcat, [MENTION=2162789]XpLoDWilD[/MENTION] posted that he would look after he was back from BABBQ. Not sure if he did, but the subsequent update made it worse, so I posted the second logcat above.

Still broken, no updates, app won't even open on SGH-i727 Skyrocket. Absolutely no need for another logcat. Thanks anyway...
[Android Apps and Games] Guanfy:
crashes when you try to take a picture. I'm running omnirom 4.4 build.
[Android Apps and Games] ferydaboss:
HDR not working properly

I have an i9100 device, and HDR is not working as it should... i think... i mean, it takes 3 identical pictures, with the exposure being from high to low. I think it should be merging them to a single file, witch i can't find anywhere. Only the 3 photos. Anyone else getting this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] jswclw:
Confirmed.
[Android Apps and Games] deckard0273:
The same for me.

The only suspect i have is that one of them (i think the brightest one) can be, at the end of the process, automatically overwritten by the final merged photo.....in other words the brightest in the gallery is the final merged through HDR process.:confused:

Or, simply, HDR is not working on s2:D

I don't know if my concern is true :rolleyes: or i simply drunk too much:beer:;)

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 - GT-I9100 with Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] sebudde:
Same here. HTC One M7 with ARHD 5.1 GE

Logcat of crash is attached.
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
dead or alive :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] XpLoDWilD:
Brace yourselves, an update is coming this week.
[Android Apps and Games] dmourao:
Fingers crossed :cool:

Enviado de meu Nexus 4 usando Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] vivimob:
Very nice app! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] sabret00the:
Just updated but still force closing when I attempt to take pics. HTC One (M7)
[Android Apps and Games] Markox89:
You have to wait, and believe! :D

BTW: update seems to work as expected on I9100 with Android 4.4 :good:
[Android Apps and Games] sebudde:
Update fixed problem for me (HTC One M7 with ARHD 5.1 GE)

THANKS!
[Android Apps and Games] sabret00the:
I'm on CyanogenMod. I've taken a CatLog if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] Chartmän123:
On nexus 10 the UI is still rotated by 90 degrees.
[Android Apps and Games] Zehlek:
Any reason why Focal Donate version didn't receive any update today?
[Android Apps and Games] XpLoDWilD:
Focal Donate will turn into a "key" app - it's getting just pointless on my end to maintain two apps that are essentially the same. Donate users will get a few more things in the coming updates.
[Android Apps and Games] jcpowell:
I'm still not able to take pictures with the camera upright. The photos always come out sideways.
[Android Apps and Games] shayneflashindaily:
Just doesn't want to work right with my galaxy mega i9205

2SHAYNEZ
[Android Apps and Games] ciano865:
Menu description issue on my nexus 4: bottom description cut.

Tapatalked with Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] gochiefs:
Was anything updated with the exposure ring in the latest version? I have a MotoX and Focal works great but with the previous version it seemed like the exposure ring was off. It worked fine when i first installed though
[Android Apps and Games] koenkokes:
How to get this camera to be the default camera apps, HTC one doesnt recognize 'focal' as a camera application.
[Android Apps and Games] gian87:
Also on MIUI nexus 4, whatsapp is not recognizing focal as a camera app when you press the clip and "take a picture" button...anyone knows?:D
[Android Apps and Games] tzlot:
Fixed a bunch of issues on my s4 - thanks! Pano still distorted but everything else seems to work fine. HDR seems particularly well implemented - not seeing the ghosting I do in most cameras.:thumbup:
[Android Apps and Games] NoOneCanHelpMe:
when I start the app on S4 9505 after 2 1 sec it zooms in and FoV becomes really small. anyone having the same issue?
[Android Apps and Games] jcnbama:
So are you saying for now we should just uninstall the donate version and just install it later when this app becomes more complete? Just the free version is getting updates at this point?
[Android Apps and Games] XpLoDWilD:
Having the donate version installed will, in the next update (or the one after), unlock donate-only features in the main app.
[Android Apps and Games] shayneflashindaily:
I would donate but focal doesn't work right on the galaxy mega

2SHAYNEZ
[Android Apps and Games] jcnbama:
I'm really trying not to overthink this. But presently I have the donate version installed. Had it installed since about the second week this app was available on the Play Store. If I now install the free version (to check out the most recent update) won't I essentially have two Focal camera apps on my phone? So shouldn't I (for now) uninstall the donate version until you give the go ahead that it will now unlock additional features? And then at that point reinstall the donate version. So I only have 1 focal camera app? I'm sorry if I sound retarded... Just having a moment :o
[Android Apps and Games] Valiante:
Is it possible to speed up the time it takes for focal to start up? I believe this has to do with apps being native or not, but the slow speeds make it unusable for me. But when it starts it's amazing!
[Android Apps and Games] AA1973:
Donation > Pronunciation: /də(ʊ)ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum 'gift'

GALAXY NOTE N7000 // KITKAT // KRT16S
[Android Apps and Games] Ardalista:
If this is the case can you please enable us to hide the app on the app drawer for those of us using stock Roms with the donate version
[Android Apps and Games] scoliosis:
Tried with the Nexus 5 on Stock today. Overall pretty good camera but there's a couple of problems that I noticed.

1 - Orientation is off by 90 degrees. When upright in portrait, the picture comes out as if it has been tilted 90 degrees to the left in landscape mode (shutter button on right). In landscape mode tilted to the left (shutter on right), orientation is at 0 degrees according to the Gallery app but photo ends up being portrait.

2 - Like Smugmug Camera Awesome, exposure seems to be hit or miss. It does work better than CA though. Once you've taken a picture with Focal, the rest of the session will result in properly exposed pictures unlike CA where they're all underexposed.

Good work though and thanks a lot for coming up with an alternative to the bad stock camera app in KitKat on N5.
[Android Apps and Games] Andrw0830:
Does anyone with the i727 skyrocket have this working on the newest update? I am on 4.4 kit kat and am not sure if it is just the OS, but the camera still doesn't show preview and allow you to take pictures. I posted a logcat about the problem awhile back when I was on 4.3 and am just making sure it isn't me.
[Android Apps and Games] NoSpamDan:
Yes I am using an SR, and I've posted logs for the last 2 versions, which are completely unusable for me. Running both Slim and Dirty Unicorns 4.3, so it's not KK4.4...
[Android Apps and Games] hanschke:
shutter disabling will be nice :good:
[Android Apps and Games] AA1973:
Good idea. I got the message via mail.

GALAXY NOTE N7000 // KITKAT 4.4.1 // OMNI
[Android Apps and Games] jclm73:
geolocalization ?

I installed this appli on my LG G2

I did find how activ the geolocalization

Is it possible ?

Is it in the future development ?

(excuse if my in english is so so !....);)
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Finally tried this version. Coaxed a download using a site and adb installed it. Installs beside the "armv6" version previously posted by Rashed97 before the "breakaway."

This version is a good with armv6 devices as latest Maps. Even better because the Maps makes the phone unstable, spontaneous reboots. Both have the jerky video. Rashed's version works better.

No reason to exclude the older devices; google does not exclude for Maps. The video problem needs be addressed, however. Otherwise the versions work similarly.
[Android Apps and Games] ejackson:
Installed this on my Verizon Moto X, app works well.

One suggestion and one issue:

Suggestion: silence shutter

Problem: didn't fit screen (see screenshot) notice gray line on right
[Android Apps and Games] Chad_Petree:
I'm not able to take pictures anymore, I think 4.4.1 broke compatibility with the nexus 5 :(
[Android Apps and Games] Zehlek:
Works fire me on Nexus 4 with 4.4.1

Camera working

Picture taken
[Android Apps and Games] CaFFeiNe666:
i'd like to give feedback about working on sony xperia l c2105

actually app seems to work quite good, but it has a lot of problems in handling flash light....

examples...

auto flash is totaly random, sometimes doesn't lit (in an obvious dark enviroment), it usually lits just for focus, then when snaps, no light

same for flash on, with the difference, that it lits for focus, and stays ON like a torch, also after snapping a pair, of photos, it turns off random after a snap (sometimes after the first, sometimes after the second and so on), sometimes you just have to put it in torch mode then off to turn it off

hope this would be a good feedback ;)
[Android Apps and Games] extintorrojo:
The camera app seems greats, fast and good UI.

I have a Cubot GT99, with Android 4.2.2, and trying the last version, I have several issues:

-Video record mode crashes app.

-Widget selection not saved when exit the application.

-Focal not available when taking pictures from Whatsapp messenger.

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] dismaljester:
I'm curious how the donate/unlock key works since this app is open source. Does one person get all the money, is it split among all contributors? I'm not complaining or trying to be a jerk, I'm just curious where my money goes.
[Android Apps and Games] guhvanoh:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48250807 <- that should help...
[Android Apps and Games] EatPlayLoveIt:
i'll give it a try. Can you do manual focus? or focus lock when taking a movie? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] dismaljester:
Thank you for trying, but that doesn't help at all. I think you misunderstood my question. For the sake of clarity, in case I worded my question poorly, I'll rephrase and explain it better.

I do my best to support creators of products I use. Since I do not have unlimited funds I must be a little choosy about where I spend my money. For this I would simply like to know if money from the donations goes to one individual, a group of individuals, a company, back into the project, etc. Most open source software I donate to say that the funds go back into the project via hardware, web storage, etc. I would just like to know if that is the case for this product.

I apologize to the creator if this discussion is getting the thread off topic.
[Android Apps and Games] DenyDarko:
I wonder if this app uses the improved HDR+ implemented for Nexus 5.
[Android Apps and Games] funkbuqet:
I currently have focal installed on my S3 (CM 10.1.3) and I do not have the exposure ring. I love the idea of being able to focus on one area and set your exposure to another. i am surprised this isn't more common. I did a search of this thread and it appears that some phones are not compatible with the exposure ring. I am considering upgrading my phone soon and would really like to be able to use Focal to its full potential. Can anyone confirm if the exposure ring (and everything else) works on the Nexus 5 or the Moto X? Or is there a list somewhere of what phones are compatible with the exposure ring feature? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Lexworth:
Pictures taken in focal are rotated 90 degrees when viewed in the new Photos app. Pictures viewed in the old Gallery app are in their correct orientation.

HTC One GPe Kit-Kat Rom

HTC One s-off
[Android Apps and Games] josfr4ncisco:
Not compatible with Samsung GT-P3110? :(
[Android Apps and Games] kaibosh99:
I like this app, I want to use it (and have paid for donate version), but it always fails me and if I can't trust it I am simply not going to take the chance. It feels like there is always some kind of conflict with gallery related stuff, why are all the damn camera apps for android so buggy when it comes to gallery usage? Either have a standalone 'gallery' or don't try to integrate the native stuff into the app.
[Android Apps and Games] Zehlek:
I'm on Nexus 4 Slimkat 4.4.2 and it works perfect for me with donate version
[Android Apps and Games] Japamala:
Tried it on my xperia L, and am getting issues both with general layout, and flash.

The flash issues are very possibly more due to the OS than focal itself, nevertheless, here are the logcats, or at least what I hope are the right ones.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_dqtirMCJvtSUk0MllkUzZiM1ItZ1ZzSThxcndxUy1DQjM4/edit?usp=sharing

What happens is that, if I do a quick press/release, a picture is taken with flash fine, but if I hold down the button to focus the image, then the flash lights up while focusing, but fails to flash while taking the picture.

for what it's worth, the stock camera app has a similar, but different, issue at the moment, where the flash happens after the picture is taken.
[Android Apps and Games] Whizzpopper:
I use this app off and on. I love the general idea, but it tends to disable my camera, especially if I use the camcorder, until I reboot. This is on an S2 and an S4. I send reports through Google when I can. Is that the best way to get diagnostic info to you?
[Android Apps and Games] Cyr4x:
On Xperia Neo V viewfnder blinks green all the time and even hangs when I try to change picture size to 3.7 Mpix (16:9).
[Android Apps and Games] karanrajpal14:
Same here. I did get a logcat and send it to the dev but unfortunately, I didn't get any reply. Hope it gets fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] .Ejekt:
Is there any way to set this as the default camera app for MMS? As in, when opting to take a picture through a messaging app to send, can I have my phone bring up Focal instead of the default camera?
[Android Apps and Games] scarmon25:
Is there any plans on fixing HDR in the upcoming releases. It worked so good on the first release but hasn't since.
[Android Apps and Games] brack11:
On video demonstrations I see two rings on screen focus and exposure, but I don't see exposure ring on my device, what is the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] GreyGhostRos:
There is option to activate Exposure ring in Settings.
[Android Apps and Games] lohtse:
not compatible with my samsung tab 2 7" 4.2.2 :(
[Android Apps and Games] funkbuqet:
I don't think there is for all phones. I know there is certainly not an option on my Samsung S3. I wish there was. I would love to use it.
[Android Apps and Games] daniel_m:
My Motorola Droid 4 (CM10.2) seems to have huge problems connected to the LED flash. Focusing in low light conditions crashes Focal. Well, Focal doesn't FC, instead it just hang and doesn't react any more. A logcat is attached and I hope this can be fixed. Right now, Focal is not usable on my phone :(

(I also tried disabling the flash, but it still crashed. Does Focal use the LED to focus, even though it wouldn't use it to take the actual picture?)
[Android Apps and Games] brack11:
Thank you for the effort, but I don't have this option. I have sgs2 i9100 if it matters.
[Android Apps and Games] Deegan87:
Ha! This app doesn't even take pictures on the Nexus 5.
[Android Apps and Games] ~wolverine~:
It would be nice if the photo file name didn't have IMG on the front of it or at least the option to remove it. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] lexluthor:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] EGOvoruhk:
Does this, did this, or will this eventually have a feature similar to Samsung's "Best Shot" mode, which combines multiple pictures into one for times when someone might blink

I ask because for some reason, all the old threads about Focal, before it hit the market, listed it as having Best Shot. Example: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2384678
[Android Apps and Games] GuyInDogSuit:
The app does not take pictures when I tap the screen. Just makes that odd sound.
[Android Apps and Games] XpLoDWilD:
"Best Shot" in that context is just a scene mode called like that
[Android Apps and Games] GuyInDogSuit:
How do I get it to take a picture?
[Android Apps and Games] NoSpamDan:
Hey, [MENTION=2162789]XpLoDWilD[/MENTION], is there any hope for the Samsung SGH-i727 Skyrocket with this app? I've been unable to use it at all, and a while back I provided a couple of logs.

Just curious if this is/will be "officially" supported at all. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] XpLoDWilD:
I'll check what I can do, probably needs the same workarounds as other Galaxy S(2) needed
[Android Apps and Games] Markox89:
Purchased the Donate Package just to say thank you :)

As suggested I've frozen it and I'll keep using the free version ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Andrw0830:
Thanks I did post a couple logs too and reported the issue when I got Focal to FC. If you need any help with testing an unofficial build then I can do that too!
[Android Apps and Games] GuyInDogSuit:
I got no answer for this but I figured it out myself. Thanks for the help.
[Android Apps and Games] handnf:
Orientation

On my Nexus 7 (13), photos are always landscape. The app doesn't seem to adjust the photo if I take it portrait. I can do this after the fact, though it'd be great if the app would do this for me.
[Android Apps and Games] batp:
I wanted to use focal as my default app but if I try accessing the camera from the lockscreen it asks for a PIN. If using standard camera it does not ask for PIN. Is there a method of bypassing this?
[Android Apps and Games] gbardon:
Great App!!! Still a few issues with rotations though :(

Really an awesome app, but all pictures have to be manually rotated in gallery, google photos or even quickpick, which makes the task of looking at your pictures a lot less pleasuresome.... pity because this has to be the most complete and responsive camera app out there ...

Maybe one day....

GB

Galaxy S4 i9505
[Android Apps and Games] jcpowell:
Same issue with the pictures needing rotated but even while reporting it in the past I've heard nothing on a change.
[Android Apps and Games] GuyInDogSuit:
I had to uninstall this because for some reason the pictures it was taking were just completely black.
[Android Apps and Games] mdegat01:
+1

It actually kind of hangs for me usually. Sometimes the PIN pops up other times it keeps going into camera mode and then backing out again in a loop. It's not technically frozen since I can swipe to the right and get back to the normal lockscreen but it definitely doesn't like my PIN lock.
[Android Apps and Games] chossen:
Here is what happens when I go into video mode, and the it won't go back to photo, a gray bar...
[Android Apps and Games] natious:
Working quite well on my note3 running cm11, though I dont think the highspeed video mode is working, playblack all looks the same.

What are the chances of 4k recording/slow motion modes?

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Working quite well on my note3 running cm11, though I dont think the highspeed video mode is working, playblack all looks the same.

What are the chances of 4k recording/slow motion modes?

Good Job!
[Android Apps and Games] jfriend33:
I occasionally get these out of memory errors. If I'm taking more than one picture. Then I end up with blank Grey images in my gallery.
[Android Apps and Games] jcnbama:
Are there any other variations or builds of this app that are being updated or worked on faster.? Maybe I'm just being impatient but I started following this thread at the the end of last summer, purchased the donate version, and I just don't really feel like there have been many updates that actually produced anything fruitful which squashed specific bugs mentioned regularly here. I actually uninstalled the app as it was just sitting on my Nexus 4 not being used. I can't use a camera that's not reliable. I understand the concept of beta. But it just seems like (in my very humble not a developer opinion) that there just hasn't been many productive updates. Did I miss something? This is a legitimate question by the way from someone not trying to rock the boat. Honestly, did I miss something? I have been checking regularly here for posts regarding updates and the change log. Have installed the app from time to time to test it again. Is there another thread?