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[General Questions and Answers] ShadowLea:
The Note 4 is the king of the phablets and the most powerful device on the current market. If you're considering it, it's truly a brilliant device.

The G3 is a flagship phone, the Note 4 is highest-end device. Comparing them isn't really fair, as Flagships aren't the highest end devices.

The A5 is almost identical to the S3. Not worth it, and indeed you can't change the battery. The A3 is a mid-low range device.

For the others it's a matter of preference. What features are most important to you?
[General Questions and Answers] samsungleak:
Well I really like Note 4 but I am afraid it might be too big for me, I remember when I had the first Note, I was struggling to use it for let's say when I had to quickly make a call during driving or taking it out of pockets or such. To me tough most important is the battery life, good camera\video, no lagging - quickness of making calls. Note 4 kindof fits my description it's really perfect - but the size. If it was just a little bit smaller :\ I guess I might have to wait another month or two for the S6.
[General Questions and Answers] guruguido:
The Galaxy S5 is 5.1" and IP67 Certified aka it's waterproof, the others you mention don't have that kind of protection, USB3.0, removable battery, a better 16MP camera with OIS.

The 5.5" LG G3 doesn't have much development for custom ROMS (if I'm wrong, pls correct me) even though it has a bigger screen then the S5, and both supports microSDXC to 128GB and have Snapdragon 801 chips.

The Sony smartphone is a good device but again in my eyes, Sony fell behind and they're having a hard time coming back up.

I always tell users to look at the whole picture and if in doubt just walk into any store and personally test the forementioned devices you're inquiring about in your first post.

Hope this helps a little.
[General Questions and Answers] gloriadavis:
Sony Xperia is the best chocie according to me. Next Samsung S5 and then LG.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Themes and Apps] k525ab:
Weatherwiget Note4

download zip file, unpack it.

both folders copy to system/app with replasement & permissions, clean cash of weather app in app manager/

Enjoy:laugh:

Download link
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Pr0Ankit:
Hello,

Can anyone give me the link to the stock (original without touchwiz) kitkat rom for samsung galaxy core 2. I searched everywhere for this but I found only cm 10.2 for galaxy core 1 which is android jelly bean. I only want stock (original) android kitkat with google apps and nothing else.

Please help me.

Thanks,

Pr0Ankit
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] StratOS_HTC:
Download

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G355H

:silly:

I can't find stock without it :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] moralesnery:
I believe you're confused. Stock ROM for this device has Touchwiz installed. Maybe you mean an AOSP-based ROM (pure Android). As far as I know that doesn't exists.
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Pr0Ankit:
Yeah I actually meant an original ROM Like Cyanogen or AOKP which have no touchwiz,htcsense,nova launcher installed.

No stratos, It is only Samsung FW I tried installing it through Samsung kies but what it did is only factory reset my phone, reinstall bloatware,etc and nothing more. It did not remove touchwiz. I want classic android touch like LG or Google nexus.

After searching a while I found this one :- http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-core/general/mod-galaxy-core-2-g355h-stock-rom-t3031234

I will try flashing this rom in my core 2 and let you know.

Thanks for the help guys but I think I need to search more
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Pr0Ankit:
EDIT : Did not work for me. The CM 10.2 ALPHA 9 ROM for Samsung Galaxy Core 1 Did not even flash in TWRP and The ROM given above was flashed but it gave me error that Application Installer has stopped working on boot.

Any other idea ?

Thanks,

Pr0Ankit
[Nexus 6  General] Chad_Petree:
Why is it so hard for google to fix the camera app and the camera quality issues that plague android? I was expecting them to fix it with the 5.1 update , but no luck, if you ask apple fans why they think the iphone is superior , the only thing they have going for them is camera quality. All I'm asking is that they reduce the time it takes to take a HDR+ picture , because without HDR+ the nexus 6 camera is kinda meh, implement an auto HDR+ mode, let us actually use burst mode, timelapse, that's pretty much it.... I don't want to install 3 different camera apps to get features that should be stock ...
[Nexus 6  General] madphone:
Totally agree, nexus 6 is finally a google phone with a good sensor and lens, and they ruin it with a camera app stuck in 2012.

Things missing:

- 60 fps video

- auto HDR

- HDR Video

- burst mode

- slow motion

- manual settings for ISO and shutter speed

- touch focus & manual focus during videos

- stutter free zoom

- stereo sound recording
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
I hear you I'm not very pleased with the situation either. I did download a program just for burst mode (Perfectly Clear) something that was standard on my galaxy S3 2 + years ago. The focus hunting in video mode is infuriating also.

I also agree about the iPhone. I was looking through my friend's new iPhone 6 and was playing with apps and camera like lame, lame, lame, wow this camera app is nice and slow mo!

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] AstroDigital:
I want a quick picture may use the camera app.

I do not have the time or care enough about taking pictures to learn what half the terms mean.

Take a picture, capture a moment .... looks good enough to me.

Really if they had Auto HDR .... whatever that is I can not see me using it.

Just go with the defaults.

If anything I never go for the highest resolution do not want to fill my internal memory or cloud storage with pictures.

Now I read many threads where people that want to take professional looking pictures just buy a third party app, think Camera 2 was recommended.

The iPhone Camera app maybe better but with Android you are free to try other apps.
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
The problem is the 3rd party apps suck at doing it (HDR, Burst, etc) and some excel at one thing so you end up having 4 camera apps that don't do what the iPhone camera does pretty well in one app. It is not like you can't run other camera apps on your iPhone either!

Don't be an Android fanboi/apologist please. Good grief!
[Nexus 6  General] lyrical1278:
I don't think its being an android fanboy or apologist to say a person has a differing opinion than yours. I use HDR on my N6 ALL THE TIME.

Quality is fine for me. I'm not looking to become some great camera phone photographer. I just want to capture a quick moment. I've used quite a few camera apps and, in the end, I find it doesn't matter to me. It all looks good to me.

Point, shoot, upload... MAYBE stream through Chromecast for family. You prefer a better camera set of functions, others, including myself, think the camera is just fine because it fits what we do with our cameras.

It not like anyone is slinging mud at you and telling you to go get an iPhone.. Don't be that guy that throws mud because someone has a differing opinion than you.
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
So just to be clear... your opinion is the camera app is "good enough" and we all should be fine with that? Oh well then O.K. No reason to improve it then. What's next?

Edit: YOU HAVE A NOTE 4??? Get the f*** out of here you are not using Google camera!!! If I had a Note 4 I would not be complaining either! It arguably takes better pictures than the iPhone :good:
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
u do realize u can download the google camera from the play store right? Also its just a phone with a camera. you want quality pics buy a real camera. Gotta love the complainers over something very small. There is nothing wrong with the camera. Get real. Jeez
[Nexus 6  General] madphone:
Auto HDR would also help people who don't want to spend time learning to take pictures.

I think we need an easy to use and fast camera app, which also adds options for those who want to get the best out of the camera. The new Lumia Camera 5 is doing this pretty good i think.
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
Title of thread: Will google ever fix the camera app

People agree it sucks. It runs from acceptable to horrendous. We are labeled complainers? Why is it so much to ask that Google has a "good" camera by default then if I want manual controls or other features I use another app?

Yes, if I want to take a lot of good pictures I will break out my DSLR but functionally my Galaxy S3 was better than what came in my Nexus 6. :eek:
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
Its very simple to them having a acceptable os running would be far more important than any apks. You cant sit there and tell me u rather have a good camera over the os. If so thats a stupid thought. A camera app can be fixed very easily by downloading another from the playstore. So again this small issue that people are having with the google camera is what it is A SMALL ISSUE.
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Not quite sure i agree with all the people saying " you can just download another app " ?? you can't

Not if you want 120fps slow motion

or 60fps.
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
You cant....oh here u go. Sure can :)

https://play.google.com/store/searc...iCAoGY2FtZXJhegIYAIoBAggB:S:ANO1ljIbXPM&hl=en

Oh look google camera 2nd one on the list.
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Thanks for that massive list of camera apps... none of which give 60fps or 120fps slow motion?
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
its a phone are u serious? if your looking for a camera with a phone then go to windows

The nexus 6 is a phone with a camera. Besides even in your post u stated u cant download another app. Right there proves u wrong.
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Lol ok, you need to take the fanboy hat off. Firstly i've had every Nexus phone since the Nexus S , love them, but the camera app is just poor and lacking features.

Oh and go back and read my post again, i said ... not if you want 60fps or 120fps slow motion. ( which btw the OnePlus One can do with the same sensor!) .. get off your high horse

"its a phone are u serious? if your looking for a camera with a phone then go to windows"

This is beyond stupid, how many Android phones out there have MUCH better camera apps than Nexus branded devices ???? ?nearly all of them

The fanboy in you is shocking.
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
Far from a fan boy. Just getting ridiculous with people complaining about a non issue. How is the camera lacking features when it was provided just recently? the google camera is new back in april 2014. So no sure what u mean by poor and lacking features. If thats the case then the google now launcher and is poor and lacking features. Do some research fanboy
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Lol you're making yourself look ridiculous.

So apparently because it was given to us in April 2014 means its perfect? LOL

HTC, Samsung , Sony, OnePlus ( Oneplus btw has the same damn sensor so its 100% capable ) ... All of their Android devices offer :

60-fps

Slow motion

HDR in video

better autofocus while recording video

The list is actually pretty long from whats lacking on the Nexus camera app, sorry but if you can't see that , you're straight up blind, either physically or mentally
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
your the one complaining about a non issue. google makes apps/os as simple as possible. Again research before u continue to complain about a non issue. Your a joke dude thinking that google left out features. there is a reason why. Simplicity.

Have a great day :)

Ps. Never said its perfect, but its not bad as most people state it is. I rather have simplicity over a camera with features I wont use.
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
LOL , cheers, needed that laugh
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
glad u can laugh at urself. With your comments i would laugh too
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Your spelling is atrocious, People like you ruined XDA, " Simplicity " LOL, Cool story.
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
Wow dude grammar troll much. You continue complaining about the simple things. I will go and continue work at my awesome job. Have fun arguing with yourself.

P.S. Nothing wrong with XDA. Keep complaining about stuff maybe you will get somewhere in life.
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Lol you do that.

Anyway, back to the topic now that the troll has " gone back to work"

[MENTION=1681077]Chad_Petree[/MENTION] I'm with you on the state of the camera app, you can have both simplicity and features, just take a look at the iPhone camera app, perfect example of both. Point is Nexus phones should have these features by now... even the HTC M7 had slow motion, thats now 3 generations old.
[Nexus 6  General] Jonphinguyen7:
I agree. SLow motion would be awesome
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
With as much money as Google has you think they could purchase one of the better camera apps (like FV5) strip out the parts they don't like and just integrate it into the code.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] lyrical1278:
Actually.. I have an N6.. Sold my note 4... So don't let my SIG make you look like an idiot. And I NEVER said you should be OK with it because I am. Is your reading comprehension working OK today?

I said don't get your panties twisted because someone has a differing opinion of you
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
YOU having a wrong sig makes ME look like an idiot? LOL O.K. I love your logic with these things. :good:
[Nexus 6  General] hutzdani:
Google will seemingly never fix the camera, since the Nexus S its been bad.

To think that they have worked with Samsung / LG / Motorola and HTC ! They never have mentioned anything about a serious camera software update, all those companies have way way better camera software ! With all their money and research they still can't make a half decent camera app. . . . . . its utterly ridiculous ! They can send internet across 3rd world countries / build a self driving car / build a modular smartphone but camera app is totally out their reach !

I'll eat my own nipple hair if the camera app is deemed up to scratch with other OEM's buy then end of 2015 !
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
Exactly! Can you imagine trying to convert an iPhone camera fan to this nonsense? My imaginary conversation:

Me: So yeah if you move to Android everything is customizable, you can run a theme on your OS, have your home screen look how ever you want, you can easily side load apps not found on the app store, heck you can even run other versions of the OS if you want.

Them: Wow awesome. How's the camera?

Me: Great! Hardware wise it is on par with any high end flagship phone out there!

Them: Hey? Where is the burst option?

Me: Well you could download this app called Perfectly Clear that does photo bursts pretty darn quick.

Them: O.K. where is the high FPS video recording option

Me: Uuuugh well.. there are a few apps that do it but... none of them very well

Them: Can I at least set a manual focus? This thing is hunting all over the place

Me: Mmmm well there is another app called FV5 that does an awesome job at that

Them: Slow motion option?

Me: Nope

Them: So I spend near $700 on a "flagship device" then have to drop another $20-$30 bucks in add on camera programs just to have less options in 4 camera applications than I have with my iPhone in ONE APP?

Me: Yes! Google is super strapped for cash right now as they only made like 15 BILLION dollars last year. A team to put a good camera app together costs, you know, money! Plus many Android users prefer a minimalist design ;)

Them: Well when you put it that way, it all makes sense! :laugh:​
[Nexus 6  General] mudvaynemk:
I fully agree that the camera has been an issue since the start of Android. I've owned every nexus and every note phone. The nexus 6 is my favorite out of any phone I've had. The camera just kills the experience though.
[Nexus 6  General] Crazypinoy9:
To each their own but besides the slow focus the google cam app works great for me. Sure 120fps would be nice and fun to play with but it's not something that's gonna deter me from using the app itself. I've tried using a lot of the other popular camera apps but i always end up going back to the google app because it just fits my standards.

It's all user preference but in my opinion most of the things that people seem to be are asking for in this thread is for google to ADD features that are included in other android based phones. So I think the title of the thread is a little misleading because in that sense it's not necessarily that google needs to "fix" the app (although there are some things that could be improved), but they just need to expand upon it.

IDK...just my two cents :highfive:
[Nexus 6  General] lyrical1278:
Here's my thing though... Isn't the Nexus program based on Google's version of Android. Not Samsung's, not HTC, but Google.

So, if Google wanted a better camera, they would've done so. They haven't. Not because they can't. They don't want to. That's the beauty of choice. They don't want or have to do it. So you got choice. Buy a Samsung or a HTC. Those companies make better camera apps with more features because they choose to.

Just like I can change my SIG if I choose to.. But, since I didn't.. Don't feel bad
[Nexus 6  General] Kurupt1:
I just want slow-mo.
[Nexus 6  General] bonebeatz1234:
Hell if Samsung can make a good camera app why not Google last I checked they created android os so why not make all your your apps Superior to the third parties of the world. This Camera does make you not Wanna use it as much . stock rom it looks damn good as soon as I flash another ROM it looks really bad video and pictures. Videos taking with camera blows to . Coming from a g3 to this I'm still in disbelief of the video quality, 2k recording my ass.
[Nexus 6  General] Cincybearcatfan:
The worst part of the camera for me is the hidden feature that allows you to shoot pictures from the front camera. I can never remember how to get to it.
[Nexus 6  General] phishfi:
If enough people express interest in a feature improvement, the business will change. Google knows their camera sucks, and I'm sure they see the massive edge iPhone has on every Android OEM's attempt at a smartphone camera. They all need to do something to keep up. What's insane to me is just how quickly the iPhone camera snaps a pic or starts filming.
[Nexus 6  General] dtroup64:
I've used the Google Camera app on my Nexus 6 to take 2 dozen pictures that have been used in a our museum's magazine. One was published in the Wall Street Journal as part of a National review of our major summer exhibition. I just send the pictures and I don't care which camera or camera app takes em. Some I take with the museum's high powered Canon, some, when I don't have time to get the camera, I've taken with my Nexus 6.

The Nexus 6 pictures have made our Magazine about as often as the Canon pictures.

If you don't know how to take photos, you blame the camera. :)
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
No one here is saying the camera doesn't take great pictures one at a time, that's not the issue. Jesus Christ

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
This guy said it quite well. Maybe you should follow his lead [MENTION=3267281]DebianDog[/MENTION]. Nothing wrong with camera :)
[Nexus 6  General] lyrical1278:
Honestly. Best camera on an android device I've ever used was the one on the LG G2. THAT camera was FAST
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
Rooter you have already shown you don't understand the problem or even agree with that there is one.

The phone itself takes a pretty good picture the application is the problem.

Now be a good boy and go back to your great job.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
lol there are many that agree with me. Look at the above posts :) Have a good day
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
Yes I see there are a few of you. You folks should form a club called #goodenuf for believers that the Android Camera app is good enough, no reason for changes, or even improvements. It's s perfect as it sits. Most of you should be running Kit Kat because that was absolutely the best version of Android there ever was.

You have a good one too.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] hutzdani:
Really, great a good photo from the camera was published that tells nothing of how good the camera is.

Its auto focus in camera and video is slow and changes on its own accord during Video.

The 2k video drops frames more than a hooker drops her knickers.

The low light performance is not so good.

The camera takes ages to start up vs other camera apps / other OS's cameras

To get a good photo you need HDR on most shots because the camera is poor in low light

Google need to get the basic functions right first before adding features that's the truth and they have not done so since the nexus s.
[Nexus 6  General] bench_strength:
camera issues - all fixable with software

Under certain, very narrow circumstances the stock camera and app take a decent still picture.

HDR+ is requisite. Strong but indirect light is also necessary or issues will crop up.

I would rate it (MY OPINION) to be B+ to A- if those two conditions are met. In other words, pretty damn good.

Else it fails miserably as an easy to use camera - expected on a phone. No illusions about it being a pro device. Point and shoot.

I reject the simplistic strawman argument "it's not the camera it's the photographer". This is truly the voice of a lay photographer and a condescending one as well. A proper automatic camera should produce good to very good images most of the time, not just when conditions are ideal.

The video camera is a complete disaster.

Exposure compensation is primitive. Signal to noise is borderline bad.

The test to demonstrate the almost complete absence of CLEAN exposure compensation is easily replicated:

Place someone in front of a single color wall (or a sky) with the source of light behind you. You know, like you were doing a simple video shoot.. Slowly pan up and down and observe the camera adjust exposure , this is referred to as stair-stepping, and blinks as it adjusts.

A video camera makes these transitions smoothly in all but the most extreme circumstances. The iPhone, for example, is like butter with these transitions of bright/contrast. The human eye is also smooth. The N6 is abrupt, choppy and - for video - useless.

The third party video apps allow you to "lock exposure" which is fine for an interview or an otherwise fixed exposure setting. But no one shoots video like that because as soon as ANY movement happens, the scene is over or under-exposed.

What frustrates me is these issues are not rooted with the hardware. They are the video codec and processing. The APIs allow for access to raw .DNG files for stills (which is cool) but the developers have no access to the core processing math for the video. The APIs are hooks to features, not the chewy center.

As noted by others, if Google gave two hoots about this they could fix it.

My $0.02. And, in case you ask, I shoot professional video all the time. I harbor no illusions about what this N6 should be capable of delivering. I also am fine if you think it works to your satisfaction. But do not represent yourself as an expert because you shot indoor photos and used them in a publication because that is a specious argument about the overall quality of the device as a camera.
[Nexus 6  General] bonebeatz1234:
Five different camera apps to do everything that should be standard on camera apps in 2015 excuses excuses the app suck . Software does do wonders to hardware so it's fixable, but until someone get there head out there ass this is as good as it gets for the nexus 6 . I like the pictures this phone takes when on stock ROM but the videos look bad, camera keep refocusing every 10 sec its horrible.
[Nexus 6  General] the_rooter:
Then go to apple. :)