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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
The policy issue was related to a third party analytics SDK. Actually, Google never give us more details about that.

We are still try to understand the nature of the issue.

Please note that Footej Camera was tested by Google some months ago in order to participate in Play Pass. They never found something non-compliant.

I agree that forcing the developer to use a different package name a stupid panishement. Because, Google still trust us as a developer (the account is still active). They also allow us to publish the same (fixed) app.

So, they just harm our business and users with IAP. It's totally insane.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EP2008:
That answer was posted as I was typing my question. Check the timestamps. :rolleyes:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MIcHiJK:
Can you add the option to use custom paths to save pictures and videos. Because you can't write to the sd card in android 10 but it is working with this directory mnt/media_rw/sdCardName. Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
How do you grant permissions to that directory? I mean writing to SD demands to get permissions using Android's Storage Access Framework.

Yes, Android 10 again changes access to SD. This was problematic in earlier version and Google make it more tricky.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MIcHiJK:
Yes, I can grant sd access without problems. But it still gives me an error when I take an picture or video and it will not write it to the SD card. Not one app can write to it, some of them can just delete stuff. I added that directory mentioned in previous post to root explorer and now everything works there. I don't know if it needs root access to use this directory but adding an option to use custom paths like that would be a good temporary solution I think.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MIcHiJK:
Edit:

Misunderstood that question. With that directory, android didn't asked me to grant access but still gives the ability to read and write.

Edit 2.0:

Misclicked and didn't edited my post instead created a new one.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TogoFire:
someone send me the footej 2 2020 3.1 apk other than by the playstore store please.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sairon188:
Hi! Testing this camera on redmi 4x with cam2api

Is there an option to change video framerate(Just a basic video, not slow mo)

Also, video is only 640x360 (phone is able 1080p, app settings set to 1080p)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Hi, No option to change framerate.

Most probably, bad ROM implementation. The app reads camera profiles from the API.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MIcHiJK:
Can you guys fix this? :)

Android 10 gesture bar make the UI look in landscape broken. And maybe fill the notch space with something.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MIcHiJK:
No? Okay.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
Hi [MENTION=3750240]stratosk[/MENTION],

Thanks for your precious work,dedication and development in last 4 years. It has been my primary camera app since the day you publish it here and no doubt its going to be the same in future.

I just have a small request please consider it once. Is it possible to take multiple shots with long exposure ? i have a pixel 2 xl and can set max shutter at 4 sec. So, is it possible if i set my device on a tripod and select 4 seconds manual shutter speed and then my device keep taking 4 sec exposure shots as long as i stop it ? I love long light trails and milky ways. Just curious if it is possible.

Pixels also have night sight but when it comes to capturing a light trail , its not even good.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Sorry, for the late response.

We will investigate the issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Hi,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you like the app.

We will check your requests and we will examine what we can do.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chrisrevoltes:
Is there any way to add the ability to read qr codes?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] joey3002:
Does this camera support recording from the front camera and then hitting a button to switch to the front camera? I used an app like that on my iphone but recently switched to Samsung S10+ and am looking to do the same.

thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for the feedback.

Do you mean for the new taken pictures or the old?

Which viewer do you use? The problem was in the GPS date time. In the new version we don't populate this field because due to a bug in Android the API write wrong data.

I use Google Photos (both android and web app) as an alternative viewer. There I can see the photos with correct date time.

Do you have enabled "Save location" option?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Mostly newer devices (e.g. Nexus 5, 5x, 6p, Galaxy S7, LG G4) that manufacturers implemented Android's Camera 2 API.

Some device may also support manual controls through their native apps, but Camera 2 API is not implemented correctly.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Elting:
For the new taken pictures. I have enabled 'save location'.

But just a minute ago a took a picture and now the time stamp is correct.

As picture viewer I use Focus and Google Fotos.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Yes, you are right. I can see that Focus display the date as 1970 and Google Photos normally.

So, here is the explanation. Due to Android's API bug when you set GPS datetime field in the camera capture request that field is written corrupted in JPG's exif data.

So, in the latest version we don't write anymore the GPS datetime field. This means that that field is zero (= 1/1/1970).

It seems that Google Photos displays the file datetime if the GPS datetime is 0 but Focus doesn't.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] /root:
I know HDR isn't something liked by everyone but where is the HDR setting? I don't see the option to use it anywhere, did I miss it?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
HDR for camera 2 is under construction
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
Just purchased ! will test it tomorrow in daylight . Cant see resolution option anywhere for videos and images. Photo quality is pretty impressive. Looking for some more options like 4K and further video improvements. Device is LG G4 on lollipop.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thank you very much for your purchase and your feedback.

You may access resolution option from settings. Touching the menu button you should see the 3 dots menu to appear as a gear button. There you can find all the related options.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] /root:
That's Footej Camera 2? Correct?

Awesome!

I can't believe how cheap this app is, there is one thing I must say which just made me buy your app as soon as I installed it. The speed. It just shoots so quickly sometimes I don't even understand I took the shot.

Job well done.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
Sorry but can you post a screenshot, i touched the 3 dot menu but resolution options are not there .
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Please find attached the screenshot.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Footej Camera 1.1.5 is now available on Google Play!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
App is stable and generating outstanding results on my G4, one request that can you add manual control and capera 2 api ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
The app does support Camera 2 API. If device also has implemented Camera 2, app will use it.

You may find the manual controls opening the three dots menu and choosing exposure option. If you press the "Auto" button you will see the manual controls.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
My bad, i was looking for raw option. never thought it is going to be under single photo option. thanks :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] {s3rious}:
Great app, I've purchased it, but I have 2 things to say.

First, add option so that you can change prefix for images. Now the prefix is FJ....., I would like to change that.

And second, something is wrong with the rotation. The interface rotates, but like the screen doesn't. Like it is always rotated by 90 degrees and just interface rotates to normal, not the screen
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for the feedback! We noted your first suggestion about the name prefix. We can't promise it though. :)

About the rotation. The app locks the orientation to landscape and it handles internally the changes. This is how most camera apps work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Footej Camera 1.1.6 is now available on Google Play!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
manual controls are missing from the app ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Iri_ramo:
Worked perfectly ! Very nice app . thanks man :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chrisrevoltes:
No it doesn't. At least not on my phone (S7 LOS17.1 Android 10).

But you can try it on your own, the basic app is free ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
We will think about it and maybe we will implement it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XCongoAlpha:
Auto focus fails sometimes. Like 50% chance that it will not focus properly.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] iamkani:
Why it doesn't support to Galaxy S10 plus?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stbxxl:
Footej (version 1.0.54) crashes on my Pixel 6 Pro every time I want to take a picture with the attached error message. Do you have an ETA for a fix?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] moriel5:
Disclaimer: I am a simple user, and am not affiliated with Semaphore or ZipoApps.

Recently, Footej Camera (or officially, Footej Camera 2) was bought by ZipoApps.

After seeing things like the buyouts of software like QuickPic or certain (legacy) parts of Nano Defender and the resulting consequences, naturally I was concerned with this, especially when ZipoApps's line of business is buying existing apps and monetizing them.

After some sleuthing, I managed to get the personal cellular number of ZipoApps's CEO, Alik Hochner (I am not going to divulge any more information about how and what was needed for this, to preserve his and other involved people's privacy), and I just spoke with him a few minutes ago.

While I am not completely reassured, due to not having experience with ZipoApps's history, he did strike me as someone who does want to be able to monetize apps while protecting user's privacy to the best of his abilities, though understandably limited by the tools the current market offers without being independent of the mass market.

Make of that what you will, I will continue to keep an eye on the matter, to see whether this turns out to be a turning point for such buyouts for the better or not.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chrisrevoltes:
Wow, that sucks so much when that happens without you noticing. Thanks for reporting it.

I bought it back then to support the developer and keep my data with me.

Now I'm curious to see what comes next. In the worst case, a subscription model or data theft. In the best case, the app will be developed faster and better. But that's not how these companies work. But now, at the latest, you should block internet access!

Maybe @stratosk can say clarify this and explain it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Hi,

Unfortunately and obviously, we couldn't announce anything before finishing the deal.

We hope that ZipoApps will continue to add good features to this great app with your support.

Thank you all for your support all these years!

Regards,

Stratos
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stbxxl:
Sadly it's still not working on my Pixel 6 Pro. I have provided details several times but never heard back. There were a few minor updates without addressing the instant crash. Recent reviews on Google Play are also not encouraging. I have therefore decided to move on and delete Footej.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
Thread closed at request of OP @stratosk

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] NexusGTS:
i get fc when i try to acces the photo and video settings. Xperia z5 android 6.0.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Manual controls are only supported on devices with Android camera 2 API implemented.

LG G2 doesn't implement it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Xperia Z5 is not supported due to some issues on Sony's camera API implementation.

We hope to include it again if we find a way find a workaround (but most probably, Sony needs to do something on their ROM)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rajkatiyar07:
I own a G4 btw , G2 was my old device (gonna edit my signature ). And thanks to XDA for featuring the app on portal where i find how to adjust manual controls :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] NexusGTS:
too bad. Guess i'll use it on xperia z1 for now since there is working fine :). Thank you for your hard work !
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Aleksandr-1:
CM13 | v1.1.7 build 57

The camera does not start, offering to send the log.

Edit: Today's update fixed a bug.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Aleksandr-1:
stratosk,

Hello, you can add in the next version of the translation into Russian? There translated version 1.1.7 build 58

Thank you in advance.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for reporting. Yes, we fixed it.

Thanks for your offer, my friend.

We already have in plans to add Russian translation and we already made the translation. But maybe we could use yours.

Thank you very much!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
[MENTION=6946181]Aleksandr-1[/MENTION]

A small thank you in your inbox. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dantezinn:
Delete
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] JeJoye:
[MENTION=3750240]stratosk[/MENTION]

Can you please also add portrait camera orientation (maybe as option)?

Why image in photo camera (on the screen) is little laggy when try to do photo 'Single image' mode? In HDR peview mode got perfect FPS.

Thanks for the really good camera!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for your feedback!

Maybe in the future we will change the app's orientation procedure.

We can't reproduce the lag in our devices. Could you please send an email to support (from within the app, Settings->About->Feedback & Support). We will check your device characteristics and the log.

Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EP2008:
How do I stop this service from running?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
This service is part of Footej app. You can't stop it (or if you will, the application will not work properly).

The service is responsible to update app's media database in sync and is active only for minimal time (mainly when the app is opened).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EP2008:
As you can see in my screenshot, it's been running for 24 hours. Should it end the service when the app isn't open?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
No, it should always run in background. But it's actually activated only when something changes in your photo and video storage directories.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EP2008:
OK. Thanks for explaining.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Apipote:
Hello

Can the Foteej´s photo gallery, synced with google photos cloud?

Tnx
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Hi,

No currently there is no such possibility. Maybe in the future...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] decebal12345:
Yes, I don't like this, too.

I must rename every time pictures and photo FJVID_20161001_... Is very, very annoying to delete again and again FJVID and FJ.

Is possible to change this?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mochamoo:
I have burst mode folders that I can see on Nexus 6p with ES File Explorer but can't see them when I connect via usb to my windows laptop. Please help. Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
From Footej gallery slider open the burst session. There is an option to the menu to extract the burst photos to your photo storage directory.

That way the media store will be notified and you will be able to see the photos.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mochamoo:
Thanks I see that. Now here's another question. The trash can is awfully close to the gif button and I accidentally deleted a burst session. Am trying to find a way to recover it but so far no luck with recovery utitlies. Sniff.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
When you delete media there is an undo snackbar that gives you the option to revert the delete action.

Maybe we could implement a confirmation dialog, but it's not very convenient...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
We note your request. Maybe we will implement this in future versions
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mochamoo:
Not sure what a snackbar is. I thought I saw something that said undo but it was so quick that I couldn't see what it said or what I needed to do. So now what??? I haven't been using the phone so as not to overwrite anything but undelete utilities aren't working.

---------- Post added 2nd October 2016 at 12:02 AM ---------- Previous post was 1st October 2016 at 11:55 PM ----------

I need these photos back so any help is appreciated. For future, I suggest moving the trash bin away from other options such as gif or menu. Too easy to hit by accident especially if an undo confirmation function is "inconvenient" to build into it. Also, if this "snackbar" thing could stay on the screen longer it would be helpful. I thought I was hitting gif and wasn't expecting it to delete it all instead so I am in a bind here and have been trying to recover them for a few hours now. Ideas anyone?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xrad:
Please please keep the snackbar. One of the biggest UX improvements in years. Google Photos also uses the snackbar (obvisously) and moves deleted photos into a thrashcan, which you can visit later to restore images you deleted accidentally or to permanently remove them.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mochamoo:
Could it move deleted photos to the recycle bin or some such? I managed to recover small versions of the missing photos using an app called DiskDigger. It would've been nice to have the full size versions. Any idea what Footej does with deleted burst mode sessions? I notice that other burst folders have .nomedia in it so I suspect that is why the recovery utilities I tried won't/can't find them. Not sure why the burst folders are setup this way. I suppose it is to limit media scanning if you do a lot of burst sessions. I don't do a lot of these so maybe it can be optional? Does anyone know of a utility that will ignore the .nomedia and scan anyway?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DingoDingo:
Why don't you just remove .nomedia from folder, you can add it back later?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Footej just delete both normal and burst photos.

Burst photos are stored in folders with .nomedia in order to prevent Android's media store to scan them (to avoid lot's of photos in you other gallery apps).

Keeping a trash folder is not bad idea. We will examine it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mochamoo:
That is what I thought. Understand. Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Bwyan Benton:
I freeze that service with "my android tools" it causes no issues. And it doesn't stop running even long after the app is closed. There is no need for that. The only thing that happens when you freeze that service is you can't view your photos from within the app. Just close the app and use your gallery. No big deal.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] inteks:
Hi. Really nice app. Just what i'm looking for.

But the gallery has problems to show me my fotos if stored on ext sdcard... Can you may just open phone gallery? Optionally...

Gesendet von meinem SM-G935F mit Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for your feedback! We are happy you like the app.

We will check your request about the external gallery. Though, what exactly is the issue?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xrad:
Sorry to jump in, but this also bothers me a bit. One thing that is a bit confusing is that the Gallery, when opened via the thumbnail, only shows the recent images taken by Footej. The "real" gallery shows all, but it is kind of hidden. I think it would be more straight-forward if the gallery always showed the full set of images. Perhaps there could be an option to limit the images to recent ones, but then again why would I want to do that?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
[MENTION=4719877]xrad[/MENTION]

We pushed new beta. Could you please check?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xrad:
Looks good now, thanks!

BTW, is do you have a crowdin account or similar? The German translation could sure use some love.

Finally, any plans to allow better configuration of auto focus time? The few seconds is quite challanging when using manual controls.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for testing.

No, there is not a crowdin project for translations. I could send your the strings file if you have specific suggestions.

Could you please clarify about the auto focus time?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EP2008:
I think they are asking if the manual focus can stay locked for a longer period of time before going back to auto focus.

If that's what they mean, I would also like this to be adjusted (preferably, once it's set to manual focus it stays on manual focus until the user wants it back on auto).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ashwi_:
Awesome app with nice intuitive UI. Loved it and couldn't resist the price either :) Hats off to the dev.

The white balance toggle don't seem to have any effect on my side.. Can u look into the issue? I'm running it on a OnePlus one with Sultan CM.

Also it would be nice if you could bring the resolution toggle to the main screen. It's currently buried in the settings tab.

Keep up the good work and looking forward to more updates. You got a happy customer :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xrad:
[MENTION=3750240]stratosk[/MENTION] Yes, that's what I meant. Typically Cams have a setting to control how long the touch focus stays active: 3 s, 5 s, 10 s ... infinitely With Footej, when I touch focus I get the two rings which I can move around (exposure metering and focus). This is good UX actually. But when you actually use that a bit, for example to tune the exposure, the app often times out and you have to start over.

In that same area: it would be very good if there were different exposure metering modes; at least frame average vs just the spot (which is what you implement now). I don't know how to integrate this best with your current UX approach though.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
Thanks for your feedback. I'm happy you like the app! :)

About the white balance, we are using the white balance schemes of the camera interface gives. Maybe it's a ROM issue? If you want please send us an email to support from within the Footej app (in order to get the log file with the camera characteristics).

We "hide" the resolutions in the settings because we believe that users don't change that frequently. But maybe we will reconsider if many users ask for this.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stratosk:
OK, I see. Thanks for clarifying.

We noted your requests.