Camera app: GCam as an alternative

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I have changed, in my Murena Fairphone 4, the camera app: I use GCam, this version (MGC). It’s a fork of Google Camera, and is amazing. I selected the “Pixel 6 - Oriole” mode, and everything is better than the stock app: the colours, the resolution, the stabilization of video, the 2 cameras, OISS and ultra-wide, perfectly detected and working, the quality of images in darkness, the simplicity of the app… I think could be a good idea implement this app into /e/ os. It’s really impressive. And I think it’s open source…

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We had already several threads here about GCam ports, where to get and how to install them.

This will probably not happen.

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Hi, thanks for the tip. Which exactly file did you choose from the link you provided?

And where did you selected “Pixel 6-Oriole” mode. I can’t find it!

By the way, I have one concern: how safe is it to use GCam in Fairphone 4 with e OS? (In terms of privacy I mean).

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I run RethinkDNS on my device. As far as I have seen GCam (this means: the port I use) doesn’t do any network access, never. OK, this doesn’t mean that it will not happen some day …

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Exactly this (is the one in “stable versions”): MGCA11V11.

More settings - Configuration of modes - Interface

Is a port, not fully open-source, but I think the app doesn’t have Internet connection (I have chosen “Gallery” to save pictures). And works with MicroG.

Exact. If someday the app try to access network, I’ll delete it.

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Hey! This solution worked for me and finally I have a functional camera, thank you so much!

I just cannot change the place, where the pictures and videos are stored (right now they are stored in the murena cloud but I would prefer them to be saved on the internal space or the SD card)

Where can I change this?

Thanks!

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Hi, thanks for your answer and sorry for the delay in mine. What is RethinkDNS for?

What you said about that GCam never accesses internet gave me some confidence, so I installed and tested it. In many cases I liked the results more than with the default e os cam.

However, in the permissions section for the app I found this, which made me return to my lack of confidence…

(I am trying to add some screenshots showing the permissions, but I can’t, I don’t know why, but there were many permissions regarding to network, if you can please check it in your device. I would love to continue using GCam, but just if it’s safe in terms of privacy, I would really appreciate your advice after checking the permissions section for this).

(I found it in Configuration → apps → camera (the gcam app, not the default one, of course) → permissions → all the permissions)

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Hi, thanks for your answer and sorry for the delay in mine. I tested it and really liked the results!!

However, in the permissions section for the app I found this, which made me return to my previous concerns about privacy issues.

(I am trying to add some screenshots showing the permissions, but I can’t, I don’t know why, but there were many permissions regarding to network, if you can please check it in your device. I would love to continue using GCam, but just if it’s safe in terms of privacy, I would really appreciate your advice after checking the permissions section for this).

(I found it in Configuration → apps → camera (the gcam app, not the default one, of course) → permissions → all the permissions)