GCAM apps are broken with /e/OS 2.2

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Dear @Manoj,

As already mentioned in the Feedback for v2.2 thread (see here and here), the GCAM apps are broken after upgrading /e/OS to v2.2 on my Fairphone 4.

The GCAM app starts, but it only shows a black screen:

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Some more information:

  • Fairphone’s stock camera works fine.
  • OpenCamera works fine.
  • The device is not rooted.
  • GCAM app ID org.codeaurora.snapcam, version 9.2.113.604778888.19, downloaded from here

The user @s.marwitz faces the same issue.

I’ve created this dedicated topic to hopefully become less cluttered/mixed with other issues.

I appreciate your help!

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You might want to add the specific version of GCam you are on. I am using a very old version (Nikita NGCam_8.2.300-v1.8) that is not affected by this problem on my Fairphone 3+ on /e/OS-dev v2.2

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I think it has to do with the camera changes FP4 and FP5 got.

But I would say raise an issue and wait…

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Where would you raise an issue? In the /e/OS GitLab repo?

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All issues are raised In the gitlab

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The update also broke: com.example.barcodescanner from F-Droid

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com.google.zxing.client.android from F-Droid still works for me.
In-built QR code scanner in Firefox, too.

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I decided to jump on this already existing FP5 issue instead of filing a new one

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Still not working in 2.3. Very dissappointing!

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I had a very similar issue until I re-enabled microg, which I had deactivated. I have a Fairphone 3+ and I’m also using an old gcam port by Nikita.

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until I re-enabled microg

@berenice: how can one enable/disable microg? :thinking:

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@mu88 You go to Settings → Apps → See all apps → App info → Disable (middle option)

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Tested both on v2.2 and v2.3 of /e/OS, but unfortunately it didn’t fix the issue :sleepy:

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I have (temporarily) a Fairphone 3 and Fairphone 4 now. I love photography and have been using Gcam on my FP3 since I installed e/os. (now at version 2.4.1). It is wokring fine, although my phone is getting a bit slow in processing.

This week I got my Fairphone 4, so I have a fresh install of e/os 2.4.1 (official) on this phone.

Whatever Gcam version I try, only the video and panorama mode work. Night/camera/portrait view just give me a black screen with the buttons.

I tried enabling and disabling de FP camera app itself in the settings (and rebooted after enabling and disabling). I assume it’s the same problem as described here and also reported at Gcam stopped working after updating to 2.1, too many and broken cameras in Open Camera (#8123) · Issues · e / Backlog · GitLab (I also have the ugly distortion on the right side when I shoot in panorama mode). What I don’t understand, is the reason it was closed

I read that someone with a FP5 had it working again since e/os 2.4, but it’s not the case for me.

Also read this topic, but it got a bit too technical for me. FP4 - gcam-port - #290 by noodlejetski - The Products - Fairphone Community Forum Plus it’s information from last year and earlier.

Is there someone with an FP and a recent version of e/os and working Gcam? Could you tell which Gcam you use and what settings you have used to perhaps activate the cams?
I have now installed the downloaded APK, so I guess it’s using the camera2 api. Does it make a difference to have it installed as a system app? And is there a way to do that if my phone is not rooted?

thanks!

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AFAIK there is no news from the /e/OS developer team yet :pensive:

The issue you found in the backlog was closed in favor of RAW format type does not work in version 2.1 /e/OS on FP5 (#8075) · Issues · e / Backlog · GitLab, so feel free to raise your need for this app there, too, so that the necessity for a fix becomes more traction.

Maybe @Manoj can friendly ask the dev team whether they could provide an update. But beside that there is not much you can do at the moment

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Thanks. Is it still not working for you as well? I saw the topic about missing RAW support, and indeed also in other camera apps the camera does not work if I choose to shoot in RAW.

I will post on gitlab!

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Exactly, it’s not working for me for months, too

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