Nexus Camera Update

Benihana · 16 Apr 2014 at 22:52

Dont know how many of you have seen the update to the camera app for your nexus device? Just installed it on my Nexus 4 and now crashes my phone when trying to take pictures. Looks like I will be rolling it back or using another app instead!

DAnDan · 16 Apr 2014 at 23:09

Tried a restart? Maybe wipe the cache/data for the camera app, see if that does anything.

My N5 updated itself this evening, all seems fine so far.

Craig321 · 16 Apr 2014 at 23:32

All good here. New camera app is nice, seems faster as well.

Orcvader · 17 Apr 2014 at 01:43

It updated and works fine on my Nexus 10 as well. Well, what really bugs me is that it takes pictures as 4:3 with black bars on the side instead of filling up the whole screen. Needs a touch of immersive mode!

Benihana · 17 Apr 2014 at 07:48

Its crashed my phone 3 times, will try clearing the cache as mentioned. Seems like the app has taken a few steps backwards though? I guess I was hoping for something like they did with the Nexus 5 that improved the image quality, the Nexus 4 is pretty disappointing in the camera department

davidargyll · 17 Apr 2014 at 10:27

Working fine here on the Moto X and also the HTC One (M8).

ebilcake · 17 Apr 2014 at 12:39

Work's but it's a bit crap, okay it's better than the previous stock camera app but not by much.

Trox · 17 Apr 2014 at 12:41

Works fine for me but the capture button is a bit excessive.

Snax · 17 Apr 2014 at 13:13

IIt is working fine on my n4. It seems to present the whole shot in the live view; previously I think it presented a crop of the shot which made framing shots hard.

Good change imho

antonusklesk · 17 Apr 2014 at 18:09

Installed it on my N4 earlier but hadn't tested it. Just crashed on the second pic I tried to take.

I'll also clear cache and whatnot to see if it's any better.

thel33ter · 17 Apr 2014 at 19:15

Works fine on my G2, but I don't like it, you don't need a shutter button that takes up 1/3 of the screen.

jjr1 · 17 Apr 2014 at 21:31

Do the critics above not realise that the viewfinder is now the actual picture you take !!!

The big black lines are there to help you visualise the actual photo taken.

DAnDan · 18 Apr 2014 at 01:11

thel33ter said:
Works fine on my G2, but I don't like it, you don't need a shutter button that takes up 1/3 of the screen.

The update changed the way the preview works. Previously it showed you a fullscreen 16:9 preview, which didn't show the full image that would be taken. Now it shoes a 4:3 preview, which is the full and exact picture that will be taken. It's the same way the iphone does it now.

It looks a bit odd, but it makes more sense overall.

Hxc · 18 Apr 2014 at 01:47

I'm somewhat amazed it went this long without that being corrected!

DrunkRufie · 18 Apr 2014 at 14:54

Works fine on my N5. Friend said it was crashing his Nexus when using the lens blur feature.