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Android users struggle to find a good FOSS camera app

Original: I still haven't found a FOSS camera app for Android that I like. I'm still using Pixel Camera. Open Camera is old and is

An Android user says no free and open-source camera app meets their needs, so they stick with Google's Pixel Camera. Open Camera is described as outdated and still built on the older camera2 API, LibreCamera is rarely updated, and Fossify feels generic. The complaint highlights a wider gap in the open-source Android ecosystem, where proprietary camera apps still lead on image quality and API support.

Why now: Frustration over the lack of polished open-source camera apps for Android resonates with users who want to avoid proprietary software.

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• I still haven't found a FOSS camera app for Android that I like. I'm still using Pixel Camera. Open Camera is old and is still using camera2 as far as I can tell. LibreCamera is hardly ever updated. Fossify I just find to be sort of boring and generic. I do have the default… · zak@infosec.exchange · 4

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