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Is there a way to see the device's screen *live* on PC, through ADB?
screenrecord
screenrecord is an internal Android executable that dumps screen to a file, and ffplay from ffmpeg happens to be able to play an H.264 encoded stream from stdin
First enable ADB USB ...
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Why do different Android phones with the same camera specs have different picture quality?
The only thing you mention is the resolution. Stating that the cameras have the same specs only because they have the same resolution, is a fallacy at best. It's like saying that two cars should ...
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Use image file as camera
There are 3rd-party "fake camera" apps that will let you to choose an image instead, such as:
Image2Camera (free)
Fake Camera by New Horizon Apps (free)
Fake Camera - donate version by Vaclav Balak (...
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Why do different Android phones with the same camera specs have different picture quality?
Because resolution is probably the least important from all the characteristics of a camera (and it can even go against quality, a larger resolution without an accordingly better sensor might just as ...
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Can I manually focus the camera on my Android phone?
The new API for full control of the camera on android had been added to android version 5. Google added these features like iso ,manual focus and etc in android lollipop. I personally think to use ...
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How Do We Set the Default Camera App in Android 11?
I am on Android 11 (Pixel 4a) and was searching to do this and I recalled this question (had posted an answer and deleted, not being correct) . Here's the answer from Android 11 Changelog — Full List ...
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Is there any way to re-render a photosphere?
To recover from a crash during a panorama stitch I did this:
Use a file explorer on Android to copy the folder containing the unstitched files from the cache:
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com....
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Why the music player stop playing music when taking photo?
This is an old question, but I think that some people might find it useful since I came it across using Google search.
The camera app has a permission called TAKE_AUDIO_FOCUS which it is granted by ...
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Can I manually focus the camera on my Android phone?
There is a free android app that allows you to manually adjust focus (and more camera technical stuff for photographers)
Its called open camera and can be found on playstore.
(the one by mark harman)...
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What does aspect ratio has to do with the megapixels?
The aspect ratio has nothing to do with megapixels. Part of a 4:3 image are removed to get a 16:9 resolution, that is why a 16:9 image has less pixels.
The purple rectangle is your 4:3 picture, and ...
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How can I take a picture with the depth camera?
While the Nokia 7.1 has a 'depth' camera. It is unclear if the 5MP camera has been exposed to developers (doubtful) or is part of the overall camera system for image enhancement (more likely).
On the ...
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Can I login to Whatsapp Web without scanning the QR code?
You can't, you need to scann with Whatsapp, if you scann the QR code with a normal reader, how a website or similar, you only get a plain text.
Whatsapp send that text to your own server to enable ...
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Accessibility: controlling Android and typing via eyes
Android actually does have this feature (I didn't know it either before today). Camera Switches via the Accessibility Suite is widely available since 30 September 2021 as mentioned on this page.
As ...
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Why do different Android phones with the same camera specs have different picture quality?
You also need to take into account the pixel size of the sensor, as well as the sensor size, all of which can positive affect image quality of the photo. The processing of the photo is vital as well.
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Why does unlocking bootloader affect camera quality on some devices?
For Sony's specific case, it's because Sony has proprietary technology (X-Reality color management, BIONZ image processor, active noise cancelling techniques) for its stock camera that uses DRM ...
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How to use burst / slow-mo features on Nexus 6p?
This is for Google Camera v3.0 and up:
Video
Open Google Camera app
Swipe from right to left for Video mode.
In the top right, touch the icons to turn features on or off:
Slow motion: Set slow motion ...
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What does aspect ratio has to do with the megapixels?
Glossary of Digital Photography Terms :
Megapixel: A megapixel contains 1,000,000 pixels and is the unit of measure used to describe the size of the sensor in a digital camera.
Aspect Ratio: Aspect ...
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How does software affect photo quality on different Android devices even though they have the same camera sensor?
Camera does not give you the raw data it captures. Before it outputs the format you desire, the data will be processed by a set of algorithm implemented differently by each manufacturers, giving ...
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How can I change the default camera app (on lockscreen)?
While uninstalling the pre-installed camera app can be difficult as others have mentioned, it should be relatively easy to change your default camera app to Open Camera (or whatever camera app you ...
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Is there a way to take low resolution pictures on Android?
Open Camera has plenty of options for specifying the resolution.
Look on the settings menu, then Photo settings. You can set it to 640x480 or even 352x288. You can also set the image quality, ie the ...
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Camera app can't access SD card anymore after formatting it as internal
Meanwhile, I found the solution. In the app settings, I had to delete the app data and cache. That set the settings back to default which solved the issue.
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How to change photo storage path for LineageOS 16's Camera app?
As of right now it is not possible for you to change the path. Android Pie does not allow apps to write/read SD Card public area and only allows apps to access the application private area.
That being ...
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Can the Samsung Galaxy Note II stock camera app be transplanted to a custom firmware?
The short answer is no.
The detailed answer is - it will be difficult - very difficult.
The camera from the stock samsung firmware relies on the touchwiz framework to work correctly. Any AOSP based ...
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Take a photo in PNG (or other lossless) format
If you really want to take lossless photographs, you should look for a camera app with RAW support. Typically, you would be working with a .dng file, instead of a .png file. RAW photos are lossless ...
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How to remove camera shortcut on lock screen?
If you're looking to just eliminate its presence (but not the function), get Xposed framework and this module: LINK: Xposed repo. Not just the camera icon - everything you don't want on the lockscreen ...
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Feed an image to Genymotion Camera
I failed to get this working on Ubuntu 18.04. Here's what I found:
The Ubuntu repos contain a program called Webcamoid which can create a virtual camera that uses your desktops as the camera input.
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How can I stop the camera from switching back to the launcher?
As an alternative to this answer from beeshyams, if you cannot afford to replace your preferred camera app than try screen pinning that app.
You can pin an app's screen to keep it in view until you ...
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How can I change the default camera app (on lockscreen)?
Default camera is a system app, which requires root to uninstall default camera app. You can use Titanium Backup like app to remove system app (N.B: Removing system app will be harmful to your device)....
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Is there a downside to keeping the HDR mode on my Moto G phone camera always on?
No downside to it (barring some scenarios)
HDR increases the dynamic range between the darkest and brightest colours in your photo and there's no downside to it apart from lag (that may be fixed by ...
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Is there any way to recover a camera view (photo) that I didn't take?
If the picture was not actually taken, you cannot recover it. Your phone doesn't record what's done on the camera screen, unless you actually record a video or take a picture.
If it would be ...
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