So recently I just noticed that my VZW SGS3 is automatically shrinking images when attached to MMS. It doesn't matter how big the picture is originally, it shrinks it down to roughly 580X435 (252KP). It doesn't matter whether I start in he messaging app, then "attach" the file with stock Gallery, Quickpick, or a file manager. Nor does it matter if I start in any of those apps then "share" it to Messaging. I don't need it to attach the full 8MP image, just something bigger than a tiny 580X435.
My VZW G-Nex shares 1MP+ (1600X1200) pictures just fine with the stock messaging app.
Any ideas on how to prevent the shrinking / enable larger image files to be sent?
Both phones running latest CM10.1 and stock Messaging app.
sundownls1 said:
So recently I just noticed that my VZW SGS3 is automatically shrinking images when attached to MMS. It doesn't matter how big the picture is originally, it shrinks it down to roughly 580X435 (252KP). It doesn't matter whether I start in he messaging app, then "attach" the file with stock Gallery, Quickpick, or a file manager. Nor does it matter if I start in any of those apps then "share" it to Messaging. I don't need it to attach the full 8MP image, just something bigger than a tiny 580X435.
My VZW G-Nex shares 1MP+ (1600X1200) pictures just fine with the stock messaging app.
Any ideas on how to prevent the shrinking / enable larger image files to be sent?
Both phones running latest CM10.1 and stock Messaging app.
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Might be CM10.1 and build prop. Almost certain mine does not shrink down as I notice no loss of quality in pics sent/received.
Elite49 said:
Might be CM10.1 and build prop. Almost certain mine does not shrink down as I notice no loss of quality in pics sent/received.
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Could be that, I was just asking people the same question and no one had an answer.
Only way I've gotten past it is to use GOsms.
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blestsol said:
Could be that, I was just asking people the same question and no one had an answer.
Only way I've gotten past it is to use GOsms.
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My initial hunch was that it's a bug with CM10.1. It seemed to work fine while under CM10, then the shrinking began after upgrading to CM10.1. I'll give GOsms a try and see if that works.
Thanks for the suggestion.
sundownls1 said:
My initial hunch was that it's a bug with CM10.1. It seemed to work fine while under CM10, then the shrinking began after upgrading to CM10.1. I'll give GOsms a try and see if that works.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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My stock based rom does the same thing. I wish I knew why.
Same, stock rooted ICS. It should be noted if you save the image it is a larger file.
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fatasian said:
Same, stock rooted ICS. It should be noted if you save the image it is a larger file.
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Not on mine.
Let me see if I can explain it better.
Image in gallery is 1600X1200.
Go to messaging and hit "attach" paperclip icon.
Use gallery / QuickPic / File explorer and select same image (or use "share" button if starting in this app instead of messaging).
Before even sending the image, it's already resized down to a ~580X435 (actual size varies on original ratio).
Recipient receives image in the 580X435 image, and it stays that way even after being saved.
However, when I send the same image, using the same procedure from my G-Nex, the SGS3 receives (and can save) the image in the original 1600X1200 size.
For some reason, as soon as it's attached to a message, the image is being horribly downsized.
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Do anybody know of a better mms app other than the stock and handcent. I'm running DC.3.2.3 Rom the problem is that the stock mms compress the picture way to small. Handcent takes too long to send out the pictures as if it donot want to send. Gmail works perfect just cannot sent to a phone number.
Any suggesting
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You can always try ChompSMS it's quite popular and very similar to Handcent.
This is the issue that really bugged me, I hated that the stock app couldn't send a file bigger than 14k and didn't like using chomp or handcent. If you are still looking for a more elegant solution, I might have a possible solution. I replaced the mms.apk file in the ROM I was about to flash with the vanilla one (attached) and after booting up it worked perfectly. I like the black background and when I attach a picture it doesn't compress it to crap. I just opened the zip file of the ROM with winrar and deleted the old mms.apk in the sys app folder and dropped the new one in its place. I realize this solution is less than ideal, and there is probably a better way with adb, but I figure soon enough you'll flash an updated ROM anyways.
Try pure messenger, almost like the sense one, almost.
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@Nerovingian
Thank you! That was the exact thing I was searching for awhile ago, but people were pointing me towards handcent and chomp (which were overkill for what I wanted). I was looking for white on black background mms app. I don't like the stock because just about everything else in the evo is a dark theme. The mms was obnoxious black on white and was blinding if the lights were out where I was. I hope your app is kosher and will behave itself (if you know what I mean)....
I understand what you mean. If you have any doubt, there is am excellent post in the Android development forum that has all of the vanilla apks. Just search for vanilla topics and you should be golden.
Thanks for the tip
I was always under the impression that the apps compress in order to comply with file size limits per different carriers. Am I mistaken?
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I just opened the zip file of the ROM with winrar and deleted the old mms.apk in the sys app folder and dropped the new one in its place.
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I got this
E: Wrong digest:
system/app/Mms.apk
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted
what did i do wrong? I'm running fresh 1.0.1 with amon recovery.
@supwidachew
It worked for me. I went where the original was and renamed it to mms.apk.old. Then I went to the other mms.apk and installed it. No copying. It had some message about replacing something and I just said ok. In the settings of the app, white text on black was checked but not working. I unchecked it then got out of menu and killed the app with a task manager. Started app again and went into settings and checked the box then backed out again. I think I might have done this maybe three or four times before it finally took. I haven't tried sending anything yet so I don't know what's different with that yet.
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I have same rom as you but clockworkmod recovery. I didn't flash it, I installed it like any other apk downloaded (not from market )
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So this is indeed better than the HTC Messaging app? It doesn't compress pictures horribly? and it still works? Does the sense widget with numbered notifications still work? Does the lock screen message preview still work? Does the status bar message preview still work? Thanks.
ahhh, ok. Let me install it and see how that works.
Allow me to elaborate on my process. I replaced the apk in the ROM file using winrar before I flashed the ROM (see picture to see where I replaced the file) using clockwork recovery, so I haven't tried to install it like a normal apk or through any other method. Since it is the vanilla apk it does not do the lock screen notification where sense shows it, although it does show in the notification bar while locked. Additionally, it does not compress the pictures horribly and I have tested sending and receiving, both which worked. I have only tested my method on Baked Snack 9.7, so I apologize if it does not work on your preferred ROM. Perhaps someone more experienced can offer a better method like using adb?
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Allow me to elaborate on my process. I replaced the apk in the ROM file using winrar before I flashed the ROM (see picture to see where I replaced the file) using clockwork recovery, so I haven't tried to install it like a normal apk or through any other method. Since it is the vanilla apk it does not do the lock screen notification where sense shows it, although it does show in the notification bar while locked. Additionally, it does not compress the pictures horribly and I have tested sending and receiving, both which worked. I have only tested my method on Baked Snack 9.7, so I apologize if it does not work on your preferred ROM. Perhaps someone more experienced can offer a better method like using adb?
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Thank you. Does the message icon on the home screen still show the amount of unread messages with this?
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Thank you. Does the message icon on the home screen still show the amount of unread messages with this?
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I'll try tomorrow and let you know. Nandroid is my friend.
If the icon you have on the home screen is the one that was dragged from the app drawer, the answer is no. At least in my setup it wasn't and not an option in settings either. There wasn't a mms widget either
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I tried sending a 44kb sound file with the vanilla mms app. It refused to push it out. I tried installing handcent and chomp and try each of them and they both failed. I found where the mms app installed itself and deleted it. Then I renamed the old "mms.apk.old" to mms.apk,rebooted, then the file sent okay. Damn, I was kinda liking the other app too. Hmm, I wonder if I can have both the vanilla and the htc messaging apps installed.... I'm gonna try it now.
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Nope, they want to over write each other. I gotta choose...
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So this is indeed better than the HTC Messaging app? It doesn't compress pictures horribly? and it still works? Does the sense widget with numbered notifications still work? Does the lock screen message preview still work? Does the status bar message preview still work? Thanks.
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This does not have numbered notifications on the widget like sense. It has a notification icon in the task bar, it does not do task bar preview like sense. As far as lock screen I dont know.
WARNING: All of the APKs in this post are entirely experimental and are not recommended as daily drivers. I will be updating the APKs as best I can but I am not the original author; it will be some time before we find fully working AOSP APKs to replace system apps. Your mileage may vary, use at your own discretion.
OP: What's up everyone? Lately, most of the HTC apps have been getting on my nerves; notably, the Messaging app with its 600k MMS limit and with a few other problems that just grind my gears, like font resizing.
Messaging:
I have found the SMS/MMS APK that works perfect with the One X. It's able to send and receive MMS, and has no noticeable apparent crashes (forwarding crash fixed).
http://goo.gl/qbSJ5
(5/26/2012) I have edited the MMS.apk file to stop it from compressing large images to oblivion. All images will now send at full quality.
It is recommended you make MMS.apk a system app by moving it to /system/app. (5/27/2012) There are reports of the MMS.apk not properly sticking as a system application. I RUU'd back to 1.85, and flashed a rooted 1.85 partition. From here, I deleted the original Message+CRC_1.apk, installed this APK normally, then converted it to a system application. I have had few crashes, I will look into them.
Keyboard:
I also have an ICS keyboard (LatinIME.apk) file that works as a great ICS keyboard. without all of the Play Store non-sense. If you guys need or have dictionaries, let me know and I'll update this post.
http://goo.gl/Z8Htd
Gallery:
http://goo.gl/2ZsI9
(5/27/2012) It has been reported that the Gallery settings do not work. I will look for a better Gallery.apk that functions better with the One X.
Calendar: (5/27/2012)
Here is the AOSP Calendar. It seems to be working fine for me except it shows my Google account twice. Please reply to this thread if you can recreate this bug.
http://goo.gl/LtZAh
I uninstalled the Sense Gallery and the Sense Messaging apps and have noticed no significant flaws. As stated in the beginning of this post, your mileage may vary. If you encounter bugs or problems, reply to this thread. Thank you all for testing these APKs, feel free to PM me with ideas or information on these apps.
How would I go about uninstalling the stock messaging app? When I try to install the MMS Apk it says "an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed."
EDIT: Nevermind, used Titanium Backup and put the apk in /system/app
Backup with TiBu and move mms.apk to system/app then set permissions.
Had a few fcs and a weird one where mms would show up as unknown number which to my knowledge is impossible lol
Kinda cool actually... After a reboot all is well
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Working rn on the MMS sending problem where the MMS sends in low quality... Should have a modified APK up soon
dimgl said:
Working rn on the MMS sending problem where the MMS sends in low quality... Should have a modified APK up soon
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I’m with you .
john9 said:
I’m with you .
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You're gonna need to be... This is harder than I thought. Smali is no joke.
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I’m with you .
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I fixed the low quality MMS issue where your pictures would become grainy when sending. Should I upload the MMS.APK? Only downside: some phones may not support really high quality images.
dimgl said:
I fixed the low quality MMS issue where your pictures would become grainy when sending. Should I upload the MMS.APK? Only downside: some phones may not support really high quality images.
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Upload anyways, I wanna see rogers limit
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ChongoDroid said:
Upload anyways, I wanna see rogers limit
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<int name="maxMessageSize">5242880</int>
<int name="maxImageHeight">2048</int>
<int name="maxImageWidth">2048</int>
If you send an MMS over 5 MB, good luck to you. The file is attached to this post!
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<int name="maxMessageSize">5242880</int>
<int name="maxImageHeight">2048</int>
<int name="maxImageWidth">2048</int>
If you send an MMS over 5 MB, good luck to you. The file is attached to this post!
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Which one is better to use? Will every picture I send look grainy if I use the one in the first post?
SkizzMcNizz said:
Which one is better to use? Will every picture I send look grainy if I use the one in the first post?
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Yes. I'm personally using the modified one and it's working fantastic.
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Yes. I'm personally using the modified one and it's working fantastic.
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How do u install the mms.apk ? I coped and pasted to system/app but no luck can some one help ?
albmob said:
How do u install the mms.apk ? I coped and pasted to system/app but no luck can some one help ?
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I'll update the original post now.
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OK thanks
Update : I'm not getting it to install
I used T.B to back up the stock message app then I used root explore to go to system / app then deleted the message app then triad to install the mms.apk but no luck
albmob said:
OK thanks
Update : I'm not getting it to install
I used T.B to back up the stock message app then I used root explore to go to system / app then deleted the message app then triad to install the mms.apk but no luck
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Your screenshot from TiBu shows its installed..............
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Well this is a weird one, message sends fine when sent from the existing thread. If sent from the gallery or any other app it creates a new message without switching to mms mode... Now if you stay in this new message and attach the picture again you get this ..
Its like it sends the picture, gets lost and then a blank SMS comes from an unknown number. Btw when you send pictures from existing thread it compressed 1.4mb to 68kb... Somehow tibu deleted my original HTC SMS app so I'll stick with this for now
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Your screenshot from TiBu shows its installed..............
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That's the one i backed up before i deleted the stock messaging app
albmob said:
That's the one i backed up before i deleted the stock messaging app
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The correct APK is uploaded now. Sorry! You should have no problem installing the APK from anywhere now. It is recommended you move the APK to /system/app, but you can do this simply with Titanium Backup.
I still can't get it to work!!! I downloaded the apk, moved the stock messages apk into the downloads folder to back it up, then moved the modded file into the system/app folder. All of this in es file explorer with the system mounted option checked. I tried both clicking the apk to install it and just restarting my phone. Install fails and app isn't in launcher after reboot. What am I doing wrong?
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dimgl said:
What's up everyone? Lately, most of the HTC apps have been getting on my nerves; notably, the Messaging app with its 600k MMS limit and with a few other problems that just grind my gears, like font resizing.
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Great job man!
I am out of Thanks for the day but will hit you up later!
Alright well sprints latest OTA has the SecMMS.apk that does not show single pictures as slideshows, but instead shows them normally. Well i tried pulling the apk and using it on the verizon s3 but it didn't work I put in system/app and alas nothing worked. So im requesting that somebody edit it/mod it/whatever needs to be done, to make it work on our S3's
I attached the zip file that has the SecMMS.apk in it as well as the odex file, i would like it to work on deodexed stock roms
and here's the framework-res.apk https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6et6bqelqj0ed8/framework-res.apk
Thanks in advance!
Bump, anything anybody?
For me it only shows as a slideshow if text is included. Otherwise it just pulls up as a normal pic. Are you sure the sprint mms app behaves differently?
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Wait so you are telling me that when you get text along with a picture under the new sprint OTA that you dont not get a slide show anymore?!? holy crap this is so amazing if true! ill most deff keep this bumped
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For me it only shows as a slideshow if text is included. Otherwise it just pulls up as a normal pic. Are you sure the sprint mms app behaves differently?
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really?? can you still save the picture and view it normally?
and according to the release notes it no longer plays as a slideshow for single picture messages
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-rolling-out-another-update-samsung-galaxy-s3
Notes:
KI – Touch Wiz home has stopped
Single picture MMS no longer displayed as slideshow
Optimized LTE system selection
Enhanced Smart Stay function
Enhanced Voice recognition algorithm
All-Share Cast (All-share accessory hub) support
Music Hub support
Security Fixes
Neverendingxsin said:
really?? can you still save the picture and view it normally?
and according to the release notes it no longer plays as a slideshow for single picture messages
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Same issue for me and as far as i know you cant save the image holy crap! btw do you have to be rooted in order to install this once anyone gets the apk right? and another question According to droid-life there is a new root method out somewhat of a one click root will I lose all my data after I root?
blackguy101 said:
Same issue for me and as far as i know you cant save the image holy crap! btw do you have to be rooted in order to install this once anyone gets the apk right? and another question According to droid-life there is a new root method out somewhat of a one click root will I lose all my data after I root?
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I would assume you have to be rooted since it will most likely have to be pushed to your system apps, i tried pushing it there but it wouldn't work.
As far as the one click root, if you aren't flashing any kind of system img then you should keep your data, but i always assume that ill be losing my data when rooting.
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I would assume you have to be rooted since it will most likely have to be pushed to your system apps, i tried pushing it there but it wouldn't work.
As far as the one click root, if you aren't flashing any kind of system img then you should keep your data, but i always assume that ill be losing my data when rooting.
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I see. Well if this thing works out then Ill most deff root maybe you should post this in the theme and development section so more people that are specialized in that area can see it.
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really?? can you still save the picture and view it normally?
and according to the release notes it no longer plays as a slideshow for single picture messages
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Interestingly I can only save pics that are part of the slideshow presentation by pausing then hitting menu > save attachment. On the regular image view the only option is Set picture as. However, from the message list view I can long press both types (those with text and without) and the option to save attachment is there.
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Interestingly I can only save pics that are part of the slideshow presentation by pausing then hitting menu > save attachment. On the regular image view the only option is Set picture as. However, from the message list view I can long press both types (those with text and without) and the option to save attachment is there.
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Thats good to know, i really wanna use the touchwiz messaging but i can't stand that slideshow view. It just looks so odd, not sure why the hell samsung thought it was smart to use in the first place. That's why im hoping this can modded to work for us
And @Mods if you happen to see this can you move this thread to the theme/app section so it gets more attention. Thank you
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Thats good to know, i really wanna use the touchwiz messaging but i can't stand that slideshow view. It just looks so odd, not sure why the hell samsung thought it was smart to use in the first place. That's why im hoping this can modded to work for us
And @Mods if you happen to see this can you move this thread to the theme/app section so it gets more attention. Thank you
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You will also need at least framework-res.apk from the most recent Sprint stock image in order to properly decompile this apk.
pjamv5 said:
You will also need at least framework-res.apk from the most recent Sprint stock image in order to properly decompile this apk.
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Good to know, seeing if somebody can pull it for me so I don't have to download the whole image.
Just bumping this! I dont want this topic to die!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6et6bqelqj0ed8/framework-res.apk
There's the framework res apk.
Hopefully somebody can do this
Neverendingxsin said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6et6bqelqj0ed8/framework-res.apk
There's the framework res apk.
Hopefully somebody can do this
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I'll take a stab at this for you but won't be able to get to it until tonight or tomorrow.
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I'll take a stab at this for you but won't be able to get to it until tonight or tomorrow.
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Thanks
Updated OP with framework-res apk download link.
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Updated OP with framework-res apk download link.
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Im a noob and all but does that mean its ready for primetime now?
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Im a noob and all but does that mean its ready for primetime now?
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Nope. The framework is needed to decompile the apk and help make it work.
found this apk floating around xda.
can't remember the original OP I snagged it from.
no need to flash.
no need to push.
just install the APK.
http://db.tt/kyofufYl
working for me on touchwiz rom(mf9).
enjoy.
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Still really buggy, for some reason the panorama crashes the app and the last video Ive tried recording showed it was recording but it didnt. SSo be careful if you plan on using this as your daily camera app.
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Still really buggy, for some reason the panorama crashes the app and the last video Ive tried recording showed it was recording but it didnt. SSo be careful if you plan on using this as your daily camera app.
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yea its still in testing according to cm..
installing the apk does not replace your current camera though so no worries really..
still fun to check out and mess around with!
gershee said:
yea its still in testing according to cm..
installing the apk does not replace your current camera though so no worries really..
still fun to check out and mess around with!
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Yea its definitely fun to play around with. Dont get me wrong, when the bugs are ironed out this is going to be far superior than the stock camera ui. Im going to make the switch for sure, but as it is right now I thought Id let peeps know that you may not get the video you think your recording when using this.
not working for me! app starts, all options are there, but no picture - no back nor front camera view. help? original post?
This happened to me a few times, but it always FC'd when I tried to exit out and after restarting it worked again.
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not working for me! app starts, all options are there, but no picture - no back nor front camera view. help? original post?
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try clearing the apps data
:what:
Works for me in pacman alpha cm10.2-android 4.3. Had to clear data first now works perfectly.
It wasn't this apk. Just came in the rom.
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Extremely Buggy
Will be my favorite camera app when it works. All kinds of problems. Sometimes clearing the data works, but the next time I want to use it, I have to clear the data again. But even so, it may or may not work... If you open the picsphere deal, then close it, and try to open it again, it won't open. The settings allow you to change them, but they don't change the image at all (unless the data clearing works...). It also should allow us to save to SD card. I use the version(s) deployed with CM Nightlies. I wish they would give this some love... They may be working on it, however, the change logs don't reflect any updates... Please make this app stable!
Using CM10.2 Nightlies on Sprint Galaxy S 4...
This app is now available in the google play store in beta form. I have to say it's pretty good, not quite ready for prime time but definitely puts the stock camera app to same in many places.
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Only issue on my end is that the pictures are warped. Both cameras seem like they have a fish-eye effect.
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Great beta app! This will be great when completed! I just downloaded the beta from the play store (since it's not included in CM any longer) and it's still super buggy... So, is there any recommended course of action to clear any data that may cause issues for users? I read somewhere to simply clear the data via app settings and reboot, but it didn't help with my in-app settings issue. Basically, I can change the exposure setting, yet the image does not change at all. I also attempt to change the white balance, yet the change never applies to the image. Every once in awhile, the app will mysteriously work, until I close out of that particular instance. Then it reverts to the preformentioned state...
I've been hesitant to make this my default camera because I kept having issues with it and photo sphere is broken. ;/
^ don't dig up old threads. Focal is on the Play Store.
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When I text a screenshot it comes through very blurry. I am able to see it when I click on the screenshot image preview in the text messaging itself and the receiver gets the same blurry image. Both on Stock 38R and SaberMadhi2.9 this has been an issue. I assume it must be 100% software related as the screenshots appear fine via gallery. They only become blurry when sent. Any ideas?
Attached is a test image I sent a friend. Upon clicking the then sent image this is what I see
Edit: a friend says it probably has something to do with MMS compression. I can't seem to find a setting to change the sizing of compression. Never had this issue on my s4 and only in the past week have I made the switch to the OnePlus One so any help on this would be appreciated
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MMS have fixed maximum message sizes (around 300kb). so there is no way for images bigger than 300kb to be sent via MMS without compression. This is not a changable setting somewhere, as these limits are set by the network operators.
But you use a smartphone. Why MMS when you could simply use Email or instant messaging?
Gesendet von meinem 1+ One
Mike said:
When I text a screenshot it comes through very blurry. I am able to see it when I click on the screenshot image preview in the text messaging itself and the receiver gets the same blurry image. Both on Stock 38R and SaberMadhi2.9 this has been an issue. I assume it must be 100% software related as the screenshots appear fine via gallery. They only become blurry when sent. Any ideas?
Attached is a test image I sent a friend. Upon clicking the then sent image this is what I see
Edit: a friend says it probably has something to do with MMS compression. I can't seem to find a setting to change the sizing of compression. Never had this issue on my s4 and only in the past week have I made the switch to the OnePlus One so any help on this would be appreciated
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Sounds like downsampling on the phones end to me. Looks like it was downsampled to an acceptable resolution for mms transport. Consider yourself lucky though, i came from a nexus 5 and it wouldnt alter any of my mms' but my recipients would tell me they got carrier errors saying the image was too big to download. Try using hangouts for MMS as it doesn't resize your stuff, beware though your recipient will probably not get it due to SMS size constraints (YMMV not all carriers are created equally)
The only thing I'm really confused about is why I never had a problem such as this on my S4 and I have it now. Same ATT service..
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Aavion said:
MMS have fixed maximum message sizes (around 300kb). so there is no way for images bigger than 300kb to be sent via MMS without compression. This is not a changable setting somewhere, as these limits are set by the network operators.
But you use a smartphone. Why MMS when you could simply use Email or instant messaging?
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That isn't true, the maximum size can be set way higher than 300kb. The carriers do generally have a limit bit it isn't that low. ROMs like Viper on HTC allow you to increase the maximum size to 1mb.
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timmaaa said:
That isn't true, the maximum size can be set way higher than 300kb. The carriers do generally have a limit bit it isn't that low. ROMs like Viper on HTC allow you to increase the maximum size to 1mb.
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but a lot of carriers do (100kb was the standard in the early beginnings of sms, operators increased that to 300kb to allow small videos to be sent).. some carriers have yet to rise this limit, whereas other carriers set their limit to 1mb. i wouldn't sent mms for anything beyond 300kb, cause you never know if your opposite's carrier would allow this.
mms are outdated. mms over lte isn't even possible anymore with most carriers!
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This has been a very annoying issue for me as well. My pictures are generally 2-5MB, the stock messaging app compresses it down to 60-90KB. Pics from other phones that I receive (stock LG G3) are 400-500KB. I looked on my old HTC One XL and it was ~200KB (Paranoid Android). My friend with the same phone (OPO) has the same issue MMS <90KB. I'm not sure why the OPO MMS has such an aggressive compression ratio, but surely someone has come up with a fix besides switching messaging apps. Does anyone know where I can edit these limitations? I saw the old caulkin rom had a built in fix for the issue, so I know it's possible just not what I can do to change it. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
jo3holl4nd said:
This has been a very annoying issue for me as well. My pictures are generally 2-5MB, the stock messaging app compresses it down to 60-90KB. Pics from other phones that I receive (stock LG G3) are 400-500KB. I looked on my old HTC One XL and it was ~200KB (Paranoid Android). My friend with the same phone (OPO) has the same issue MMS <90KB. I'm not sure why the OPO MMS has such an aggressive compression ratio, but surely someone has come up with a fix besides switching messaging apps. Does anyone know where I can edit these limitations? I saw the old caulkin rom had a built in fix for the issue, so I know it's possible just not what I can do to change it. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
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You can decompile the messaging.apk and fix it. I forget the exact lines you have to edit, but it can be done.
Solutions I've found
1) Hangouts (not preferred)
2) Download Danvdh's inverted aosp messenger from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2566342. Titanium delete your current mms.apk and place the new one in system/priv-app. Fix permissions to rw-r-r, reboot and enjoy. Most custom ROMs have this fixed, so can probably find a non-inverted apk easily
3) Download and install the Lollipop messenger from the XDA apps and games section.
All 3 of these options are successful. Hope this helped, solved my own question to a degree here with the help of @Notorious
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