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Google has began a phased role out of it's popular YouTube app for Android, and while I'm not sure you guys have gotten it yet, I opted to share it here with you.
This version is special for a number of reasons, but the ones that stand out are:
- A totally redesigned UI and app icon
- In app multitasking
- Resizable video windows
See for yourself tho... it's as easy as downloading the apk below, installing it and launching the app.
Enjoy!
Yeah, nice effects, BUT:
- The font rendering is sh*t. Some lines (e.g.) in "H" are much too thick. Not understandable.
- Why is it en vogue at the moment to use light grey text on white background? WTF? The Tablet Z has really good contrast, but even on it some text in the Youtube app is barely readable. Don't begin to talk about how it looks on a 2012 Nexus 7...
I don't care about nice bells and whistles if basic functions are worse than in previous versions.
hasenbein1966 said:
Yeah, nice effects, BUT:
- The font rendering is sh*t. Some lines (e.g.) in "H" are much too thick. Not understandable.
- Why is it en vogue at the moment to use light grey text on white background? WTF? The Tablet Z has really good contrast, but even on it some text in the Youtube app is barely readable. Don't begin to talk about how it looks on a 2012 Nexus 7...
I don't care about nice bells and whistles if basic functions are worse than in previous versions.
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Hmmm... guess I haven't played with it enough to notice any of the issues you mentioned. I'm going back in and will be looking out for your findings.
so which is better..
this one or the updated youtube from playstore?
or its just the same.
arcsuser said:
so which is better..
this one or the updated youtube from playstore?
or its just the same.
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I tried both and they are the same. YouTube 5.0.21 has a nicer UI but it is not one I would call a grand improvement over the previous version. Video resizing was added; normal, full screen, and small. Problem 1: It took me a while to figure out how to stop a video; you have to make the video small then swipe it off the right side of the screen. WTF? Problem 2: The PLAY/PAUSE button is constantly displayed in the middle of the video except when it is made small. Again, WTF? I uninstalled the update and went back to the factory installed version of YouTube.
Edit: After my fourth reinstall of 5.0.21, Problem 2 finally solved itself. How? Only the Android gods know. Problem 1 still exists.
This problem I don't have.
The problem is when i play any video through wifi or in HD mode, the video get stuck or stop loading in about a couple of minutes after i click play button. I tried to switch to 3G or play in HQ mode, the problem solved. However, i like the HD mode better. And I have a 15Mbps connection through wifi! Anybody experiencing the same problem?
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Google Camera App - Released to the Public on April 16th.
I tested it with CM11 on Note 2 and works like the champ with only a issues.
Have you faced any issues with this camera yet?
Code:
Google Camera snaps quick and easy photos and videos, and has creative picture modes like Photo Sphere, Lens Blur and Panorama.
Features
• Photo Spheres for immersive 360º views
• Lens Blur mode for SLR-like photos with shallow depth of field
• Panorama mode with high resolution
• 100% viewfinder for getting the maximum resolution from the sensor (no dropped pixels)
• Updated UI that gets out of your way and is centered on an extra large capture button
• Works on phones and tablets running Android 4.4+ KitKat
Download Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
Is it only me or the Camera UI is really ugly/simple/Looks like First Android Camera APK made by kid?
Xperia-Ray said:
Is it only me or the Camera UI is really ugly/simple/Looks like First Android Camera APK made by kid?
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Actually I completely agree with you. It is fairly childish but honestly Note 2 on CM11 this app works better than the currently alternative. Hence my excitement
Missing options
i do have an issue, there's no panorama, and no photo sphere, even tho i have this options on my cm11 camera
Apparently Google is leaning towards "dumbing things down" by removing the more complex capabilities in some of their native apps by making them so simplistic as to literally become "point and shoot," especially with respect to this particular camera app. But when you think about it, the overwhelming majority of smartphone owners want just that: a device that works, that's simple to use, and doesn't require a huge set of menu options to just "point and shoot" and get good/useful results so, I suppose it's a winner in that manner for sure.
Tried it a few times, doesn't seem particularly special or useful over some other camera apps like Focal or others. Doesn't seem to do HDR natively and there's no option to enable it so that relegates this app to "ok, I tried it and then I uninstalled it" status for me.
For me its not better than LG G2 modded cam app.
The issue with me is that the CM11 Camera app gets stuck too often hence this is a great alternative
It is good, the only problem for me is when the flash is on and I tap to focus and than to take a picture theres a lag of about 5 seconds. Anyone have this problem? Also no HDR mod, and my camera have that option.
I'm having FC on settings option, on carbon kitkat in Samsung i9070.
love the lens blur mode. Any more cam apps that have this option?
I like it.
Yes the settings option does FC the app but honestly at this current moment, its better than the default camera app.
actually, the only setting i would change is 16:9 ratio, nothing else.
if some1 knows a shortcut for this...?
Good to know, may need to try this out, with custom roms i found a few the camera app always frooze or crashed
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actually, the only setting i would change is 16:9 ratio, nothing else.
if some1 knows a shortcut for this...?
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I've tried to change the settings thru the preferences files saved in \\data\data\com.googleCamera\shared_prefs\, but I couldn't change the resolution to the max, only the grid, flash, etc.
I want to change the "photosphere" and the "lens blur" to max resolution.
Any Idea?
let me try
Going to download it now and give a try in my grand i9082
I'll be trying it out on my Galaxy S2 with PACROM 4.4.2
Someone minds uploading it somewhere and sharing the link, I can find it on play store but it says its not available in my country I find that weird as its just a camara application...
Thanks in advance...
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Really loving the recommendations to turn the phone sideways when recording video, to push people away from filming the horrors of portrait video.
tested in my droid x. somehow force close when i hit the setup menu.
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How are other people dealing with the app icons that are introduced when updating the camera effects? Just leaving them in the app drawer? It's irritating having useless AR effect, AR fun, Background defocus etc icons in my apps folder.
I considered disabling the default camera and all these effects to get rid of them and using a more streamlined camera, but there's no way to change the default camera that gets launched with the physical button and the shortcut on the home page. Anyone got a (non rooted) workaround for that?
Thanks all! This is the last annoyance I have with the phone really. Any advice would be appreciated.
Dozerrox said:
How are other people dealing with the app icons that are introduced when updating the camera effects? Just leaving them in the app drawer? It's irritating having useless AR effect, AR fun, Background defocus etc icons in my apps folder.
I considered disabling the default camera and all these effects to get rid of them and using a more streamlined camera, but there's no way to change the default camera that gets launched with the physical button and the shortcut on the home page. Anyone got a (non rooted) workaround for that?
Thanks all! This is the last annoyance I have with the phone really. Any advice would be appreciated.
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I took them out/disabled, as well. I also wanted a more slim camera app. Some are too gimmicky anyway lol. Id take out 4K as well since it overheats anyway with it but no option to remove. I disabled AR effects and AR Fun as well. The Info tool is kind of useful, detects books etc well.
Would have been nice if you could hide apps like in LG and HTC phones.
Has anyone noticed very very smooth display rendering animations when scrolling or swiping?
Is it just me getting this feature?
Also judging by the PPI of the new Pixel 4, it seems the display is from LG.
I'm getting blazing fast display animations...
I'm telling you, my display is suddenly extremely, extremely fluid. I know my phone since July and it hasn't been this fast.
I'm on 2340x1080 resolution...
Weird, I'm moving my finger in the screen up and down then up then down and so on extremely fast and the screen is extremely fast.
Almost 0 motion blur when scrolling text on white background...
Inerent said:
Has anyone noticed very very smooth display rendering animations when scrolling or swiping?
Is it just me getting this feature?
Also judging by the PPI of the new Pixel 4, it seems the display is from LG.
I'm getting blazing fast display animations...
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Did you get an update that enabled this? Can you download an app called DevCheck from the Play Store and see what framerate it reports?
MishaalRahman said:
Did you get an update that enabled this? Can you download an app called DevCheck from the Play Store and see what framerate it reports?
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Hello, Mishaal!
I'm on September patch, but it doesn't require an update for LG to modify things in my phone. I've noticed many times my camera app was updated without me installing some Ota. That also happened also with my old lg g7. I've allowed Google and LG full feedback on Android.
I've downloaded the DevChec and as soon as I've opened it, the display wasn't as smooth as it was. Of course it reported 60Hz. Now I'm also with the same old fluidity of 60Hz. But I know my phone very well, it was on another frequency when I posted here. Either 90 or 120Hz. Couldn't tell.
Another interesting thing to notice is that the new pixels 4 have poled screens from LG. Maybe the same we have. Check it over the net, it's confirmed is an Poled.
Hope Lg gives me back that refresh rate... :crying:
Inerent said:
Hello, Mishaal!
I'm on September patch, but it doesn't require an update for LG to modify things in my phone. I've noticed many times my camera app was updated without me installing some Ota. That also happened also with my old lg g7. I've allowed Google and LG full feedback on Android.
I've downloaded the DevChec and as soon as I've opened it, the display wasn't as smooth as it was. Of course it reported 60Hz. Now I'm also with the same old fluidity of 60Hz. But I know my phone very well, it was on another frequency when I posted here. Either 90 or 120Hz. Couldn't tell.
Another interesting thing to notice is that the new pixels 4 have poled screens from LG. Maybe the same we have. Check it over the net, it's confirmed is an Poled.
Hope Lg gives me back that refresh rate... :crying:
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Well, the V50 uses the same panel as the V40 (check kernel sources). No trace of anything above 60Hz in there.
Ofcourse they (you) can update the Camera app... just like any other system app, you can install updates for it (e.g. preinstalled everything, like play store or whatever, is also updating). Updating apps doesnt require an OTA, updating kernel/other system/vendor/product components requires an OTA (on pie atleast, on 10 theres the APEX stuff).
And just because the panel of the pixel 4 is also from LG, doesnt mean the same panel is in the V50/V40. Also the size/resolution of the panel differs anyway (might be able to cut it, but i doubt the controller really likes that).
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Well, the V50 uses the same panel as the V40 (check kernel sources). No trace of anything above 60Hz in there.
Ofcourse they (you) can update the Camera app... just like any other system app, you can install updates for it (e.g. preinstalled everything, like play store or whatever, is also updating). Updating apps doesnt require an OTA, updating kernel/other system/vendor/product components requires an OTA (on pie atleast, on 10 theres the APEX stuff).
And just because the panel of the pixel 4 is also from LG, doesnt mean the same panel is in the V50/V40. Also the size/resolution of the panel differs anyway (might be able to cut it, but i doubt the controller really likes that).
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HI, Markus!
Maybe the kernel already supports it and it allows remotely enable/disable. I know very well my phone since July 2019. Also never owned an 90-120Hz display. Also I know since 10 years what a 60hz is. But I know what it happened and what fluidity I saw the other day and it was not 60Hz. Hope someone else gets this.
If this is relevant or not, I was installing Ultra Corder 1.1.1 app cracked. After playing with it and exit that app I've opened Opera browser, then for about half an hour opened Facebook, youtube, Tidal and many apps. All of them had that fluidity. Then I went to sleep and the next day read the thread and installed Dev Check as pointed here. Since then the fluidity stopped. I've downloaded again Ultra Corder and installed it again but nothing happened so I think it's not a fault caused by ultra Corder.
The fluidity started with/in Opera app.
Noticed the 0 motion blur on text over white background when scrolling while holding the finger on the screen and moving up and down. I'm repeating right now that scroll and it has enormous motion blur.
If this is relevant, the screen flickered really bad on/off for a few times when I first opened Ultra Corder. But I don't think it has anything to do. I'm writing about it as it was in that very just before context when happened that fluidity.
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Can anyone advise how to go back to Android 11?
My phone updated this morning and I really cannot get on with 12 - It just looks awful to me, especially the white backgrounds in folders. The dropdown drawer has taken about 10 steps backwards.
I've been a Sony guy for a long time and I'm always prepared to give things a chance, but this update is just awful
You phone updated this morning and at 4:48 you decided you have given it enough of a chance. Amazing.
I can't find the white background you mentioned.
patrickt said:
You phone updated this morning and at 4:48 you decided you have given it enough of a chance. Amazing.
I can't find the white background you mentioned.
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Well, the white backgrounds look cheap and apps blurr against the white background and far worse than they were before , the drawer is a big step backwards in usability for me and there are no new features as far as I can see
So, considering the negatives far outweigh the positives, and being a decisive adult I would prefer the phone as it was prior to update, what's wrong with that? It's my phone after all
Pretty simple really
I'd add a screenshot of the white folders, but the screenshot option seems to have gone AWOL
And, I don't have any white background. My app icons are on a black background. I went through all the apps on my home screen and only three have white--two very old dictionary apps I use and the Amazon app.
Whenever I get a new camera or a new cellphone or sometimes a new operating system it's seriously flawed. After a week they seem to heal themselves. Must be, couldn't be me. But, if you feel you used it enough this morning, good luck with Android 11.
I should mention that my Sony Xperia 5 II is basically Sony. I have no bizarre modifications except for the latest PhotoPro available.
Managed to find screenshot so you get an idea what I'm on about
My phone doesn't have anything fancy going on either
If the white screen with icons is side sense, my background is black.
No, it's not side sense - I group apps on my home screen in folders. These folders all now have a bright white background when before there was a nice black one
ak301tk said:
Can anyone advise how to go back to Android 11?
My phone updated this morning and I really cannot get on with 12 - It just looks awful to me, especially the white backgrounds in folders. The dropdown drawer has taken about 10 steps backwards.
I've been a Sony guy for a long time and I'm always prepared to give things a chance, but this update is just awful
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I feel your pain. Updating to Android 12 brought me back here to XDA to answer this very question.
So far it looks like unlock bootloader is the first step on your way to going back to 11. Something im still considering.
PRofec said:
I feel your pain. Updating to Android 12 brought me back here to XDA to answer this very question.
So far it looks like unlock bootloader is the first step on your way to going back to 11. Something im still considering.
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I'm sort of getting used to it now. I still think a lot of the design choices are a backward step and the white folder backgrounds are annoying and cheap looking
Having the different icons in the drawer was way better than blocks with the smaller icons on
It does seem to run faster though
Well, let's hope the next firmware update is an improvement. Editing themes seems to have disappeared. 'Material You' should be a feature in A12 allowing personalisation of themes, but thats not present.
Edit. Material You is a Pixel thing apparently.
IV used nova launcher and not encountered that I did notice the clock has a blue thing on it then day and date is white I do have dark mode on aswell