UsageNotes » History » Version 5
Wolfgang Wiedmeyer, 03/27/2017 04:39 PM
camera app tips
1 | 1 | Paul Kocialkowski | h1. Usage Notes |
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3 | General-purpose usage notes and tips |
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5 | 2 | Wolfgang Wiedmeyer | h2. Enabling root access |
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7 | To allow root access, open the *Developer options* in the settings. There, press *Root access*. In the pop-up menu, select either *Apps only*, *ADB only* or *Apps and ADB*, depending on how you want to restrict root access. See [[ADB]] for more information about root access with ADB. |
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9 | h2. Device Encryption |
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11 | * Do not set the default keyboard (LatinIME) as a non-system app if you use encryption: it will prevent you from entering the password to open the encrypted storage. |
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12 | 3 | Wolfgang Wiedmeyer | |
13 | 5 | Wolfgang Wiedmeyer | h2. Camera app |
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15 | * If the front camera on your device [[ReplicantStatus|requires a non-free firmware]], selecting the front camera will crash the app and you will not be able to use the app unless you delete the data of the app: |
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17 | # In the settings under *Personal*, select *Apps* |
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18 | # There will be two apps named *Camera*. Select the second one that has a camera as icon. |
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19 | # Press *Storage* |
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20 | # Select *Clear Data* and confirm the dialog |
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22 | You should now be able to use the camera again. |
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24 | * If the camera app freezes when you take a picture, press the shutter button a second time. This should restart the camera in the background and take the picture. |
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26 | 3 | Wolfgang Wiedmeyer | h2. Barcode scanning |
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28 | The mostly used barcode scanner app "ZXing":https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=zxing&fdid=com.google.zxing.client.android has a slow preview. The "privacy-friendly QR Scanner":https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=qr+code&fdid=com.secuso.privacyFriendlyCodeScanner has a faster preview. |
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29 | 4 | Wolfgang Wiedmeyer | |
30 | h2. Video playback |
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32 | Viewing videos in the gallery or in the browser is not possible. See #1539 for background information. |
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34 | Only the VLC app is known to be able to play videos on Replicant. Make sure to disable hardware acceleration in the settings to prevent crashes. |
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36 | VLC is currently disabled in the F-Droid repository because only outdated versions are available. You need to enable the archive repository in the repository settings to be able to install VLC from F-Droid. |