Proper way to install 4.2 Camera? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi, I've seen several threads on the 4.2 camera... But, did not see any detailed instructions. Such as, do we need to un-install the old camera.
Also, is there a way for the app to be installed as "camera" instead of "gallery"? I wish it would be called "camera" when you go through the list of installed applications (not the App Drawer). But I guess that's minor.
I had it working briefly under AOKP 4.1.2 Milestone 1. But, after a bit BOTH cameras were force closing, or "could not connect to camera" errors, couldn't even launch them - did a factory reset and then at least the old camera would work again with 4.2 camera installed...

Here's what worked for me. Downloaded the new cam zip. Went into my system app folder and renamed gallery2( I think it was called... Whatever your gallery app is) to gallery2.apk.bak. This way it won't be seen as an app. Then boot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvick, flash cam, fixed permissions just to be on the safe side, reboot. I've since ditched though as I prefer ProCapture for my cam... Is worth a look.
When you did the reset did you reflash the rom or new cam zip?
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Does front facing camera work on Miui

I just installed miui and no front camera? Is there a fix for this. Also roam control no longer works on my phone. Any ideas? Thanks
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Android doesn't support the front camera befor Gingerbread
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PsHegger said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Android doesn't support the front camera befor Gingerbread
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Do what? I have 2.2 Froyo and my front camera works great.
And as far as miui with front cam, i believe with the new version the front cam is working. Just nandroid and flash and enjoy.
blakeboys said:
Do what? I have 2.2 Froyo and my front camera works great.
And as far as miui with front cam, i believe with the new version the front cam is working. Just nandroid and flash and enjoy.
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In the Gingerbread platform highlights google writes that the support of front camera is now available
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PsHegger said:
In the Gingerbread platform highlights google writes that the support of front camera is now available
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I'll take your word for that. But im on 2.2 and had 2.1 and on both of them the front cameras worked fine. Maybe camera support in GB for tablets? Idk, I just know my front camera works fine, dont you have an evo you can test and see for yourself?
Edit: I saw your location of Budapest, so ya you probably dont have an EVO, well take my word for it then, it works.
blakeboys said:
I'll take your word for that. But im on 2.2 and had 2.1 and on both of them the front cameras worked fine. Maybe camera support in GB for tablets? Idk, I just know my front camera works fine, dont you have an evo you can test and see for yourself?
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I believe to you, maybe it's new only in the AOSP, and htc made it work for evo.
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If i update do i have to re install my apps too using titanium? Bc that takes awhile or will just a nandroid backup work since I'm going back to the same rom??
Sorry im new but thanks...
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jc8081 said:
If i update do i have to re install my apps too using titanium? Bc that takes awhile or will just a nandroid backup work since I'm going back to the same rom??
Sorry im new but thanks...
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Ok first yes do a nandroid BACKUP before you flash the new MIUI. After you flash it, do not do a nandroid RESTORE (two different things. Im sure you know, just make sure and specify you know )
To get your apps back you have to use titanium backup. But only restore apps and app data, not system data (unless your titanium backup is from an miui rom.). If you would do a nandroid restore after flashing the update. You would cancel out your update and youd be on the miui version you had before you flashed the update. And youd be right back where you started. Also I think the miui rom has its own backup app. Not sure how to use it, but maybe search around for info on that
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jc8081 said:
If i update do i have to re install my apps too using titanium? Bc that takes awhile or will just a nandroid backup work since I'm going back to the same rom??
Sorry im new but thanks...
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First, get the paid version of Titanium and the restore will take no time at all. If it isn't available where you are you may be stuck with restoring an app at a time. Also, you will only have to do that once if you flash MIUI. After that you can use the backup options which are integrated into the ROM and backup/restore most apps (occasionally an app that resides on the SD, such as Angry Birds has some challenges restoring, but you could use Titanium basic for just those difficult apps.)
Next, go to MIUI-devs and look at this thread. Read the OP in its entirety. There you will find links to the latest build as well as all of the options separately, including a zip for getting FFC (which unfortunately will cause you to lose some other options, but it comes down to figuring out what is most important to you personally.)
If you still have questions, search MIUI-devs forum and/or ask for help. XDA is great, especially for discussion and some help, but even with Tyzing trying to keep it up to date here, it is still a bit behind on the latest fixes/downloads.
roam control doesn't work on any aosp roms
NewZJ said:
roam control doesn't work on any aosp roms
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Actually, the latest update (1.5) works on MIUI. They made changes specifically for the ROM.
Open RC, go to "Options" and check "Disable ROM detection". You can see explanation on the "About" tab.
ok but back to the front facing camera a no go or is there a fix?
From when i last used the rom about a month ago no it didnt work but they dobhave weekly updates.
You can use vigenette i alrwady had so i use it as primary works with front cam on miui
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I am using the latest miui rom and every time I switch to front facing camera it force closes... and video chat apps wont work... is there a fix... I am using miui 1.2.25 final signed... on my HTC evo 4g (duhh...lol) really need a fix...
eliudromo23 said:
I am using the latest miui rom and every time I switch to front facing camera it force closes... and video chat apps wont work... is there a fix... I am using miui 1.2.25 final signed... on my HTC evo 4g (duhh...lol) really need a fix...
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I know this won't necessarily help you, but I'm using 1.2.25, and my front camera works just fine. What hardware version do you have? 004 hardware seems to have problems with AOSP working with the camera.
Also, did you do a complete wipe or did you flash over an older build? If you flashed over a build, try it after a complete wipe (obviously, back up your current setup in case it doesn't work; you don't want to start from scratch for no reason). If you restored any system data, that could also be the problem. When you start from a complete wipe, restore only apps from Titanium. If you want to backup and restore MIUI system data, use the included MIUI Backup (I use it for both system data and apps, and even though it's slow as hell, I haven't had any problems using it).
I hope this post was useful. Good luck.
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I know this won't necessarily help you, but I'm using 1.2.25, and my front camera works just fine. What hardware version do you have? 004 hardware seems to have problems with AOSP working with the camera.
Also, did you do a complete wipe or did you flash over an older build? If you flashed over a build, try it after a complete wipe (obviously, back up your current setup in case it doesn't work; you don't want to start from scratch for no reason). If you restored any system data, that could also be the problem. When you start from a complete wipe, restore only apps from Titanium. If you want to backup and restore MIUI system data, use the included MIUI Backup (I use it for both system data and apps, and even though it's slow as hell, I haven't had any problems using it).
I hope this post was useful. Good luck.
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I did a complete wipe without restoring anything at all I came from fresh evo rom which is a great rom but I kinda got tired of HTC sense... how do I find out what hardware I am using...
And thanks alot for your help...
eliudromo23 said:
I am using the latest miui rom and every time I switch to front facing camera it force closes... and video chat apps wont work... is there a fix... I am using miui 1.2.25 final signed... on my HTC evo 4g (duhh...lol) really need a fix...
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To get to ffc using video:
Switch from camera to video
Press video quality (the word, "high" or the button on the far left)
Choose "Custom"
NOW, press menu-switch to front.
Once it started force closing, it was near impossible for me to get it to work, but try clearing data via application manager or reinstalling the app.

[Q] cyanogen mod camera force quite

i modded my htc evo with cyanogen mod 7. and i didnt like the camera. so i did some stuff, and it deleted the stock camera by accident. i re-installed it because i found the apk somewhere on my phone. (yes, i moved it to system/apps.) and now, everytime i click the app, it immediately force quits. any ideas?
Trying reflashing the cm7 zip right over your rom again and it should fix it. You don't have to wipe anything just flash and reboot.
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[Q] Anyone else missing the camera app/ know how to restore it?

I'm rooted and have CWM, when I updated to the Zedomax v2 kernel I got stuck in a boot loop so I did a factory reset wiped everything and re-flashed it. that got me back up and working again but I noticed the camera app is missing. I see the installer in root explorer but it will not install the app. Anyone else seen this or have an idea how to restore it?
Try vignette or a 3rd party camera app see of it camera even works anymore
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I installed fast burst camera and it will work however launching the stock camera from the gallery or picture editor causes the gallery or editor to force close. I'm going to try Zedomax's steps for unbricking and see if that helps.
FYI for anyone else who runs into this, I was able to restore the app by using zedomax's system restore/fix bootloop files. you can find them in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272585

4.2 Keyboard and camera

Android 4.2 keyboard with gesture, its as good as swipe.
http://m.pocketnow.com/2012/10/30/android-4-2-stock-keyboard-now-available-for-download-unofficially
After installing go to languages and input and check Android Key board
Hope it will be useful.
Download and Install
Now, getting it on your device is going to be easy for some of you, and less easy for others. You'll need to be on Android 4.0+, to start.
If you're on a phone with a UI overlay that has the stock keyboard disabled (eg, Samsung TouchWiz, HTC Sense, Sony), you can just download the apk below- no root required. To install, make sure you have "install from unknown sources" enabled in your phone settings, and after installation, go into your phone's keyboard settings and enable "Android keyboard." Then, you can switch to the new keyboard. This may also work on some "stock" Android custom ROMs - but it will not work on stock Android builds distributed by Google.
Get the apk here: http://d-h.st/XuS
If the apk doesn't work, you're running a phone that is either A.) running stock Android (as in, AOSP), or B.) running software that has the stock Android keyboard as an option, you'll need to download this ZIP file, and flash it in recovery. That also means you're going to need root. as you'll be writing to /system/apps. Before you do, though, either back up the stock keyboard (if you don't know how, you probably shouldn't be doing this) or create a full image backup, just in case. Here's that ZIP file:
Get the zip here: http://d-h.st/36D
Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...d-4-2-keyboard-with-gesture-typing-right-now/
Android 4.2 camera
available now with photo sphere simply move to system apps and set permissions to rw-r-r- and reboot.some reports of photo sphere force closing but had no problems here
http://www.mediafire.com/?927d7dm454g435o
Here's the working zip, flash feom cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551677
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Only the English dictionary seens to work and Dutch doesn't, is this a know problem?
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This has been already posted here...Please search before you post anything..
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Having some issues with last three updates of task aokp

I can't seem to get Google now to work anymore. It keeps crashing as soon as I give it a voice command.
For some reason now, it seems like my phone lost compatibility with lots of apps. I can't update top the latest versions of the apps and download apps directly through playstore app. On my laptop, the playstore site says the apps are compatible and "downloading" but I get nothing on my phone.
I ve done a clean install of the latest update and cleared data for the individual apps that I've had problems with but I'm still not seeing any changes.
Any idea what's going on here? Is this something everyone else is experiencing?
(Didn't want to post this in the Rom thread since these issues are not just about the Rom, i think)
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metalhawj said:
I can't seem to get Google now to work anymore. It keeps crashing as soon as I give it a voice command.
For some reason now, it seems like my phone lost compatibility with lots of apps. I can't update top the latest versions of the apps and download apps directly through playstore app. On my laptop, the playstore site says the apps are compatible and "downloading" but I get nothing on my phone.
I ve done a clean install of the latest update and cleared data for the individual apps that I've had problems with but I'm still not seeing any changes.
Any idea what's going on here? Is this something everyone else is experiencing?
(Didn't want to post this in the Rom thread since these issues are not just about the Rom, i think)
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I've been running his ROM for a long time and never experienced this issue... It might be your play store or gapps. I would download and flash his gapps again see if that fixes it.
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Are you using a different dpi?
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It's the gapps that you flashed.. he posted an earlier build shortly after which fixed the issue (just have to update Google Search app in the Play Store). This was posted in the OP.
I'd probably fully wipe but at least system and both caches and reflash the latest ROM and gapps posted.
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edit: Just noticed the post above saying the same thing. These are probably covered ad nauseam if you search in the QA thread as well.
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Are you using a different dpi?
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I am. I changed it by editing the build.prop file. but even if i change it back to normal dpi, i still have the same issues. i just did a clean install of 5.5.13b update and still having same issues. im back at normal dpi.
is there a way to fix this?
explain clean install. i would recommend wiping data cache, dalvik, & formatting /system, /data & /media then flashing ROM/gapps. completely fresh start. what recovery do you use and what device was the version for (d2att, etc)?
metalhawj said:
I am. I changed it by editing the build.prop file. but even if i change it back to normal dpi, i still have the same issues. i just did a clean install of 5.5.13b update and still having same issues. im back at normal dpi.
is there a way to fix this?
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clear data from play store and google services framework after reverting to stock dpi. then find a multidpi play store and flash it. then you can freely change the dpi.

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