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Hi first thread sorry if its bad, im not sure if possible but im looking for a way to get cyanogenmod but i dont want to lose the features like smart stay, pop up play, sbeam, nfc, or the motions features. I use nova launcher and dont really care for touchwiz. I used cyanogenmod on my evo for years and got the galaxy s3, i want cyanogenmod back but i dont want to lose those features. Is there another rom that is basically the same but has the features? or is there a way to add the features to cyanogen through a kernel or add on? I could live without some of the features but that was partly why i got the gs3 instead of the evo lte. I would appreciate any help,app replacments, or even just a rom recommendation thats runs like cyanogen(battery life, speed, smoothness, possibly ctr animation, customization, google now) but has the gs3 features.
sly_guy069 said:
Hi first thread sorry if its bad, im not sure if possible but im looking for a way to get cyanogenmod but i dont want to lose the features like smart stay, pop up play, sbeam, nfc, or the motions features. I use nova launcher and dont really care for touchwiz. I used cyanogenmod on my evo for years and got the galaxy s3, i want cyanogenmod back but i dont want to lose those features. Is there another rom that is basically the same but has the features? or is there a way to add the features to cyanogen through a kernel or add on? I could live without some of the features but that was partly why i got the gs3 instead of the evo lte. I would appreciate any help,app replacments, or even just a rom recommendation thats runs like cyanogen(battery life, speed, smoothness, possibly ctr animation, customization, google now) but has the gs3 features.
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Hate to say it but its one or the other. There are smart stay apps in the store as well as pop up players, nfc is in CM and you'll lose all the motion features.
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There's an app called Super Video that is actually more powerful than the popup player with stock.
Some of the motion tasks may be possible with an app like Tasker.
okay so i found the smart stay app and the video app and tasker, is there a way to get android beam i believe its called to run instead of sbeam?
sly_guy069 said:
okay so i found the smart stay app and the video app and tasker, is there a way to get android beam i believe its called to run instead of sbeam?
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That is in CM already
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Just remember that Android Beam (at least the version for this phone) is less powerful than S-Beam. You can't send things like MP3s or photos, only links, contact cards, etc.
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pastert33 said:
Hate to say it but its one or the other. There are smart stay apps in the store as well as pop up players, nfc is in CM and you'll lose all the motion features.
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On a similar note, by losing the motion settings on the CM 10.1 nightly 28th June 2013 on Galaxy S3 International,
I am unable to calibrate the gyroscope etc and hence my Navigation (google) is suffering. Can that be fixed?
Also I am having issues in sending contacts via sms. My family members have old phones which only accept sms no VCF etc. No net. Its painful copying each and every contact detail into a text jumping back and forth.
If not, can you please guide me to a suggestions/complaints section for CM devs so that they may help me out?
You're in the wrong device forum, this is for Sprint only.
The Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more. Don't defeat the purpose of why it was introduced.
OK so I didn't see a way that this would fit in the root category so here it goes. I am still undecided between the gs4 and the HTC one. I really want the gs4 but my only reservation is touchwiz ui. There has been a lot of discussion already about the ui lag. Even if this gets fixed in future updates I still don't really like the look of TW. I will most likely root and have flashed quite a few ROMs on my DInc, galaxy nexus, and nexus 7. Will there likely be a ROM later on that I can use that still has the useful parts of TW, like the camera app and other things?
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Let me look into my crystal ball.....
I'm seeing something !
.......It's next week's lotto numbers: 7-11-13-23-33
Really tho. Yes. The phone has been out less than a week dude. NEVER buy a phone because it "may" have something someday. EVAAAAARRRRR.
But yes, there will be a slimmed down ROM for sure.
KillaHurtz said:
Let me look into my crystal ball.....
I'm seeing something !
.......It's next week's lotto numbers: 7-11-13-23-33
Really tho. Yes. The phone has been out less than a week dude. NEVER buy a phone because it "may" have something someday. EVAAAAARRRRR.
But yes, there will be a slimmed down ROM for sure.
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Ty for the tip! i have won the lotto!! your share is in the mail..lol
But seriously With tons and tons of reviews and comparisons of the s4 and htc one, this shouldnt be hard. There will be plenty of roms for the s4 as this community is growing every day and will grow more as more s4 stock arrives. Or go with the one?
See this is one thing that annoys me. People saying they don't like tw but like all the gestures and motions and camera...... THAT IS TOUCHWIZ. Now if you don't like the TW LAUNCHER you can easily install a 3rd party launcher like Apex and apply themes
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elflip88 said:
See this is one thing that annoys me. People saying they don't like tw but like all the gestures and motions and camera...... THAT IS TOUCHWIZ. Now if you don't like the TW LAUNCHER you can easily install a 3rd party launcher like Apex and apply themes.
I never said I want the gestures. I want the Camera app and maybe the tv tuner app. I don't like the settings menu's either. Not to mention the lag issues. Apex would not fix that...
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elflip88 said:
See this is one thing that annoys me. People saying they don't like tw but like all the gestures and motions and camera...... THAT IS TOUCHWIZ. Now if you don't like the TW LAUNCHER you can easily install a 3rd party launcher like Apex and apply themes.
I never said I want the gestures. I want the Camera app and maybe the tv tuner app. I don't like the settings menu's either. Not to mention the lag issues. Apex would not fix that...
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Camera app no way unless you're on tw. I'm not sure about the remote.
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I agree 100 percent. The camera app is second to none. It's the only reason why I switched back to TW.
If I could have an amazing camera app like the SAMSUNG one, on CM10, well I would pay serious money for that.
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Greetings All!
I tried searching the forums for this, but the closest answer I could find was (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916771) - and I'm still confused.
I have a rooted Note II running a stable official Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 with Android 4.2.2.
My question is in regards to the stock camera for the Note II. I really liked that application versus the camera app by Cyanogenmod. I was wondering if there was anyway to overwrite the new camera app for the stock one.
Here's what I've tried so far:
1. I have access to another Note II (a friend of mine's) and I tried backing up the Gallery.apk (and the SamsungCamera.apk (or something like that)) and sending it over to be installed on my phone. I turned off verify apps, turned on Unkown sources, froze Cyanogenmod's gallery app, and then tried installing the gallery.apk, but to no avail. I also tried installing SamsungCamera.apk. I also tried making a backup of cyan's gallery app, uninstalling it, then installing the apks. The error I always get is "Application not Installed."
I have the apks that I'm trying to install uploaded to my Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uqub4hgp80yv8i1/lZEpewNM7O
I haven't yet tried to use the adb command to install the app. Could this make a difference?
Thanks so much in advance. If this question has already been posted, I'm sorry, but would appreciate a link pointing me in the right direction.
Thanks Again!
By stock camera you mean stock camera app provided by samsung's touchwiz? If yes, from what I know it's not yet possible or not possible. As CyanogenMod and Samsung's stock ROM has different frameworks.
It might be possible if someone can port it.
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I see. OK, thanks so much for the response/help!
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Sorry, but does this also go for the messaging app (the framework issue)?
Thanks!
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Shyshan said:
I have a rooted Note II running a stable official Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 with Android 4.2.2.
My question is in regards to the stock camera for the Note II. I really liked that application versus the camera app by Cyanogenmod. I was wondering if there was anyway to overwrite the new camera app for the stock one.
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I've been running Cyanogenmod on varied devices for maybe 3 years now. Wife had it on her original HTC EVO, I've put it on multiple co-worker phones, and I have two HP Touchpads with it for around 2 years. I love it.
However, Cyanogen doesn't have the awesome camera that the native Samsung app has. I have tested over 5 top rated Camera apps from Google Play (Pro HD, Camera MX, Cymera, etc) and none touch the ease, usability, features and quality of the native Samsung app. The "Best Face" & "HDR" are freaking awesome. I haven't seen any app that can touch those two, especially the HDR quality. The 'low light' feature is awesome too, but I didn't test to see if other apps offer the same.
l'd love to donate some change if someone could work out a proper port to Galaxy devices. I can't really goto Cyanogenmod & use the associated bland camera app. With a new baby @ home, that best face is a godsend. The HDR has really popped bunches of our pictures too.
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I've been running Cyanogenmod on varied devices for maybe 3 years now. Wife had it on her original HTC EVO, I've put it on multiple co-worker phones, and I have two HP Touchpads with it for around 2 years. I love it.
However, Cyanogen doesn't have the awesome camera that the native Samsung app has. I have tested over 5 top rated Camera apps from Google Play (Pro HD, Camera MX, Cymera, etc) and none touch the ease, usability, features and quality of the native Samsung app. The "Best Face" & "HDR" are freaking awesome. I haven't seen any app that can touch those two, especially the HDR quality. The 'low light' feature is awesome too, but I didn't test to see if other apps offer the same.
l'd love to donate some change if someone could work out a proper port to Galaxy devices. I can't really goto Cyanogenmod & use the associated bland camera app. With a new baby @ home, that best face is a godsend. The HDR has really popped bunches of our pictures too.
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Agreed.
I installed Beanstock (4.3) and love it except...I'm missing the features of the stock camera app, most specifically HDR and low light. Would love to have these features back and would donate as well if someone could help port it.
i also want stock samsung camera i have tested many camera apps but none of them can match samsung camera.
hope someone can help us or guide us
I would also second this! Low light and hdr are by far the best. I NEED an alternative to the stock cyanogenmod but I have fallen short on every search. I would galdly contribute to a fund for a solid camera app. Does anyone running CM have any suggestions for a camera app.
if i wanted to port the touchwiz framework so the samsung camera app will function properly, how would I go about doing this? is there a ton of different files that would need handpicked or is there a folder or some type of label that would mean it goes with the touchwiz framework? or would this take a considerable amount of work i.e. more than one afternoon...
the camera on cyanogenmod was the reason I went back to stock because the samsung camera just takes amazing pictures. the CM camera is a little more grainy and does not focus as well.
hello - "bumping"
any solution found yet?
I have the m919. At first I was enamored with the whole tw thing and it was fun, but I think my next phone shall be a nexus or something else with Aosp. My phone runs faster and I like the space saved by flashing the Virgin Rom. The only thing I miss is the wife calling, but good to know I can always flash back or find a dual boot if I REALLY need wife calling, but for what it is, I am lovin the Virgin Google Ed. Rom. Thoughts or ideas are welcome. If you share or disagree, I would like to know what others feel. Please and thank u.
This should be in q&a.
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You are in the wrong section hun, will have a moderator move this over or something.
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I have the m919. At first I was enamored with the whole tw thing and it was fun, but I think my next phone shall be a nexus or something else with Aosp. My phone runs faster and I like the space saved by flashing the Virgin Rom. The only thing I miss is the wife calling, but good to know I can always flash back or find a dual boot if I REALLY need wife calling, but for what it is, I am lovin the Virgin Google Ed. Rom. Thoughts or ideas are welcome. If you share or disagree, I would like to know what others feel. Please and thank u.
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some time the wife calls too much.
☞ Sent from here☜???
I don't use wifi calling, so I don't know much about it. Is it a T-Mobile or Touchwiz feature? If its a Touchwiz feature, is it available on all versions (ATT, Verizon, etc) of the S4?
I like Touchwiz, but i dont care for the launcher. You can run a Touchwiz ROM with Nova launcher, which is very AOSP-like. That's what my AOSP loving friend did on this S4, before he rooted it. I run Wicked ROM (Touchwiz based) with the Sony Xperia launcher. Prior to this I ran Paranoid Android (AOSP) and it was too plain for me.
If storage is an issue, how about getting a microsd card? I dont store any music or videos on my phone, so storage isn't a problem. I guess this thread goes to show how everyone uses their phone differently, and finding the right ROM to fit your needs is tricky.
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I don't use wifi calling, so I don't know much about it. Is it a T-Mobile or Touchwiz feature? If its a Touchwiz feature, is it available on all versions (ATT, Verizon, etc) of the S4?
I like Touchwiz, but i dont care for the launcher. You can run a Touchwiz ROM with Nova launcher, which is very AOSP-like. That's what my AOSP loving friend did on this S4, before he rooted it. I run Wicked ROM (Touchwiz based) with the Sony Xperia launcher. Prior to this I ran Paranoid Android (AOSP) and it was too plain for me.
If storage is an issue, how about getting a microsd card? I dont store any music or videos on my phone, so storage isn't a problem. I guess this thread goes to show how everyone uses their phone differently, and finding the right ROM to fit your needs is tricky.
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It's a T-Mobile feature.
I used to have only Nexus phones and run AOSP Roms. I've now come accustomed to the touchwiz ROM, especially after the way they've been customized by the devs here. Unfortunately my service is awful where I live, so WiFi calling is a must for me. I think touchwiz is just better suited to the GS4 with all its proprietary features.
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Goodguyaries said:
I have the m919. At first I was enamored with the whole tw thing and it was fun, but I think my next phone shall be a nexus or something else with Aosp. My phone runs faster and I like the space saved by flashing the Virgin Rom. The only thing I miss is the wife calling, but good to know I can always flash back or find a dual boot if I REALLY need wife calling, but for what it is, I am lovin the Virgin Google Ed. Rom. Thoughts or ideas are welcome. If you share or disagree, I would like to know what others feel. Please and thank u.
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Your need to get better / more fun friends if you miss the wife calling!!!
And obviously you cant have a Virgin and a wife. Kind of tough to be happy with either.
dannyben said:
Your need to get better / more fun friends if you miss the wife calling!!!
And obviously you cant have a Virgin and a wife. Kind of tough to be happy with either.
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Auto correct is a s. O. B I think.. At any rate I find touch wiz to be gimmicky at best, and if need be I can go back to it but I do find aosp to be more responsive. I do keep music but the thing is you can only move certain files to the SD card. Unless you get a custom rom that allows it. Or am I wrong?
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Goodguyaries said:
Auto correct is a s. O. B I think.. At any rate I find touch wiz to be gimmicky at best, and if need be I can go back to it but I do find aosp to be more responsive. I do keep music but the thing is you can only move certain files to the SD card. Unless you get a custom rom that allows it. Or am I wrong?
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LOL.
Yes that is correct. T-mo hasnt updated their software to allow this yet. Any of the i9505 TW Roms will have to App2SD as well as many other huge improvements (but you'll lose "wifi" calling). Or in just 2-1/2 weeks T-mo will provide an update to TW4.3
Both TW and AOSP have their own pros and cons. I find AOSPish ROMs to be snappier than TW could ever think of being, but I always find myself reverting back to one version of TW or another. Without naming ROMs specifically, I'll say that given the selection of all the ROMs I've tried (which is most every one in the i9505, AT&T, and this forum) I can feasibly say that I run both TW and AOSP fairly equally with no real bias towards either. Some custom TW I don't care for, some AOSP I don't enjoy at all, and some on both sides I consider my fall-backs that I always keep an updated backup of. They each have their own appeal and it just depends on what I feel like running that particular week/day/hour. I just wish I could figure out why I can't seem to run any version of 4.3 without it randomly freezing up during the night :\
That's cool, I keep an infamous v8 backup on my s4, but actively run virgin aosp. Like I am supposed to go to a friends house, maybe I will run the infamous because of wifi calling. But the tw seems to kill my battery faster, so for the mundane aosp seems like a daily rom to run. Imho
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Is there any good data on which of the major ROMs are most trouble free?
I am a pretty simple guy. All I really want is to be able to use my phone as a hotspot, take pictures without the camera app crashing and easy access to turn the torch on and off. Seems like a lot of the reviews spend a lot of time focusing on how many colors you can change and relatively little on the actually reliability of the ROM. This sort of leaves us asking eachother and it seems like everyone and their brother has an opinion on how stable any given ROM is and all swear by different ones.
At any rate, this just leaves me wondering if there is actually any good reviews or sources that summarize what the weeknesses of each ROM are. I know it is a tricky thing to ask, because they are always changing with each nightly build, but I have been pulling my hair out for the last couple years trying to find a properly stable ROM for my T999.
They cant really review stability and functionality on some roms, such as CM for example. Its going to be different for every model device, and even between 2 identical model devices you will still find one has issues while another does not. Thats why they usually stick to reviewing features and options. But also, what works best will vary from person to person even more so than from one device to the next. As is stated in all the "what's the best rom" threads, only you can determine what suits your needs best.
But for what its worth, imo, if its stability you're after, stick to whatever the manufacturer included on any given device.
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They cant really review stability and functionality on some roms, such as CM for example. Its going to be different for every model device, and even between 2 identical model devices you will still find one has issues while another does not. Thats why they usually stick to reviewing features and options. But also, what works best will vary from person to person even more so than from one device to the next. As is stated in all the "what's the best rom" threads, only you can determine what suits your needs best.
But for what its worth, imo, if its stability you're after, stick to whatever the manufacturer included on any given device.
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I would stick with the stock rom, but I just really don't like it. I have also gotten very used to using a more stock version of Android and don't want to have to adjust back to using the stock rom, even if there are ways to get tethering to work.
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I would stick with the stock rom, but I just really don't like it. I have also gotten very used to using a more stock version of Android and don't want to have to adjust back to using the stock rom, even if there are ways to get tethering to work.
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What don't you like about the stock ROM? You say you want simple and don't care about changing anything, but you're not happy with stock either. What do you really want? lol. Also note, than any other ROM is not going to have the Samsung camera app, they are all going to be a lot more basic camera's, no wifi calling if you use that t-mo feature.
Torch on and off can be accessed with a shortcut on stock ROM, any third party app that lets you add a widget, or if you install xposed framework, you can add torch to the volume up button, so you can turn the torch on without even waking the phone. I'm with Doc, I'm a Touchwiz kind of guy too. I don't get the hate for it.
I just don't like some of the extra junk Samsung adds on. I like a more stripped down vanilla Android. I originally switched yo get rid of sVoice in particular and just got used to it. Not needing extra apps for WiFi tethering is a nice bonus.
At any rate. Just totally wiped the phone back to stock with Odin and installed the latest AOKP. No problems yet.
You can strip the Samsung apps out, and there is mods to enable native tethering.. But aosp or the kind is a nice option as well, just depends on what you want and need
aviphysics said:
I just don't like some of the extra junk Samsung adds on. I like a more stripped down vanilla Android. I originally switched yo get rid of sVoice in particular and just got used to it. Not needing extra apps for WiFi tethering is a nice bonus.
At any rate. Just totally wiped the phone back to stock with Odin and installed the latest AOKP. No problems yet.
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Thinly veiled best ROM thread. SlimKat with Banks' minimal gapps.
I don't use my S3 anymore, but I have that ROM on it and my other two devices. It is filed under d2lte on their site, it's a unified build.
If you have kernel problems, use ktoonsez'. That one was always really solid.
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Thinly veiled best ROM thread.
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LOL. Totally not meant to be a best ROM thread. Just wanted to know if anyone was tracking reliability or issues common to the different ROMs in a way that was easy to sift through and not totally anecdotal.
SlimKat with Banks' minimal gapps.
I don't use my S3 anymore, but I have that ROM on it and my other two devices. It is filed under d2lte on their site, it's a unified build.
If you have kernel problems, use ktoonsez'. That one was always really solid.
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I never figured out what was causing problems with my last ROM. TBH, I don't even recall what the kernel and ROM combination was. It was just something some random XDA forum member suggested. The biggest issue is that every time I opened the camera app, went away from it and came back, it would crash. Also happened when switching between camera and video. Sometimes it would require a system reset to get the camera back. I think it was something to do with the app itself, cause other apps that took pictures never had any problems. Super annoying. There were some other issues to. I stuck it out for a long time because the app fixed a BT audio issue I was having and I was too lazy to do more searching or reflashing my phone from scratch.
Right now I am just trying to make my phone last until the Sony Z3 launches. I am pretty sure that will be my next phone. Hopefully it won't cost a crazy amount to import it if t-mobile doesn't get it right away.
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LOL. Totally not meant to be a best ROM thread. Just wanted to know if anyone was tracking reliability or issues common to the different ROMs in a way that was easy to sift through and not totally anecdotal.
I never figured out what was causing problems with my last ROM. TBH, I don't even recall what the kernel and ROM combination was. It was just something some random XDA forum member suggested. The biggest issue is that every time I opened the camera app, went away from it and came back, it would crash. Also happened when switching between camera and video. Sometimes it would require a system reset to get the camera back. I think it was something to do with the app itself, cause other apps that took pictures never had any problems. Super annoying. There were some other issues to. I stuck it out for a long time because the app fixed a BT audio issue I was having and I was too lazy to do more searching or reflashing my phone from scratch.
Right now I am just trying to make my phone last until the Sony Z3 launches. I am pretty sure that will be my next phone. Hopefully it won't cost a crazy amount to import it if t-mobile doesn't get it right away.
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AOSP camera was always crap in general but especially so on the S3.
You can get an updated on in the play store now, so you can freeze the AOSP one.
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AOSP camera was always crap in general but especially so on the S3.
You can get an updated on in the play store now, so you can freeze the AOSP one.
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The camera in the latest AOKP was working fine, but I downloaded the Google Camera app just to check it out. Works fine taking normal pictures, but the blur mode causes it to crash when you try to take a picture and the panorama/photosphere modes won't take pictures. I found some other people with identical problems, but didn't see a clear solution.
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The camera in the latest AOKP was working fine, but I downloaded the Google Camera app just to check it out. Works fine taking normal pictures, but the blur mode causes it to crash when you try to take a picture and the panorama/photosphere modes won't take pictures. I found some other people with identical problems, but didn't see a clear solution.
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It was originally for the Nexus 5, then they put it on the play store for everyone. Clearly issues with non Google devices.
I'd suggest a third party camera app, like Camera ZOOM or something.