Apps using their own camera mirrored - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

When using using the barcode scanner from Zing all the images were reversed and upside down. I just noticed the same effect from a mobile bank deposit app. Anyone else having this issue?

Same here. Bank deposits.

xene97 said:
Same here. Bank deposits.
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Looks like a developer issue and common for all of us (so more of a Marshmallow issue vs. a 5X) - https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus/comments/3pmrda/mirrored_camera_on_5x/

Same issue.
Deposited a check and the camera was upside down and reversed.
Scanned a barcode into Myfitnesspal and the same thing happened.

noticed this on a barcode scanner.
works fine w/ default camera app.
same problem with camera zoomfx

barcode scanner app was fixed today by its developers.. just updated and it no longer mirrors. so, every app has to be updated

arjunprabhu said:
barcode scanner app was fixed today by its developers.. just updated and it no longer mirrors. so, every app has to be updated
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What app are you using? I need that for work and its very complicated right now.
Thanks

Steve.99 said:
What app are you using? I need that for work and its very complicated right now.
Thanks
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android
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I use Walgreen's to pick up my prescriptions and every time I go to scan the barcode its upside down its kinda annoying I just ended up typing in the number and also had the same issue using the "scan your card" feature in amazon when you add a new card the camera was upside down its a little annoying but its crazy at what kind of bugs new software can have its a little humorous
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My Chase app was doing this when I did a mobile deposit, I was very confused but then saw some posts about this and being an app update issue.

rgerrans said:
When using using the barcode scanner from Zing all the images were reversed and upside down. I just noticed the same effect from a mobile bank deposit app. Anyone else having this issue?
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It's actually funny that you mention that. I have the ZXing barcode scanner app too and the first day I had the Nexus 5X I noticed the same thing. Just checked now and it's fine.

I have the same issue with the Amazon app. scanner. What I don't understand is that why does this only affect the 5X. A friend's 6P doesn't face this issue in any of the same apps installed on that device??

cranialsurge said:
I have the same issue with the Amazon app. scanner. What I don't understand is that why does this only affect the 5X. A friend's 6P doesn't face this issue in any of the same apps installed on that device??
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The camera is mounted upside down in the 5x
The new camera API tells software that so it can flip it over, but apps using the old API just use the camera as it is mounted

jimv1983 said:
It's actually funny that you mention that. I have the ZXing barcode scanner app too and the first day I had the Nexus 5X I noticed the same thing. Just checked now and it's fine.
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They released an update to it a week or so ago which fixed the issue. I have other apps that still make the wrong api calls and get upside down images.

Related

Apps not compatible

I have noticed a few apps so far that I can't find in the app store which I assume is due to issues with the screen resolution, does anyone have any further info.
So far I have found Amazon, Candy crush and Kickass torrents, does anyone know if I was to source the APK if I could side load them on
sjm1982 said:
I have noticed a few apps so far that I can't find in the app store which I assume is due to issues with the screen resolution, does anyone have any further info.
So far I have found Amazon, Candy crush and Kickass torrents, does anyone know if I was to source the APK if I could side load them on
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Back up on another phone and side load they should work fine
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Epix4G said:
Back up on another phone and side load they should work fine
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Found an easier work round just install the Amazon app store and that has them all. Must be a problem with play because they work fine on the phone
The same happens with games like Angry Birds Space. I can't find it in the Play Store, but it is available in the Amazon Store and it works fine, I don't know why
When you submit an app to the Play Store you have to specify what resolution the app works at, it will be a simple case of devs having to update to include the G3's resolution then it will show for us all again.
The best way to do this is email the devs of apps you know are not there and ask them to fix it.
I read reports about BBM not seen from G3's play store? is it true or somehow region specific?
nap007 said:
I read reports about BBM not seen from G3's play store? is it true or somehow region specific?
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Did you not read my posts above?
Lennyuk said:
Did you not read my posts above?
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Just checked for you and the app says not compatible with this version. To be honest it drained my G2 battery and offered nothing after initial novelty wore off, Facebook messenger, whatsapp and snapchat cover my IM needs
onenote not compatible- weird, but we can install apk and then works like a charm.
It's not weird that apps don't work, please stop thinking it is. This is a new resolution to android it will take a bit of time for apps to be updated to allow this resolution.
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I just tried the game escape the mansion. The text scrambled and doesn't show. Anyone can confirm this?
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[Q] Slow Camera Gallery

Anyone else seeing a really long lag when trying to load the gallery from the stock camera app? Checking a shot takes way too long; easily 5-6 seconds. It's driving me a bit nuts. And yes, I could use a different camera app, but the stock on is the camera it loads from the lockscreen, which I actually do a lot. Anyone else experiencing this, or possibly know how to fix it?
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Anyone else seeing a really long lag when trying to load the gallery from the stock camera app? Checking a shot takes way too long; easily 5-6 seconds. It's driving me a bit nuts. And yes, I could use a different camera app, but the stock on is the camera it loads from the lockscreen, which I actually do a lot. Anyone else experiencing this, or possibly know how to fix it?
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I experience the same.. and I don't have a resolution.
I just figured it was software properly releasing the hardware to something.. drivers letting go of whatever they hardware they were holding on to.
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Yeah, same issue for me as well. Big bummer.
The resolution is this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
WizeGuyDezignz said:
The resolution is this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
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This is a great app, but is there a way to make this the default gallery? Can't figure how to, the normal gallery still loads from the camera app (painfully slow) and i haven't seen an option to change, thanks.
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NYYFan02 said:
This is a great app, but is there a way to make this the default gallery? Can't figure how to, the normal gallery still loads from the camera app (painfully slow) and i haven't seen an option to change, thanks.
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You are correct. I don't think you can make it the default gallery for the camera app sadly.
Love QuickPic- been using it since Note 2. I'm not seeing any lag though. I've got the pics going to the external sd card and it's a fast card- maybe card read/write speed matters here.
Another thought is maybe there's a file that's corrupted in the folder where the pics are.
I have found that if you have the option set to view picture or video after each shot it's almost instant, and the gallery loads very quick for me this way.
hanfordrob said:
I have found that if you have the option set to view picture or video after each shot it's almost instant, and the gallery loads very quick for me this way.
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That kind of works, but I don't want to have to review each picture and then go back to the camera each time. I have to believe that Samsung is working on this, as this is a huge consumer-facing issue, though I haven't heard much talk about it.
Have you tried QuickPic out? I know it doesn't load from the lockscreen but at least that will tell you if it's an issue with that app specifically. I was also thinking it might be card-related-- is your micro sd card a fast one?
Turning off online photo locations and using .nomedia files to stop the gallery from scanning unwanted folders helps too.
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I have found when changing the storage location to internal, rather than external, then snap a picture so that it will be the most recent, it loads up quicker
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illa215 said:
I have found when changing the storage location to internal, rather than external, then snap a picture so that it will be the most recent, it loads up quicker
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Well yes...because it doesn't have to scan your external SD card. Obviously anything saved to the internal will load faster.

Barcode scanner/ Whatsapp web scan on Fire running CM11

I am running CM11 (Aug 2016) build on my Fire phone. The google bar code scanner app doesn't work - it opens and closes within a few seconds. I am trying to scan the WhatsApp code to use WhatsApp web (bit painful, if you ask me, even with a working barcode app)
Any suggestions?
Thanks
shikarishambu said:
I am running CM11 (Aug 2016) build on my Fire phone. The google bar code scanner app doesn't work - it opens and closes within a few seconds. I am trying to scan the WhatsApp code to use WhatsApp web (bit painful, if you ask me, even with a working barcode app)
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Install QR droid, then take a picture of the code using your camera app and share the image to qr droid. It works for other codes so what's app shouldn't be any different
romario3600 said:
Install QR droid, then take a picture of the code using your camera app and share the image to qr droid. It works for other codes so what's app shouldn't be any different
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Nope :/ this won't work. I have the same prolem and still can't figure it out. But the QR droid will just read the code, in order to use whatsapp web you have to scan it through the whatsapp camera.
So there's little you can do if WhatsApp requires its own app's barcode scanning implementation. Troubleshooting the barcode scanner involves physically rotating the device and moving the distance of it [while scanning]. Further troubleshooting involves clearing the app data/cache so that its like a clean install and trying again.
There are other things you can try such as rebooting.
About the only other thing you can do is check for error from the force close using a logcat reader app and sending that information to the developer - they may or may not fix it especially as your not using the official device rom.
And finally, last but not least is using a different device where it works.
That's the problem with an app requiring its own implementation. I've noticed zxing for instance does not work in one app, yet my own test app using zxing works. In the end, I can't use that app that way on the fire phone because of it.
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Nope :/ this won't work. I have the same prolem and still can't figure it out. But the QR droid will just read the code, in order to use whatsapp web you have to scan it through the whatsapp camera.
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Totally forgot about that, haven't used it in so long. I'd go back to stock but the battery life just wasn't as good :/

Setting to use fingerprint as camera click

Hi there
I checked the setting of the camera app and could not find the option to use the fingerprint for taking clicks while on front camera.
Can you guys clarify if if it's hidden someplace else or just not there.
Thank you for your time.
I'm not seeing that option either
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It's not there. Leave a review on the Asus Camera app in the Play Store then maybe they'll include it.

Question XDA app

Is the app down ,I click on it and it just sticks on the XDA logo ,website forum obviously working ok ,but the app seems to have an issue
Upgrades on the server side can cause outages. Try again after some time and update to the latest version
Much of the app seems to have suddenly shifted. I'm not sure I understand many of the changes especially as it's not been updated for 2 weeks
Seems to be working for me.
i gave up on it the last update broke it
i just use website now
are you using the old version....new:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play
The app works so-so. It could definitely use tons of improvement. It's good for push notifications. Every once in a while, clicking on a push notification will start launching the XDA app but then it goes away. Relaunching manually from the app icon works fine afterward.
Nekromantik said:
i gave up on it the last update broke it
i just use website now
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Same here. It just doesn't want to load. Using the website now too.
I gave up on the app almost as soon as they released it. It is a mess. There is a thread for the app, seems backend changes made this recent mess.
Check out the new XDA app! Let us know what you think [App rolling out now]
The new app is just an upgrade to the current XDA app, so you should be able to just go into Play and hit "Update" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play The app is rolling out now, and will take hours to get to...
forum.xda-developers.com
I watched the New forums conversion and the app was behind on development. I decided then to only use the website and not the app in Beta!
cmh714 said:
are you using the old version....new:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play
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no....read the thread psted above the new version is messed up
I thought it was just me. I switched back from iphone and didn't realize how much xda has changed since my older android endeavors.
I have not been able to use the app since 11/2 when it updated on all of my devices. It just hangs at the XDA logo. Have cleared cache, force stopped it, cleared data, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it still doesn't work. There are plenty of comments on the Google Play Store with complaints about the app not working but the app developers seem to be ignoring the comments including mine. A little acknowledgement from the developers about it would go a long way.
App never worked for me. Never loaded anything.
We've got a thread about this very crash in the xda app forum (2/3 of us are on pixel 6 pro and at least one comment in google PlayStore was a p6p too)
Latest update Broken App
So the latest PlayStore update has broken the app on Android 12. On my Pixel 6 Pro it worked fine on previous version but now it freezes on XDA logo and app never loads. Tried clearing cache/data. but no difference.
forum.xda-developers.com
Yesterday this app would just force close after I opened it, but today it seems to open but it won't keep me logged in. How the hell can an app made by this community have so many problems? This is baffling to me.
truckerdewd said:
I have not been able to use the app since 11/2 when it updated on all of my devices. It just hangs at the XDA logo. Have cleared cache, force stopped it, cleared data, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it still doesn't work. There are plenty of comments on the Google Play Store with complaints about the app not working but the app developers seem to be ignoring the comments including mine. A little acknowledgement from the developers about it would go a long way.
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I had this issue, I have a pihole and turning it off solved it. I am able to get back on with my pihole enabled after that. It was just the initial launch. So try disabling any ad blockers.
I had to delete app data a couple times yesterday because it would get the XDA loading screen and then go back to the home screen.
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I had to delete app data a couple times yesterday because it would get the XDA loading screen and then go back to the home screen.
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Same here. I find that the app doesn't refresh and I have to remove it from recents anger then relaunch. But now when I do that the behavior you describe reemerges. I hope they fix it soon.
bobby janow said:
Same here. I find that the app doesn't refresh and I have to remove it from recents anger then relaunch. But now when I do that the behavior you describe reemerges. I hope they fix it soon.
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The app itself is so strange to begin with. It's part forum app part browser. I definitely preferred Tapatalk.

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