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Camera stays always on

Feature Request

I saw that the camera stays always on in the background, even when viewing captured photos, or when you’re in the settings etc.

I experienced this as a problem because on sunny hot summer days, when capturing photos and viewing them in the viewer, because the camera stays active in the background the device gets really hot and lowers the brightness (it surely also drains more battery).

I think it would be more logical to turn off the camera when isn’t active for such practical reasons.

Posted by Simos805 ·
Status: Completed3 comments

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  • Jamm Hostetler

    Team•

    Aug 21

    Thanks for the request!

    The camera is actually fully paused and uses no processing power when you open the gallery, even if the indicator light remains on. Do you have geotagging or the level enabled by any chance?

    • Simos805

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      Aug 21

      Yes I have both geotagging and level enabled.

      I think the camera remains open and drains battery/resources because the green light stays on, and also as soon as I pull/slide down from the library to reveal the camera, the camera’s live feed seems to have been already open.

      • Jamm Hostetler

        Team•

        Aug 21

        The location services and level are the culprit here; I will make sure to disable them when the gallery is open in the next update.

        Even though the indicator light is on, the camera system is completely paused. The live feed is re-enabled a fraction of a second before the gallery finishes dismissing.