You can use the stock Google Pixel camera app without Play Services or internet access, it will produce the same photos. Tje only thing that won’t work is the small image preview at the bottom left with the last image you took, clicking on it will just tell you that Google Photos is not installed.
The GrapheneOS camera app is probably the best FOSS (sleek/minimal) camera app I’ve ever used, image quality isn’t quite at stock Pixel level, but still pretty good, actually.
It pains me to say, but the stock Google camera app is by far and away the best option I’ve yet found on Graphene. Which has to pair with the Photos app, or you can’t actually do anything with the photos it takes.
However, you don’t have to sync either with Google (though you do have to sign in), you can set Graphene to only allow them access to the folder they need (while they think they have wider access), and you can turn off network permission.
Why is it that you can’t do anything with the photos unless paired with the Photos App? Does the camera output in a proprietary format or something that Photos converts?
Definitely not going to sync with google though. I don’t on my current phone either. I’ve degoogled as much as I can on my current phone lol
I have the Google camera app installed but not the photos app. The only thing is the button inside the camera app that shows a thumbnail of the last picture you took doesn’t work as it’s just a shortcut to the photos app.
Everything else about the Google camera app seems to work on Graphene. I didn’t give it network permissions either.
I only use the camera for casual pictures and it’s fine. It’s still the same lenses and sensors after all. The camera app obviously isn’t as all singing all dancing as stock but perfectly functional, has all the features you’d expect.
Graphene rules
I’m currently trying to decide between private and repairable. Pixel with Graphene or an HMD Skyline. Wish Fairphone was an option.
How’s picture quality with Graphene? How big a downgrade is it from the one packed on the stock pixel?
You can use the stock Google Pixel camera app without Play Services or internet access, it will produce the same photos. Tje only thing that won’t work is the small image preview at the bottom left with the last image you took, clicking on it will just tell you that Google Photos is not installed.
The GrapheneOS camera app is probably the best FOSS (sleek/minimal) camera app I’ve ever used, image quality isn’t quite at stock Pixel level, but still pretty good, actually.
Thanks!
It pains me to say, but the stock Google camera app is by far and away the best option I’ve yet found on Graphene. Which has to pair with the Photos app, or you can’t actually do anything with the photos it takes.
However, you don’t have to sync either with Google (though you do have to sign in), you can set Graphene to only allow them access to the folder they need (while they think they have wider access), and you can turn off network permission.
Why is it that you can’t do anything with the photos unless paired with the Photos App? Does the camera output in a proprietary format or something that Photos converts?
Definitely not going to sync with google though. I don’t on my current phone either. I’ve degoogled as much as I can on my current phone lol
Thanks for your replies!
I have the Google camera app installed but not the photos app. The only thing is the button inside the camera app that shows a thumbnail of the last picture you took doesn’t work as it’s just a shortcut to the photos app.
Everything else about the Google camera app seems to work on Graphene. I didn’t give it network permissions either.
I only use the camera for casual pictures and it’s fine. It’s still the same lenses and sensors after all. The camera app obviously isn’t as all singing all dancing as stock but perfectly functional, has all the features you’d expect.
Right on, thanks for the reply.
I often have to snap tiny labels, have you had to do anything like that with yours?