FadCam v3.0.0

[anonfaded]

✨ What's New

The most comprehensive update yet — we've rebuilt FadCam from the ground up with FadRec, FadCam Remote, and FadCam Pro, bringing professional-grade features to privacy-first recording.

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🎬 Major Features

📸 FadRec - Screen Recording & Annotation

A full-featured screen recorder built directly into FadCam with powerful creative tools:

• Record your screen with crystal-clear quality, saved in the Records tab with FadRec_ prefix
• Annotation tools: Pen, eraser, text, and shapes for adding notes and highlights
• Multi-layer & page management for complex, story-like designs (Instagram-style layouts)
• Version control system with unlimited undo/redo and soft delete for safe editing
• Automatic project saving with full recovery options
• Sidebar overlay menu for quick-access recording controls from any app

🏠 FadCam Remote - Live Streaming & Remote Control

Stream your camera feed live over your local network with a beautiful web interface:

• Real-time camera streaming to any device on your network
• Remote control features: Start/stop recording, adjust settings, toggle torch, trigger security alarms
• Live monitoring: Battery level, storage status, recording status, and memory/storage usage at a glance
• Perfect for security monitoring

💎 FadCam Pro - Premium Features

Now available! Get customized builds with exclusive features:

• Custom notification icons that actually display in your notification bar
• Free until December 23, 2025 — then permanent lifetime access for just $15
• Pro+ features coming soon: Custom app names, user-uploaded icons, FadDrive cloud sync

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🎥 Core Recording Improvements

Fragmented MP4 Format 🛡️

• Migrated from standard MP4 to fragmented MP4 format
• Zero risk of file corruption — videos remain playable even if the app crashes or your phone shuts down unexpectedly
• Better recovery options and safer recording for critical moments

Custom Watermark Text

• Add personalized text overlays to your videos
• Perfect for: license plates, location names, room identifiers, timestamps, etc.

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⚡ Performance & Battery Optimization

We've optimized every aspect of FadCam:

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
CPU Usage	25-35%	13-18%	↓ 45-50%
Battery Life	~12 hours	~15-16 hours	↑ 28-33%
Memory Usage	400-500 MB	280-320 MB	↓ 30%
Debug I/O	High	Minimal	↓ 90%

• Smart debug logging that automatically pauses during recording and stays active for troubleshooting
• Optimized storage updates and clock rendering
• Enhanced audio recording with VOICE_COMMUNICATION source for better background compatibility

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🏠 User Experience

In-App "What's New" Page

• Explore new features right inside the app after updates
• See highlighted features with new badges when you update

Improved Home Screen

• Cleaner, more intuitive UI

Reorganized Settings

• Settings reordered for faster access to what you need

Standalone Beta Installation

• Install FadCam Beta alongside the main app without conflicts
• Fully isolated storage keeps your beta testing separate
• Test new features risk-free without affecting your main app

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🔧 Bug Fixes & Stability

• ✅ Fixed video corruption issues
• ✅ Patched memory leak
• ✅ Enhanced app stability and reliability
• ✅ Various minor improvements

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📥 Installation

Standard Release (Recommended for most users)

• Download app-default-universal-release.apk for all devices

Architecture-Specific (Smaller file size)

• app-default-arm64-v8a-release.apk for modern devices
• app-default-armeabi-v7a-release.apk for older devices

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Thank You :)

FadCam remains completely free with no ads and no tracking.

If you love FadCam, consider supporting development by upgrading to FadCam Pro - it helps bring more features like these to life.

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📦 APK Files

APK File	Description
FadCam-v3.0.0-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v3.0.0-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v3.0.0-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)

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Issues Resolved

Closes #216 #215 #211 #209 #191 #153 #152 #118 #115

What's Changed

• Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in Translations update from Hosted Weblate #195
• Feat/fadrec screen recorder by @anonfaded in Feat/fadrec screen recorder #192
• Feat/http streaming by @anonfaded in Feat/http streaming #218
• Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in Translations update from Hosted Weblate #199

New Contributors

• @weblate made their first contribution in Translations update from Hosted Weblate #195

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v3.0.0

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