FadCam v3.1.0-beta

FadCam 3.1.0-beta is here!

Important

Download the FadCam_v4.0.0-beta3. Other apk(s) are outdated.

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Changelog:

• beta1
  fix:

  • Auto-update check now respects the preference (fixes 234)
  • Video and audio desync after pausing and resuming fixed (fixes 242)

  new:

  • Russian language added (PR 227)
  • Experimental cellular streaming added, though some ISPs block incoming connections
  • Switch between front and back cameras during recording without stopping the video

• FadCam_v4.0.0-beta2
  fix:

  • Auto-update check now correctly respects user preference (fixes 234)
  • Video and audio desync after pausing/resuming fixed (fixes 242)
  • Recording no longer stops if FadCam is opened too early after camera release by another app (e.g., Face ID) (fixes 242)
  • Removed CamcorderProfile limitation — now shows all hardware-supported resolutions, including non-canonical high resolutions ≥1080p (fixes 239)
  • Fixed incorrect encoded date in MP4 files (corrected MP4 epoch conversion; was using Unix epoch instead of Jan 1, 1904) (fixes 233)
  • Fixed video metadata not appearing when custom storage location is selected; improved fallback extraction using MediaMetadataRetriever
  • Audio spectrogram in video player corrected; enhanced waveform visualization in timeline
  • Records tab now correctly shows duration for videos saved on external SD card
  • Information card now displays correct storage (internal/external) based on selected storage location
  • Reduced minSdk from 28 to 24 — now supports Android 7.0+ devices
  • Refactored ViewPager2 to fragment-based navigation for improved memory management

  enhance:

  • Preview area improved with real-time watermark rendering and properly dimmed letterboxed areas
  • Refined Records tab selection mode with dedicated selection button
  • Records tab now supports grid layout up to 5 columns
  • Added fast scroller and month-based sections in Records tab for better navigation
  • General UI/UX refinements in Records tab

  new:

  • New fullscreen preview mode
  • Pinch-to-zoom supported in preview (two-finger gesture)
  • Long-press preview area to enable live camera preview before recording
  • Added Flip option for front camera (mirror support)
  • Added mute button in FadRec mode for silent screen recordings
  • Rotating bubble animation for camera icon background
  • FadRec now supports custom storage location (closes 246)
  • Auto record on motion detection (closes 236)
  • Organized recordings into nested folders:
    • FadCam/Camera
    • FadCam/Screen
    • FadCam/Dual
    • FadCam/Faditor
    • FadCam/Stream
  • Batch processing in Records tab:
    • Export selected videos to user-selected folder
    • Faditor Automations:
      • Merge multiple videos into one
      • Convert fragmented MP4 to standard MP4 for better playback compatibility
  • New shortcuts:
    • Start Back
    • Start Front
    • Start Current
    • Start Dual
    • Front Camera Photo
    • Back Camera Photo
    • Screenshot
  • Added FadRec screenshot functionality via accessibility service
  • Revamped overall UI/UX with rounded headers and dock-style elements

• FadCam_v4.0.0-beta3
  fix:

  • Reduced seek sensitivity and ignored gestures starting within the 56dp edge zone reserved for Android back gesture navigation

  new:

  • Added Privacy Black Mode - tap the FadCam icon in the top of the Home tab to toggle a full black screen that behaves like the display is off. Useful for devices that aggressively kill background apps. The overlay can be dismissed via triple tap, long press, or swipe up.

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Tip

Standalone Beta Installation — FadCam Beta can be installed alongside the main FadCam app without uninstalling it. The beta version has its own storage and operates fully isolated, making it easy for testers to run both versions simultaneously.

FadCam v3.0.1

Patch Update

This version is a patch update to v3.0.0, addressing critical bug regarding MIC and F-Droid compatibility. For complete changelog, read it here v3.0.0 Release Notes.

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-v3.0.1-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v3.0.1-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v3.0.1-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)

FadCam v3.0.0

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

New Contributors

• @weblate made their first contribution in #195

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

FadCam v3.0.0-beta

FadCam 3.0.0-beta is here!

The biggest open-source update yet — introducing FadRec, a feature-rich screen recorder built right into FadCam for effortless recording, annotation, and creative project building, letting you design story-like layouts just like Instagram.

Important

Download the FadCam_v3.0.0-beta3.apk. Other apk(s) are outdated.
The annotation tools are still a work in progress and not yet feature-complete.

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Changelog:

• beta2 new: Added FadRec tab for screen recording, Records tab shows FadRec_ prefix, sidebar overlay menu, screen annotation tools with pen/eraser/text/shapes, layer/page management, undo/redo, soft delete, and automatic project saving
• beta2 fix: Prevent IllegalArgumentException by checking torch receiver registration before unregistration, and Android 15+ issues
• beta3 new: FadCam Pro free limited-time offer with custom notification icons
  • beta3 new: In-app "What's New" page to showcase updates
  • beta3 new: FadCam Remote Unlocked ; live streaming & remote control FadCam app with real-time monitoring
  • beta3 improvement: Home UI enhanced for better UX
  • beta3 improvement: Settings reordered for faster access; new badges added for new features when user update the app
  • beta3 improvement: Recording format migrated to fragmented MP4 format; added custom watermark text to videos
  • beta3 fix: Unplayable Video corruption issues resolved; memory leak patched

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Tip

Standalone Beta Installation — FadCam Beta can now be installed alongside the main FadCam app without uninstalling it. The beta version has its own storage and operates fully isolated, making it easy for testers to run both versions simultaneously.

FadCam v2.0.0

⚠️ Note ⚠️

• Major migration: FadCam is now powered by a high-performance OpenGL pipeline for recording and watermarking. This replaces old post-processing, making saving lightning fast with real-time dashcam-style watermarking.
• 🚀 Total: 20+ new features, multiple fixes, and full UI refactor.

⚠️ Yeah another Note ⚠️

• If you encounter any weird issues, it may be due to the refactoring. Backup the videos and then uninstall and reinstall the app. For assistance, you can join our Discord. Thank you for using FadCam:)

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✨ New Features

🎬 Video Player

• Open with external apps
• Background playback + auto-stop timer
• Position saving (YouTube-style)
• Gesture overlays (volume, brightness, seek with dynamic icons)
• Seek customization
• Finer speed steps (0.25x, 0.5–0.9x, 2x long-press customizable)
• Scrubbing frames while seeking
• Waveform visualization
• Keep screen awake option
• Remove dim overlay
• Adjustable controls hide delay

📸 Camera

• Runtime controls: exposure, AE lock, AF toggle, tap-to-focus with feedback, zoom
• Fixed zoom level option (e.g., 1.0x default)

🗂️ Records Tab

• Hide thumbnails toggle
• Scroll-to-top & scroll-to-bottom buttons
• Improved caching and sync
• Optimized responsiveness

🏠 Home

• Preview toggle in sidebar
• Info widget showing device orientation

📊 Stats & Info

• Navigation from Stats → Records
• Expanded metadata in Video Info: location, FPS, bitrate

🕶️ App Cloaking

• Hide in recent apps
• Black icon & custom shortcut icons
• Clock widget integration

📁 File Management

• Copy/move option when saving to gallery
• Background file operations (non-blocking)
• Immediate delete option in Trash

⚙️ Settings & UI

• Import/export app preferences
• Full UI refactor: categorized sections, previews, clearer descriptions
• Privacy Policy checkbox in onboarding

🌐 Language

• Added German

🔮 Other

• Realtime watermarking during recording
• Noise suppression for cleaner audio
• New tab: Faditor Mini (coming soon)

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🐞 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Crash prevented from rapid start clicks
• Resolution handling fixed: valid 4K and 8K options
• Shortcuts now persist after app icon change
• Wrong duration bug fixed (short videos showing as hours)
• Fixed lens selection (wide lens was defaulting to main)
• Android 15 edge-to-edge display issues resolved
• Seamless camera interruptions: recording pauses if another app opens and resumes after
• Records tab loading optimized (faster video list)

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🔧 Chore & Permissions

• Rebuilt FFmpeg kit for 16KB alignment
• Removed query-all-packages permission

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What's Changed

• Refactor: removed the ffmpeg post processing complete logic and replaced with the OpenGL setup by @anonfaded in #138
• fix(renderer): add timestamp synchronization with recording pipeline by @anonfaded in #167
• feature: add Zoom Ratio in Settings by @alan23273850 in #166
• Refactor/UI refactor by @anonfaded in #177
• feat(camera-controls): add zoom slider, picker fixes, and AE Lock persistence by @anonfaded in #181
• Refactor/records optimization by @anonfaded in #182

Closes #188
Closes #179
Closes #174
Closes #173
Closes #164
Closes #161
Closes #158
Closes #157
Closes #155
Closes #154
Closes #153
Closes #144
Closes #142
Closes #141
Closes #140
Closes #139
Closes #137
Closes #132
Closes #125
Closes #47

New Contributors

• @alan23273850 made their first contribution in #166

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v2.0.0

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📦 APK Files

APK File	Description
FadCam-v2.0.0-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v2.0.0-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v2.0.0-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)

FadCam v2.0.0-beta

Note

All the APKs are outdated below

FadCam is now live for pre-registration on Google Play 🎉
Sign up today and get it auto-installed at launch!

👉 Play Store Link
🕸️ GitHub Repo

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New Features

• Realtime Watermarking: Live timestamp overlay during recording, dashcam-style.
• Fix Video Playback: Repair unplayable videos from the three-dot menu.
• Noise Suppression: New audio option for cleaner recordings.
• Localization: Added German language support.
• Import/Export Settings: Export your preferences and import them later to restore all app configurations.
• Full UI Refactor: Modernized settings interface with categorized sections, previews where relevant, and clear descriptions for each option.
• Zoom Level: Set a fixed zoom value, such as the default 1.0x.
• Immediate Trash Clear: Added an "Immediate Delete" option in the trash section to permanently remove videos without sending them to the trash bin.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Seamless Camera Interruption: Recording now pauses (not stops) if another camera app is opened, and resumes automatically when available.
  • Note: After using another camera app, wait for FadCam’s notification to show “recording video” before reopening FadCam.
• Optimized Records Tab: Faster and more responsive video list.

FadCam v1.5.0

Note

All the APKs are outdated below

FadCam is now live for pre-registration on Google Play 🎉
Sign up today and get it auto-installed at launch!

👉 Play Store Link
🕸️ GitHub Repo

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🚀 What's New?

New Features

• Added Greek language support
• Added Upload to YouTube and Upload to Google Drive options in video menu
• Introduced new authentication method: password

Fixes

• Fixed green video issue when app was minimized (Samsung-specific)
• Fixed missing video recording if another camera app was accessed
• Optimized Records tab performance

Closes: #121, #131, #129, #48

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📦 APK Files

APK File	Description
FadCam-v1.5.0-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v1.5.0-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v1.5.0-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)

Fadcam v1.5.0-beta

Important

Download the FadCam-v1.5.0-beta3.apk, other APKs are outdated.

Changelog

• Added Greek language
• Fixed issue where the video was recorded green when app was minimized (reported by samsung devices only)
• Added 2 new video menu items: Upload to YouTube & Google Drive
• Optimized Records Tab

FadCam v1.4.0

🚀 New Features

• Customizable notification text during recording
• Show Changelog in Update Available Bottom Sheet

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📦 APK Files

APK File	Description
FadCam-v1.4.0-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v1.4.0-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v1.4.0-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)

FadCam v1.3.0

🚀 New Features

🎥 Video & Audio Settings

• Audio Recording Toggle: Enable or disable audio in video recordings.
• Audio Bitrate & Sampling Rate: Customize audio quality.
• Audio Input Source Selection: Choose between wired or Bluetooth microphones.
• Video Orientation: Support for Portrait and Landscape modes.
• Video Bitrate: Set custom video bitrate.
• Fixed Framerate: Now supports 60fps and 90fps on supported devices.
• Now supports all available FPS options
  • Note: Now it works on Samsung devices, but on some others it's still not able to use 60fps
• Auto Video Splitting: Automatically split recordings when they reach a custom file size limit.
• Video Geotagging: Saves location data to video metadata.

📱 Interface & UX Improvements

• Wide Angle Lens Detection: Automatically detects wide-angle camera support.
• Swipe-to-Refresh: Added to the Records tab.
• Serial Numbering on Thumbnails: Thumbnails now display index, duration, and file size.
• Sorting Options: Sort by Oldest, Latest, Largest, or Lightest videos.
• New Bottom Sheet UI:
  • "Sort" and "Delete All" options moved to a bottom sheet for better accessibility.
  • "Delete All" button now appears in red to reduce accidental deletion.
• "Video Info" Option: Added to the three-dot menu for each video.
• Improved Animation Smoothness

🕒 Records Tab Enhancements

• Time-Ago Labels: Displays how long ago each video was recorded.
• New & Temp Badges:
  • "New" badge for recently recorded videos.
  • "Temp" badge for failed or unprocessed files.
• Empty State UI: Shows an icon and label when there are no recordings.

🔒 Hidden Features

• Trash Bin: Deleted videos are moved to a hidden trash section.
  • Access: Long press the app logo in the top bar in Home Screen.
  • Features: Playback support, restore option, and permanent auto-deletion based on settings.
• "Select All" Option in Trash

🕹️ Shortcuts

• Torch & Video Start/Stop Shortcuts: Available by long-pressing the app icon on the home screen.

🧭 Clock Widget

• Color Customization: Choose widget color by long pressing on the card for a personalized look.

🌐 Localization

• Italian Language: Now supported.

🧪 Experimental / Coming Soon

• Remote Tab: Added with a "Coming Soon" badge and placeholder info.
• Edit with FaditorX: Grayed-out menu item in video options for an upcoming video editor by FadSec Lab.

📘 Onboarding

• Onboarding Slides: Added to help users get started quickly.

🎨 Theme

• AMOLED Black Theme: For enhanced visuals and improved battery life.

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🐞 Bug Fixes

🔧 General Fixes

• Fixed preview area not displaying correctly.
• Fixed video selection mode issues in the Records tab.
• Fixed issue where the back button caused a blank screen or crash.

⚠️ Crash Fixes

• Fixed crash when renaming videos.
• Fixed "Check for Updates" crash in beta versions.

✅ Issue Resolutions

This release closes the following issues:

• Closes: #123, #122, #108, #106, #100, #97, #91, #89, #84, #68, #59, #57, #24

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🙌 Contributions & Credits

• 🖼️ App screenshots and banner design by T010
• 💻 Code contributions:
  • @albanobattistella in PR #109
  • @mikropsoft in PR #92

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📦 APK Files

APK File	Description
FadCam-v1.3.0-universal.apk	Compatible with all devices (common)
FadCam-v1.3.0-arm64-v8a.apk	For 64-bit ARM devices (common)
FadCam-v1.3.0-armeabi-v7a.apk	For 32-bit ARM devices (less common)
FadCam-v1.3.0-x86-64.apk	For 64-bit Intel devices (rare)
FadCam-v1.3.0-x86.apk	For 32-bit Intel devices (rare)

Thank you for your continued support! 🚀