Does front camera work on S2?
Added by xyz asd over 10 years ago
My mother wants to get a new phone and asks me for advice. She wants one with "touchy, big display and good camera". She also wants to take selfies, so she wants front camera to work as well. Needless to say, I want to install Replicant for her :D I myself have S3 and front camera doesn't work (although I don't need it), just as it says in the wiki. But does it work with S2? Camera is marked as working, but does it apply to the front one as well?
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RE: Does front camera work on S2? - Added by My Self over 10 years ago
I'm using a S2 device. The back camera works great - even over the lock screen widget (http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/6225).
Hope you keep in mind, that the camera works just for pictures, not for video (http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/5871) at the moment...
I can't proof if the front camera really works, but if I switch to it there is no failure coming up out of the camera app. I can't verify that, because I'm using: http://www.camsticker.de/
But you can be pretty sure that it works for selfies, because the I9100 (http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100Firmwares) doesn't need proprietary firmware(s) for the cameras, instead of your I9300 (http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9300Firmwares).
And finally the Replicant status overview: http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantStatus#Replicant-42 says:- I9300: Working (back) | Missing without non-free firmwares (front)
- I9100: Working
IMHO, you can put your mind at rest :)
RE: Does front camera work on S2? - Added by My Self over 10 years ago
Probably some people would be happy to see a final (confirmative) answer here...
Please have a heart.
RE: Does front camera work on S2? - Added by xyz asd over 10 years ago
I know, it's just that the phone hasn't shipped yet :)
RE: Does front camera work on S2? - Added by Paul Kocialkowski over 10 years ago
Probably some people would be happy to see a final (confirmative) answer here...
I confirm that both the front and back cameras of the Galaxy S 2 (I9100) are working out of the box with Replicant. They do not require proprietary firmwares to be loaded by the system to the chip. Instead, those are already preinstalled on the chip.