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Wait, can you explain this to me?

• RicoElectrico 5y ago
  Snapchat "takes a picture" by just grabbing a frame from the viewfinder instead of, you know, using the proper API. This could have made sense back when Android imaging situation was more of a mess, but the current API obviates the need for this.
  • overitthrowaway 5y ago
    It's likely just a case of "it it ain't broken, there's no budget"
    • pta2002 5y ago
      It is pretty broken though, since the image looks terrible because it skips a lot of the image processing steps.
  • IshKebab 5y ago
    It definitely made sense because Snapchat is only used for ephemeral photos, and taking a "proper" photo is extremely slow on many Android phones (or at least it was until recently). That said they should have just implemented both solutions and let the user pick.
• hadrien01 5y ago
  A pretty good summary: https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/snapchat-upgraded-its-android-camera-quality-with-10-year-old-software-0183974/ https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/snapchat-upgraded-its-a...