White specs in photos

Had the HTC 10 for about a week now and noticed a strange camera issue.

When taking pictures in certain situations while zoomed in I noticed that some of the pixels shimmer white. It seems like the pixels on the camera sensor itself are acting up, as I notice they are in the same place. I know it's not an issue with my screen because it I zoom out a little the location of the pixels acting up changes.

Has anyone else experienced this? You won't notice in very bright or very dark scenes. I started noticing it while taking indoor pics with light and dark areas in the same scene.



Note the white pixel in the middle of the screenshot. There are several of these across the image and they always appear in the same part of the photo when they do appear.

Trying to recover photos on soft-bricked phone

Hi all,

This is my first post here, I'll try to include everything but please let me know if I am missing any info. I'm using Windows 10, my phone is using Stock ROM 6.0.1, carrier unlocked from Telus to Rogers but bootloader shows device is Locked.

TLDR: I'm trying to recover the photos from my soft-bricked phone before doing a factory reset. I've tried to manually flash the firmware with fastboot by following the steps in service.xml, but the commands all appear to return OKAY without errors but there's no change in the phone's behaviour.

More Info: I've spent the last 2 days reading up on here and elsewhere online to learn as much as I can. I am honestly not sure what caused it the soft-brick. I was using my phone normally yesterday morning when it froze while browsing Facebook, so I tried to power it down, but I got caught in a bootloop and it wouldn't go past the logo screen. It's part of my morning routine to run updates, and I often (though not yesterday) transfer files to/from the phone through a USB cable, so could it be an internal memory problem? Other possibilities, while I was careful ultimately I did download an apk for Pokemon Go before it was released in my country, and I did also download a battery saving app, so there's risks from both of those but the timing seems wrong...

I can get into bootloader and recovery mode, but not factory mode. Wiping the cache partition did not help. The only way to power the phone down is from bootloader, otherwise the phone goes straight to the logo screen.

I've installed ADB/Fastboot using the 15 Second ADB Installer here, and believe I have all of the correct drivers from the WinDroid install. However I did not enable USB Debugging before this happened, so the only way I can get ADB to see the devices is to go to "Apply update from ADB" in recovery mode, but running "adb devices" brings the phone up as sideload. If I'm in bootloader, "fastboot devices" sees it, "adb devices" comes back empty.

I used the file XT1563_LUX_RETCA-ROGERS_6.0.1_MPD24.107-52_cid14_subsidy-RGRCA_CFC.xml.zip from the File Factory folder, and it looks right according to the software version in the .xml files, but I'm still new to this and I'm not sure if my best guess is educated enough.

In general I'm not too squeamish about voiding the warranty and don't care about losing my apps, it's the photos that I really do not want to lose (shame on me for not backing those up!). I'm wondering if there's a way to get my photos back before unlocking or doing a factory reset, but if there's a reliable recovery software I can use after the fact I may have to bite the bullet.

TIA for any help.

Add Text to Photos with Android Application

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After adding all text and design features you can save the pictures on your gallery or can send it to your friends and family members using multiple platform sharing options.

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Photo thread - show us your photos

Xiaomi redmi note 3 (pro) doesn't have the greatest sensor out there, but it is capable of making good shots, so let's share them.

Here are few of mine:

IMG_20160718_133908_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160718_120920_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160721_094203_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160720_175325_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160719_092532_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160718_115626_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160720_200242_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

IMG_20160721_102414_HDR by Ivan Horvat, on Flickr

Anyone know of a good replacement app for Google Photos ?

I really just want an app that shows the "device folder" section from google photos. I'm just not a big fan of Photos layout and how many other menus i have to go to to get to where my device photos are. Anyone know of a good replacement?

Wierd New Issue - Photos Disappearing

So this has only happened twice so far (yesterday and today). But I took a photo, then I went to upload it to Facebook and it wasn't showing in the Samsung Gallery. So I went back to the Camera, and it was showing in the little preview photo in the bottom right corner, but if I clicked on that it would take me to the previous photo I took. Then if I reopened the camera, that photo didn't show up anymore in the preview pain.

The only thing I've done recently is put in a new 128 gig microsd card. Could the card be bad? or could this be a fluke (I did just reboot) so will see if it happens again.

Photos from google photos

Just bough a nexus 5x, how can i download back to my nexus 5x the photos from google photos?

How to show photos on Nexus Player (Android TV)

I was hoping to be able to just install google photos app on nexus player and be able to show my photos from the gallery - but it's not android TV compatible.

Is there an app for showing photo galleries on nexus player?
(I know I can cast it from my phone - but I'm not too happy with the quality of the pictures when casting... I would just rather be able to show them either from a local network folder or my google photos gallery.)

Any tips?

Big file size of photos

I tested several ROMs: File size of photos with P9000 is about 6-8 MB. My "old" THL phone also with 13 MP camera took only 1-2 MB images with same quality... is this related to elephone or general issue with modern cams?

thx & br
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Oppo R5 photos

Something stupid happened.

I copied photos from DCIM folder on my computer. Then I deleted photos from DCIM folder. Now the thing is there was clearly 520 photos on DCIM and I have 520 photos on my computer. But I found out later not all photos that I could see in photos on the phone were copied to my computer, nor were they in DCIM folder.

Now I can't see any photos on phone. Where are missing photos?

Gallery doesn't access to photos on ext sd card ? ?

Hi,

I am new in Samsung world, I have just installed my usual sd card and rebooted the phone but the Gallery doesn't show the photos on sd card ? ?

The app quickpick does!

How force the Samsung gallery to implement the sd card pics?

I own the m8, the HTC 10 and the s7edge.

moved from a g4 to a g5 - photos looks worst than g4, how is it possible ?

Hey there,
I had my LG G4 for about a year and I loved it. although i replaced it once because of the famous boot-loop problem but still, it was a good phone in my opinion. one of the things that i liked about him the most it's his camera. every time i took a picture i felt it was really mind-blowing and quality wise it was really amazing comparable to other phones on the market. so i thought to myself - why not upgrade to g5 ? had a nice trade-in deal and i did it.
well? the phone is good - battery life amazing compared to g4, screen is clean and nice, fingerprint sensor is amazing, speed and usability is amazing.. but the camera ? meh. didn't really liked it. yes, the 135 degrees camera is a really nice gimmick but the standard 16mp camera doesn't the same pictures as my g4 used to take. i'm really frustrated about this thing since camera quality is one of the most important feature to me.
i'm really considering a downgrade to G4 or maybe buying a v10 (which camera features is really off the hook with the manual video mode).

any thoughts ? someone upgraded from a v10 ? someone feels the way i do ?

i take photos with my Galaxy S5 and they show in the preview but wont open in gallery

I recently went on a cruise and took over 300 photos and videos and they all showed in the preview in the bottom corner as being there, now when i go to the gallery over half of them are black and wont open. Also i tried taking a photo just now and it show for a few seconds in the gallery and then changed right in front of my eyes to a gray screen with 1 line down the middle and now it wont open anymore.

Google Photos won't auto-backup

Hi there, I have issues with Google Photos auto backup function. I have turned on Auto backup on the settings, back-up over mobile data is off and back-up only while charging is off. But it doesn't seem that the auto-backup working (even though I have wifi connection). Manual backup works when I selected some photos and upload them to Google Photos. From time to time I got push notification about I have x number photos have not been backed up and suggestion to turn on Auto backup (which is already ON).

The phone is Lenovo K3 Note (stock rom, rooted). Any ideas on how to resolve this? Thanks.

Retrieving photos from Note 3

Hi,

I'm having issues with an old Galaxy Note 3.

The story is a friend of mine tried to replace the glass on his note 3 and botched it completely. He destroyed the display and gave up on it and eventually sent it to me completely disassembled(in individual parts)+ a new frame, sans the lcd, but it wasn't cost effective to replace the display so I let it sit and gather experience. He now asked me to retrieve his photos from the onboard storage and here is where I'm stuck.

I assembled the components on the new frame without the lcd and I put the battery in, let it charge for a bit and tried to connect it to the laptop and installed the usb drivers and kies.
The problem is that all the components listed under devices and printers for SAMSUNG_Android are locked, as in I am unable to update or change the drivers. Also, Kies reports being unable to connect to the phone.

The phone buzzes once upon connecting to the pc and the red led comes on(as it does when charging).

Am I missing something important? Should I use the old frame with the broken up lcd? I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks a bunch.

[Q] App to view Facebook photos and videos?

I mostly use my Fire TV for Movies (Amazon, Netflix, Kodi, Plex, etc..).

We've been traveling more, and taking/sharing pictures. My wife and I post a lot to Facebook, and I have my phone setup with Google Photos and backing up my pix/videos there, and google drive. So I'm starting to look for ways to view this content on the Fire TV.

While I've found a few for Google/Picassa, I'm not having much luck for Facebook.

So far for Facebook, all I've seemed to find is PhotoGuru Media Player https://www.amazon.com/PhotoGuru-Med...words=facebook

Are there any other GOOD options for viewing Pictures and Videos uploaded to Facebook and Google?

Unfortunately, Photos has stopped.

Google photos does not work, I have tried known solutions like clearing the cache/data in google play services.
It doesn't work with almost stock COS 12.1 and currently COS 13.1

#---Device Information----#
Android : 6.0.1 [ COS 13.1 ]
Google Photos 1.23.0.125818713
Modification :
rooted with SuperSU v2.65
xposed installed with active modules:
AdBlocker
Appy Geek AdAway
BootManager
Network Speed Indicator
XInsta
YouTube Background Playback

Please let me know if someone needs any other information.

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Photos taken with your Mi Max

Let's share some photos! I think it is a very capable camera for the price. Under right conditions it can produce some nice images. Personally I use Snapseed to fine tune some of the images.













Sent from my Mi Max

Android - sync to Apple Photos app

Guys, unfortunately I've been away from the Android seen for a fair while so have lost touch with new apps etc.

I'm wondering if there are any new Android apps or methods to enable synching an Android phone to Apple's Photos app?

I was using something when I had my nexus 5 but I got hundreds of thumbnail duplications of some photos (no idea why). I therefore moved to an iPhone. I hate the iPhone and want to move back. But syncing photos to Photos is a must.

Any suggestions please?

Google Photos "Waiting for Wi-Fi"

So 100GB free for two years on Google, great, thanks!! They did similar with Dropbox back when I got my Jewel. Ideal purpose here is photos of my kids getting backed up, I don't create nearly that many spreadsheets to warrant that kind of storage.

Photos WILL NOT back up photos via wi-fi, the Assistant in the app just says "Waiting for Wi-Fi", well the wait is over, you've been connected to wi-fi almost constantly for a week now. As soon as you flip the switch to use mobile data, they back up fine, over mobile data. I'm unlimited, so that's not a huge issue, just seems like a power drain to me.

I've done all the toggling on and off, uninstalled app (updates to system app only, not rooted yet so still on stock), cleared data/cache, blah blah blah. Seems like the app isn't allowed to see the Wi-Fi state or something. I've Googled the issue and I don't seem to be the only one facing it. Only thing I haven't tried is removing my Google account and re-adding it, but someone else on another forum states to have tried it to no avail.

Has anyone here on this forum of geniuses seen this and figured it out?????
thanks!!!