🚀 CameraX 1.4.0-rc01 Now Available with Exciting New Features and Improvements!

[Android CameraX Discussion Group‏]

Dear developers,

CameraX 1.4.0-rc01 is released, packed with the new features you saw in beta01, like 10-bit HDR for photos and videos, Real-Time Camera Effects, Preview Stabilization, and the CameraController API.

Explore our updated Jetpack Camera App to see how 1.4.0 new features can be seamlessly integrated into your production apps.

Key enhancements since Beta01:

• Preview Mirroring: Mirror Preview streams on API 33+ with setMirrorMode.

• Enhanced Capture Performance: Smoother capture and tap-to-focus, resolving latency and Preview freezes.

• Expanded High Resolution Support: Fixed issues with high resolutions when using CameraEffect on certain devices.

• Virtual Device Support: Context passed into ProcessCameraProvider will now retain the device ID to ensure functionality within a virtual device environment.

• Kotlin Enhancement: Added kotlin-idiomatic APIs to ImageCapture and ProcessCameraProvider.

• Device-specific fixes

  • Image Capture on Samsung Tab A8: Resolved ImageCapture failures on Samsung Tab A8 with specific settings.

  • Crash Fix: Resolved a crash on Pixel 4XL API29 with specific use cases.

Get Started:

Find CameraX 1.4.0-rc01 in the Google Maven repository. For a full list of changes, check out the CameraX release notes.

Your Feedback Matters:

Experience CameraX 1.4.0-rc01 and let us know what you think! Share your feedback, report any issues, or join the discussion on the  CameraX issue tracker.

Happy coding!

The CameraX Team