@zubozrout said in Smooth Edges (name pending) - Let's Fix the Bugs That Drive You Mad:
the camera—it’s the main limitation for me. From what I understand, this isn’t something that can be fixed simply by creating a new camera app, as the issue seems to run through multiple levels of the system. As far as I recall, the core limitation is already present in Halium: shots take too long, not all features are exposed, higher resolutions can easily overexpose, and overall the photos look far worse compared to what Android delivers.
Not sure exactly what is the problem as there too many you cite; maybe the main problem is that you have high expectations and are an elite user about photo. That's a bit like judging of a computer system by a music expert, these guys can detect one tenth of second of delay, a fourth of a tone, minute details that beotians like me can't even perceive whatever effort they do. And I'm not so atypical from what I gather of the judgement of these music experts on the efforts of spontaneous singers in public events (they are utterly awful - however I never noticed it before being said so).
So what's wrong with photo app of UT for someone like me? the focus for near objects. When taking a photo and the subject is half a meter (let's say one foot for our US friends) away, the focus is terrible, like, the keys on a keyboard can hardly be deciphered, and waiting does not provide much relief. In contrast, a Waydroid photo on the same device in exactly the same setup looks correct.
This does not look like an unfixable problem, since switching to film, the focus at the same distance is correct. I just tried it and it seems that after taking a short film, the focus is then correct for taking a photo. While this is hardly a workaround, it make me think that for the photo app being usable for ignoramuses like myself (and I'd say 99% of users), it is probably not necessary to rebuild the whole system including Halium.
