Re:Introducing the new Snapchat
by lnx01 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @10:24AM
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I cannot wrap my head around why it was even implemented like this in the first place. Were they too lazy to look up the Camera API implemetation? Was it a hacky workaround to avoid some retriction in Android?
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It could be for a variety of reasons;
1. Compatibility with old devices or API levels 2. Performance optimisation for the filters 3. Lack of priority for the Android app
On my iPhone, Snapchat definitely uses the full fledged APIs and even uses OIS or the image processor to pick/merge the best frame out of the video stream (a lot of blurry photos I take are unblurred), so I’m not sure why the Android experience is allegedly so lacklustre