Omarchy Mobile update: a real camera app 📸
Linux camera apps were built for desktop and laptop webcams, not for a phone with four cameras. We can fix everything...
Camera (omacam) is now the default camera on Omarchy Mobile:
• All four Pixel 7 Pro cameras: ultrawide, main, selfie and 5× telephoto
• Zoom steps 0.5× / 1× / 2× / 5× that switch lenses for you, plus pinch-to-zoom
• Full-resolution photos, tap-to-focus and autofocus
• Volume keys as the shutter, and a shutter sound you can turn off
• A settings sheet like the ones on Android cameras
• EXIF data on every photo; location is off unless you turn it on
• Video recording (H.264 + Opus), early but working
• Follows your Omarchy theme
Rust + GTK4/libadwaita on mainline Linux and libcamera, with no Android underneath. GPL-3.0.
github.com/derekross/omacam
Will post real photos and videos shortly. I need to go touch (and mow) my grass.
Derek Ross
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2026-10-14 19:34:13 UTC
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