Android 11 is going to make choosing a camera for those who don’t like the pre-installed software but impossible — or at least more limited.
Android 11 is going to make choosing a camera for those who don’t like the pre-installed software but impossible — or at least more limited. That’s based on a recently- change in the Android 11 pre-release firmware. While primarily a developer-side change, aimed at making the system safer, in effect, it removes the camera picker entirely. The change itself is straightforward but potentially difficult to parse out the implications. Currently, users can download and even set a default app separate from the one that comes installed out-of-the-box. If a third-party app needs access to a camera, Android presents a list of camera apps that can be used. In Android 11, when a user accesses a third-party app, such as a photo editor, they’ll no longer be able to do that. Instead, the system will automatically select the pre-installed camera app. They’ll still be able to select a different default app and use their preferred app.
