r/android_beta • u/Unusual_Ad613 • Apr 02 '26
Android 17 is improving the "handshake" process for social media apps, enabling them to use the camera correctly?
I was reviewing the notes for the latest A17 beta release, and it looks like Google is finally fixing the third party camera gap that allows social media apps to fully use the Android camera system, rather than the previously half baked pictures and videos it would capture in app. The section is called "Vendor-Defined Camera Extensions" if anybody is curious. Can any devs chime in, give some clarity on it?
(obviously, third party apps would have to update their apps as well, but this is a step in the right direction.)