{"package_name":"dev.serika.camerasilencer","name":"Camera Silencer","summary":"Reduce camera audio only while a camera is active","category":"System","icon_url":null,"latest_version_code":5,"latest_version_name":"0.1.4","apk_url":"/api/apk/dev.serika.camerasilencer","apk_size":45759,"apk_sha256":"b3f10402aa07384aaad7d612fc0c1bc0cecd7d8e1ec20691a2f472c9b9cc9042","source_kind":"fdroid-repo","repo_slug":"fdroid-main","last_updated":1792119619,"release_timestamp":1792083575,"description":"Camera Silencer monitors Android camera availability and temporarily reduces audio output only while another app is using a camera.\n\nIt is designed for devices and camera apps where public Android audio APIs can suppress or reduce shutter sounds without root access.\n\nFeatures:\n- No camera permission\n- No internet permission\n- No accessibility service\n- Optional minimal Usage Access, only to confirm that a camera app is in the foreground\n- No overlay permission\n- No DND policy access\n- Foreground service restores audio when the camera is released\n- Optional modes for silent/vibrate-following, always-on camera silencing, and manual control\n\nLimitations:\n- Effectiveness depends on the device, OS build, region configuration, and camera app implementation.\n- Some camera apps may use enforced audio paths that cannot be suppressed reliably with normal app permissions.\n- Without Usage Access, Camera Silencer falls back to screen-on/unlock heuristics and may not perfectly distinguish face unlock from lock-screen camera shortcuts.\n- When another app keeps media audio active, such as Picture-in-Picture or background playback, Camera Silencer may leave camera sounds audible to avoid interrupting that playback.\n- If suppression stops working after the camera app was opened first, force stop the camera app once and start Camera Silencer before opening the camera again.\n","categories":["System"]}