Blackmagic Camera App For Android is HERE….kinda 

The problem with Android devices is that Google doesn't force manufacturers to use CameraX API or olders versions of Android's camera API, instead, Samsung and other companies just develop their own camera API for their own devices and disabled CameraX, so that leads third party apps like BlackMagic Camera App to do some tricks to sort the limitations because companies just disable some camera functionalities like the access of UltraWide lenses. It's sad but is the truth behind the software development on Android

Was able to download on my S23 Ultra.

I have Pixel 7. It does support it.

I have a galaxy S23, and i was able to just install it. i am so excited. i hope they port it over to more phones soon.

Works fine on the Galaxy S23 Ultra

Come on Michael 100K Coming UP!!!! You Deserve it!

Samsung S23 (normal) ... Instalation with no problems :) There are some bugs, but I can finally shoot at 25fps! App crashes only when I tried to manually select the shutter angle. I hope that we will get some sort of log color profile in the future :)

available for my Pixel 8 Pro. We recently got the ability to use our phone as a webcam so think recording to an external drive isn't here as yet. Maybe Google is working on it and will get it in Android 15.

Yeah. Was holding out hope for my pixel 6 but... 🤷‍♂️

Installed it on my pixel 8 pro, but no Log, just rec.709 and BT2020 HLG10 . Or at least I cannot find the function to change it

It runs on the Pixel 7 Pro without any problem

I have the S24 and downloaded the app but it doesn't have the latest updates that IPhone has like Rack focus

Compatible for the S23 and S24 but not the Samsung Fold 5?

I'm on an S24 Ultra and I can see there are features missing.

I wasnt expecting it to work on all phones, but the list of compatible devices is minuscule

they picked apple!!?? no they didn't pick anything, they were already working apple to create a camera that would make content for the apple vision pro which it is now officially announced, this app have no purpose for blackmagic other than to give the iphone the capability to create content for the vision pro using their software and hardware experience which later after people pushed for it, they made one for android but they were lazy to make it for all android phones

*I have an Android UI 6.1 running on my Samsung Galaxy S22 with an 8K 24p camera, and I can't find the App available for download in playstore searches. I see it listed for Samsung S23 and S24, but since I have only an S22 I'm not qualified to run this App maybe ?*

I use pixel 7 pro, and I downloaded it and used it normally, very good for filming

Being able to download it to my normal Samsung S23, I'm learning how to use it!

Am a software developer and to let you know, I had a worst time publishing on its rather than on Android. Apple prevented me to publish on the App store because when they reviewed the app, they said it was safari when it beared 0 resemblance

I have tried it and it's good, but it's not spectacular, but I need more time..

Yes, compatible with my Google Pixel 8 Pro!

I have an Samsung S21 Ultra and I can download and run this. Works well but does not find the 2 telephoto cameras. I think the Lightroom camera had a similar problem.

samsung has 20% market share , has like 10 devices all the time , theres apple with 16% and they have like 6 devices ( or atleast camera setups ) right now , so as a developer i can easily develop for every iphone and make the app optimized , as they are pretty comparably in specs and performance as well ( to a certain level ) samsung ? they dont do that ,they are more varied and have a very very big price range , spec and performance differences are obviously huge as well. so it just aint possible for most devs to build specific optimized apps for android that will run good on any device

UGH! Just as I’m about to crash out your video pops up & of course I must watch it. Damn it Michael you’re messing w/my REM.😉🤣 Great video…once again!👊

Android phones use a wider variety of cameras than iPhones, so the app can't be compatible with all Android phones, especially the older ones. Mr. Alex Tech covered this months ago. I'm saving up for a S24 Ultra because I will not switch to Apple.

Downloaded the app on my pixel 8 pro as soon as I saw it was available. No external recording, no ProRes, no log. The only 3 things I cared about. Deleted the app.

Don't get too upset. Black Magic for iOS any iPhone with iOS 16.0 or later and the A12 Bionic chip or later. What's going on I don't have an apple phone with these specs. My iphone x uses an older processor. It's normal for new apps to use the latest hw. The pixel 7 is almost 2 years old now. Blackmagic may add more phones but they won't be older models. This app is highly hardware dependent so it's not so easy to offer it on many platforms

Working perfectly on my ancient Pixel 5.

They're developing it for only the newest class of ARM processors, most probably. The entirety of the Android platform hasn't moved to Qualcomm Elite X or equivalent. Once it's done so, Android tablets seem poised to knock out iPads and likely Windows laptops for most uses. Hard-core video editing on workstations has an installed base using Apple and Windows workstations. That's DVRs bread and butter, for now. They can afford to lag on Android, with no backwards-compatible worries

1:17 Thats Realme gt2 , its not basic 😭, really nice 10 bit video using mcpro camera app

Does anybody know if this includes functionality of the Blackmagic Camera Control app for Apple/iPad devices as well? I don't see an option for connecting via Bluetooth.

Can confirm the BlackMagic App works on OnePlus Pro 10!

Galaxy s21 here, apparently I am not worthy of downloading this natively

Can't shoot 4k 60 or even 8k on my S22+ 😔

I have it on my google pixel 7 and it's not working right. I gave it all the permissions but won't go into the program.

I have the S23 Ultra and I can download and run the app. My gripe is there is no option to de-squeeze anamorphic footage on the device as there is on iPhone.. 🤬

Not compatible for samsung fold 5

It's not support samsung note10 plus😢😢 any one please help me

It works so good on my base s23!

Thanks for being on point with this, Michael! I have an older Sony Xperia and am getting ready to upgrade. I am holding off b/c this BM app will help tip the scales. I hope I can stay Sony, or at least Andriod. But maybe I will have to move to iPhone, hope not.

I'm happy with MotionCam Pro 😂

It's not compatible with my device ..Xiaomi 14 ultra!

The BlackMagic website says: "Get high end digital film camera controls and image processing on Samsung and Google Pixel phones!" I also thought they had said that it was only going to be on Samsung at NAB? Also for others confused about log, if you understand what Log actually is, you will know why they can't add it to these phones. Log is a method of encoding (turning the measured voltages into code values), the thing that does that is the camera itself, typically the API's that the phone's OS offers will give the app the frame/picture after encoding. There is no point in encoding twice, or decoding and encoding again, as you don't have the original sensor information anymore, so you aren't going to gain anything. That is why Filmic Pro's "log" wasn't really that beneficial, while Apple Log is...because Apple added the ability to use a whole different imaging pipeline to their camera, meaning that you can now request log frames/images via their API, allowing you to receive more information, at the cost of having to process it in post.

Not compatible with Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Don't care. Between the LOG recording on stock camera app and Motioncam I am pretty much covered for video recording.

Works on my galaxy s23

Tried on my s24u works great. Think this will be used more than samsungs own

Currently not compatible with ROG Phone 6D Ultimate, Android 14, 16GB RAM

Base S21 doesnt have 60fps yet, no telephoto lens and video looks awful. looks like my old A01 phone, and was disappointed but I understand that this just came out for older devices and samsung uses a different camera API.

Does anyone know if it will allow 25/100 fps PAL settings. Google just doesn't want to sort this for their PAL customers.

Thanks for this, I didn't realise it was ready for likes of myself having upgraded to S24plus from my trusty S10 plus. But yep, as you say, very few product makers are using the basic Android. My S24plus doesn't let me record to an external source (well not that I can find at least) so perhaps that is why the feature doesn't exist?

I have Pixel 7a... had to reboot my phone, but it is recording and seems great. Android users are LUCKY to even have Blackmagic even try to offer this. By even starting to offer this on Android, they are opening a HUGE headache for themselves... I'm sorry you don't have a phone that they support... and I too would be bummed if I didn't have a phone they support. But the truth is this... why should any company continue to offer free apps and programs if all they get is butthurt headaches. You don't "deserve" BMD Camera app any more than you deserve 4k 120,,, unless you buy a camera that actually can do it. As a developer I would heave NEVER offered an Android version.... no upside and every downside.

Supported which Sony Xperia???

just download and install its apk and it will work properly as i am using this app in my budget realme narzo phone by installing its apk

S23 Ultra works great. I think no external recording though

About stabailization ?

The specs state that the app is supported from Android 13 onwards. Therefore, despite the Play Store's restriction to certain brands and models, any Android phone running version 13 or 14 should work. For instance, my S21 Ultra with Android 14 functions perfectly. There might be some restrictions based on the CPU. From the metadata, I've noticed that the encoder used for my S21 Ultra is an Exynos version (c2.exynos.hevc.encoder), and there's definitely a Snapdragon version as well. I'm not sure about other CPUs, and this lack of support for encoding on different CPUs could be the reason for the restrictions.

It works on my S23+Ultra, but still no Prores codecs.

Just installed on my S24 Ultra. I didn't connect an external SSD but didn't see an option to use either. Maybe if it is connected there will be an option. Very disappointed that my S22 Ultra isn't compatible (yet?) since that is my second cam. VERY happy to see all lens available. Other apps I have tried don't let you use every lens. Haven't really tried it yet but so far, pretty good I guess. Hoping I can record to external. Not a deal breaker but sure would help. Also I have to try my Shure external stereo USB mic. I don't foresee an issue but since most of what I shoot is concerts and music, I count on that for good sound. I did see it allows mic 1 or mic 2 but not sure what that means yet! When I shoot concerts without my external mic I shoot in Pro Video so that I can use just the rear mics. I don't want to hear me singing along on the videos 😂. Hopefully I can choose rear only, but with only 1:& 2 as options, not sure how that would be? The pro mode allows front only, rear only, or both. Thanks for the video. I wouldn't have known this was available. Loved it on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Too bad I hated the phone! I keep trying to like iPhones but can't deal with the limitations and the UI. I use my iPad Pro to edit videos though with Luma. Honestly it's just as easy to transfer from my Android as it was with my iPhone, especially if using external SSD anyway. iPhone does have the advantage shooting to SSD though since it is faster. I don't shoot in 8K usually so the speed on my Samsung is fine. Not sure it would hold up to 8K though.

Works on S23 Ultra

Do it supports color grading or not ?

Is it actually the same? I do not see anywhere to change the lens to anamorphic like the iOS

It work on xiaomi 14u, Pixel 6 pro and vivo x90pp. But not officially. We need ask BM for support more another smartphones

I am ASTOUNDED that they didn't release it on the samsung galaxy tab s9 ultra. Laaaaaaame.

How ro solve the drop frames?

Not available for zfold 5

Works great in Samsung S24

I was able to download it on my pixel 7 Pro

I just got it on my Pixel 7 Pro

not for my galaxy s10 lite >

I just downloaded on my S23 Ultra.

I have same issue...

weird that it said for my pixel 6 not supported and here i am able to sideload the apk, install it, and run it, investigating the app files though found a lot of restriciations on which type of android devices to use that app ( Android 14, specific camera hardware requirements, other stuff ) will keep testing and will understand why they are doing this

I just downloaded it for the Samsung Galaxy S23+

would be greate to see some comparasions

Vivo x100 ultra that came out not even a month ago and not compatible... Anyway, Apple is simpler.

First of all who is she in the thumbnail

It's not like motion cam, but it's free😅

it is working on my s23u

S23fe exynos I got it

The larger question is - do Android phones really need the BM camera app? Does it have unique feature missing from all the other Android camera apps or is this just a case of app envy?

Samsung s23 🎉

You do know that all of the components in the iPhone are manufactured by other companies like Samsung, which makes the displays.

Apk😂

Creating a free app for a few very expensive flagship phones is an insult to videographers who truly need a free or affordable professional video camera.🤬 Let's hope the developers of the mcpro24fps camera don't introduce a subscription model, as it works perfectly on all phones, not just a select few.

Crazy. Didn’t know anybody actually used android phones lol! That way they can import it on their windows PC’s so it can constantly crash, I guess?

Android and Windows are the same garbage! And for that reason I only use Apple products, because just works.