Latest Pixel Camera crashes immediately upon launch on Pixel 8 Pro

neotux

Hi,

I had an update to Pixel Camera today. After that it refuses to launch. I have no Google Services installed but until now it used to work without.

I have the log but it is a very long text. Should I post the whole log here? I have it uploaded to my Proton Drive. Is it alright to post the URL here instead of the whole text?

Is anyone else using Pixel Camera experiencing this?

xxx

neotux Is anyone else using Pixel Camera experiencing this?

You need Play services with the current one.
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/google-kamera-ab-version-10-x-erfordert-play-services-downgrade-noetig/

Tamalan

neotux
Hallo, mir erging es gestern genauso. Ich habe dann den Cash gelöscht, die neueste Version deinstalliert und dann über Aurora eine ältere Version verwendet. Zweimal hat sich dabei das neueste Update "vorgedrängelt" und erneut installiert. Beim dritten mal hatte es dann aber geklappt. Die Camera funktioniert wieder wie gehabt.

Viele Grüße

neotux

Thank you so much xxx and @flamboule for the link and information.
I am going to try to downgrade it using the instructions in that article.

flamboule

This is obviously a problem that everyone who has done the update is experiencing. The only solution is to delete the app from all profiles and reinstall the old version via the AuroraStore.

neotux

Downgrading to version 9.9.106.773153235.19 (Build-ID) 68469120 according to the article linked by @xxx has worked.

Thank you guys!

GrapheneOS

The latest Pixel Camera releases can be used without sandboxed Google Play services again once you're on GmsCompatLib version 100. That's available as an App Store update to GrapheneOS version 2025102300 or later which is currently in the Beta channel. We added a shim implementation of the Google Play services font loading service which was what they started depending on in recent Pixel Camera releases.

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27574-gmscompatlib-version-100-released

madhpharma

GrapheneOS
Gms compatlib 100 update causing browser crash on both vanadium browser and brave browser

neotux

GrapheneOS

With GmsCompatLib version 101 both Vanadium and Pixel Camera works on Pixel 8Pro.

Thank you so much!

fid03

madhpharma Gms compatlib 100 update causing browser crash on both vanadium browser and brave browser

Vanadium crashed for me in private space immediately after updating to Gmscompatlib 100. However, locking and unlocking private space caused the browser to not crash. I did not have this issue in my owner profile with Play services. My private space does not run Play services. Seems to have been a temporary glitch.

type: crash
osVersion: google/bluejay/bluejay:16/BP2A.250705.008.A1/2025102301:user/release-keys
userType: profile.private
package: app.vanadium.browser:744404833, targetSdk 36
process: app.vanadium.browser
processUptime: 674 + 266 ms
installer: app.grapheneos.apps

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'android.os.Bundle android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo.metaData' on a null object reference in method 'void android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(android.app.ActivityThread$AppBindData)'
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:7901)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2555)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:248)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:338)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9111)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:593)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:50)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:371)

GrapheneOS

madhpharma

GmsCompatLib version 101 has been released to resolve the font preloading crash introduced by GmsCompatLib version 101:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27582-gmscompatlib-version-101-released

Nobody

I can wait till it hits stable release. I'll just use the default camera app till then.

GrapheneOS

Tamalan Please post comments in English. It's easier if you run it through a translator than most people reading it doing it.

Tamalan

GrapheneOS

Hello, I did the same yesterday. I then deleted the cash, uninstalled the latest version and then used an older version via Aurora. Two times the latest update has virtually advanced and installed again. The third time it worked. The camera works as usual again.

Many greetings