google camera crashing

LefoDpct

applications crashes with the message :
java.lang.Runtime exception:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: dlopen failed: library "libgcastartup.so" not found.
Google Services Framewotk is installed, GmsCompatConfig is active, Gcamera has been intalled from an apg fetched via Aurora on desktop, written to UCB drive and installed from there by activating the apk in "files" application.
Any suggestion on what to try next are much appreciated!

unwat

LefoDpct

This person had the same problem. They fixed it by uninstalling GCam, reinstalling it with network permission granted, launched the app, then removed its network permission.

Maybe you can try it out and report back?

LefoDpct

Thanls for the comment - I did try it, and it makes no difference.
At this point, I have only three questions before giving up on the attempts to have Google's camera app
operational on GrapheneOS :

I did not install Aurora on the mobile, but instead used Aurora on desktop to fetch the camera .apk, moved it to a usb device, connected the device to mobile, then installed it by navigating to the apk in "files". BTW, the file is:
com-google-android-googlecamera-65075803-62722755-6e9d4ac2c56f53b64fe9eb4ca7896aff.apk
with the size of: 22365223 bytes. I assume there should be no difference in what I did from installing using Aurora installed on the mobile (which I would like to avoid)?
All of this - including (repeated re-) installation of sandboxed Google Play was done in non-owner profile. Could that be the source of my problems?
I learned about Google camera "enabler app": Gcam Services Provider (on Fdroid). If this app is installed in a non-owner profile, will it interfere with possible future use of GrapheneOs sandboxed Google play services in owner (or other) profiles?
TIA

Hulk

LefoDpct
Hello!

Seems like you did something wrong.
Gcam Service Provider would indeed interfere with Sandboxed Google Play. If you have it installed please delete it.

When we say Sandboxed Google Play we mean all three apps: Play Store, Play Services, and Services Framework.
Please make sure that you have installed all three of them.
For more information please refer to the official documentation:
https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play

The way you downloaded your apk is quite unusual.
Yes, there are multiple different official versions of Google Camera designed to work on different hardware.
You might have downloaded and installed the wrong one.

Please use Play Store to download proper Google Camera app which is compatible with your phone.

Hope this helps

LefoDpct

Gcam Services Provider was a "Sidetrip" that I tried and promptly backed up from (uninstalled etc...)
I did install all three sandboxed Google componnets, strictly as per GrepheneOS instructions.
When trying to download from Google store, upon attempting to create a Google account, I could not do it without providing a phone number to google; something I would not do even if I had one (which at this point I do not have; the device I'm setting up is online via WiFi.
In any case, thank you very much for your help!

Hulk

LefoDpct

There is a way to create a Google account without a phone number (which I hope still works).
The idea is to create a YouTube account of someone under (15?) year old and then it might allow you to register without a phone number.

Alternatively you can install Aurora Store on your phone and download Google Camera from there.

LefoDpct

Hulk > There is a way to create a Google account without a phone number ...

The one you mentioned did not work (for me, in this case...?) but finding a way to sign in the sandboxed Play Store Google account (by a method I will skip here) I did manage to download the Google Camera app and this one does work.
BTW., is there a way to get to the application .apk in order to save it off-line, so that I can avoid going through the same exercise if/when I re-install the system - or set up the GrapheneOS on a differeny device (but the same Pixel phone model) for another user?
Thanks again for your useful comments and suggestions.