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Save EXIF metadata for photos is turned off, but it is still saved.

Open Anghkooey opened this issue 1 month ago • 2 comments

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Affected app version

1.4.0

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 13

Affected device model

Xiaomi

How did you install the app?

Google Play Store

Steps to reproduce the bug

  1. Open the Fossify Camera app.
  2. Ensure "Save photo EXIF metadata" is turned off.
  3. Take a photo using the default aspect ratio settings.
  4. Check the saved photo – the EXIF metadata will be missing.
  5. Change the aspect ratio to a different setting (e.g., 4:3).
  6. Take another photo – the EXIF metadata will now be saved.

Expected behavior

Save EXIF metadata for photos is turned off.

Actual behavior

Save EXIF metadata for photos is turned off, but it is still saved.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Additional information

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Anghkooey avatar Nov 09 '25 14:11 Anghkooey

It seems only the back camera is affected.

naveensingh avatar Nov 09 '25 14:11 naveensingh

I can reproduce it for both cameras after changing the aspect ratio to anything but full screen.

Aga-C avatar Nov 09 '25 15:11 Aga-C