Anyone who uses WhatsApp is sometimes annoyed by a camera problem. The integrated camera app always zooms in on the subject in an undesired way. So you fix the bug.
WhatsApp currently has a bug in the camera app on many cell phones. (Source: Netzwelt)
- The WhatsApp camera has a bug on many Android phones.
- The subject is always zoomed in and the zoom level cannot be reduced.
- There are several approaches to this.
Via WhatsApp you can not only send messages, but also photos and videos. The messenger even offers an integrated camera app that you can use to capture snapshots. However, this is currently causing problems for many users of Android phones.
How on Reddit can be read, the camera app always zooms directly when opening, so that you can see a two or four-fold enlargement of the subject. The zoom level can then no longer be reduced.
The problem occurs on devices from different manufacturers, according to the discussion on Reddit, among others, the realme 3, the Moto G30, the Huawei Y9 (2019) and the Samsung phones Galaxy S21 and A12 are affected.
There are several workarounds for the problem online:
In general, we advise against using the integrated camera app from WhatsApp for several reasons and recommend using the manufacturer’s pre-installed camera app and then sharing the picture via WhatsApp.
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