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Camera Silencer

Reduce camera audio only while a camera is active
New in version 0.1.4
Preserve silent/vibrate mode and ring volume when enabling or disabling camera silencing.
Add Japanese and Korean translations and per-app language settings on Android 13 and later.
A separate diagnostic app is available on GitHub Releases for compatibility reports.
Silencing may still fail on some devices or camera apps, or immediately after pausing media playback.
Camera Silencer monitors Android camera availability and temporarily reduces audio output only while another app is using a camera.

It is designed for devices and camera apps where public Android audio APIs can suppress or reduce shutter sounds without root access.

Features:
- No camera permission
- No internet permission
- No accessibility service
- Optional minimal Usage Access, only to confirm that a camera app is in the foreground
- No overlay permission
- No DND policy access
- Foreground service restores audio when the camera is released
- Optional modes for silent/vibrate-following, always-on camera silencing, and manual control

Limitations:
- Effectiveness depends on the device, OS build, region configuration, and camera app implementation.
- Some camera apps may use enforced audio paths that cannot be suppressed reliably with normal app permissions.
- Without Usage Access, Camera Silencer falls back to screen-on/unlock heuristics and may not perfectly distinguish face unlock from lock-screen camera shortcuts.
- When another app keeps media audio active, such as Picture-in-Picture or background playback, Camera Silencer may leave camera sounds audible to avoid interrupting that playback.
- If suppression stops working after the camera app was opened first, force stop the camera app once and start Camera Silencer before opening the camera again.

Versions

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  • Version 0.1.4 (5) suggested Added on Oct 15, 2026

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • change your audio settings
      Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.

    Download APK 44 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 0.1.3
    Avoid interrupting media playback during screen wake and face unlock.
    Use optional Usage Access to limit silencing to foreground camera apps.
    Keep fallback camera detection available when Usage Access is off.
    Document Picture-in-Picture and background playback limitations.
  • Version 0.1.3 (4) - Added on Jun 30, 2026

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • change your audio settings
      Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.

    Download APK 32 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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