Blackmagic’s free camera app is now available on Android, but there’s a catch

“The Blackmagic Camera app for iPhone has been incredibly fashionable since it was launched past year,” says Grant Petty, the company’s CEO. “We are excited to beryllium capable to springiness customers with Samsung Galaxy oregon Google Pixel phones the aforesaid controls for shooting integer movie arsenic our nonrecreational cameras.”

A Blackmagic Design spokesperson, Terry Frechette, confirmed to The Verge that determination is 1 unfortunate regulation to the Blackmagic Camera app connected Android. The app “can beryllium utilized connected phones moving Android 13 oregon later” but is constricted to the Samsung Galaxy S23, S24, and Google Pixel 7/8 lineups. The institution besides had nary accusation to stock erstwhile asked if the app would yet beryllium made disposable connected different Android devices.

The autochthonal camera apps successful iOS and Android absorption connected simplifying photography with streamlined interfaces and a dense reliance connected automation, and portion more susceptible camera apps that cater to nonrecreational photographers and videographers often travel with premium pricing, the Blackmagic Camera app volition stay wholly escaped connected Android.

The Android mentation of the app volition besides transportation implicit the aforesaid interface arsenic the iPhone version, with an overlaid heads-up show that shows important shooting accusation specified arsenic absorption and vulnerability that besides provides speedy entree to settings by simply tapping connected items successful the HUD. The Blackmagic Camera tin besides seizure footage straight to the company’s unreality service, making it rapidly accessible for editing and post-production enactment astatine different facility.