✨ What's New
The most comprehensive update yet — we've rebuilt FadCam from the ground up with FadRec, FadCam Remote, and FadCam Pro, bringing professional-grade features to privacy-first recording.
🎬 Major Features
📸 FadRec - Screen Recording & Annotation
A full-featured screen recorder built directly into FadCam with powerful creative tools:
- Record your screen with crystal-clear quality, saved in the Records tab with
FadRec_prefix - Annotation tools: Pen, eraser, text, and shapes for adding notes and highlights
- Multi-layer & page management for complex, story-like designs (Instagram-style layouts)
- Version control system with unlimited undo/redo and soft delete for safe editing
- Automatic project saving with full recovery options
- Sidebar overlay menu for quick-access recording controls from any app
🏠 FadCam Remote - Live Streaming & Remote Control
Stream your camera feed live over your local network with a beautiful web interface:
- Real-time camera streaming to any device on your network
- Remote control features: Start/stop recording, adjust settings, toggle torch, trigger security alarms
- Live monitoring: Battery level, storage status, recording status, and memory/storage usage at a glance
- Perfect for security monitoring
💎 FadCam Pro - Premium Features
Now available! Get customized builds with exclusive features:
- Custom notification icons that actually display in your notification bar
- Free until December 23, 2025 — then permanent lifetime access for just $15
- Pro+ features coming soon: Custom app names, user-uploaded icons, FadDrive cloud sync
🎥 Core Recording Improvements
Fragmented MP4 Format 🛡️
- Migrated from standard MP4 to fragmented MP4 format
- Zero risk of file corruption — videos remain playable even if the app crashes or your phone shuts down unexpectedly
- Better recovery options and safer recording for critical moments
Custom Watermark Text
- Add personalized text overlays to your videos
- Perfect for: license plates, location names, room identifiers, timestamps, etc.
⚡ Performance & Battery Optimization
We've optimized every aspect of FadCam:
| Metric | Before | After | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU Usage | 25-35% | 13-18% | ↓ 45-50% |
| Battery Life | ~12 hours | ~15-16 hours | ↑ 28-33% |
| Memory Usage | 400-500 MB | 280-320 MB | ↓ 30% |
| Debug I/O | High | Minimal | ↓ 90% |
- Smart debug logging that automatically pauses during recording and stays active for troubleshooting
- Optimized storage updates and clock rendering
- Enhanced audio recording with
VOICE_COMMUNICATIONsource for better background compatibility
🏠 User Experience
In-App "What's New" Page
- Explore new features right inside the app after updates
- See highlighted features with
newbadges when you update
Improved Home Screen
- Cleaner, more intuitive UI
Reorganized Settings
- Settings reordered for faster access to what you need
Standalone Beta Installation
- Install FadCam Beta alongside the main app without conflicts
- Fully isolated storage keeps your beta testing separate
- Test new features risk-free without affecting your main app
🔧 Bug Fixes & Stability
- ✅ Fixed video corruption issues
- ✅ Patched memory leak
- ✅ Enhanced app stability and reliability
- ✅ Various minor improvements
Thank You :)
FadCam remains completely free with no ads and no tracking.
If you love FadCam, consider supporting development by upgrading to FadCam Pro - it helps bring more features like these to life.
📦 APK Files
| APK File | Description |
|---|---|
| FadCam-v3.0.0-arm64-v8a.apk | For 64-bit ARM devices (common) |
| FadCam-v3.0.0-universal.apk | Compatible with all devices (common) |
| FadCam-v3.0.0-armeabi-v7a.apk | For 32-bit ARM devices (less common) |
Issues Resolved
Closes #216 #215 #211 #209 #191 #153 #152 #118 #115
What's Changed
- Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #195
- Feat/fadrec screen recorder by @anonfaded in #192
- Feat/http streaming by @anonfaded in #218
- Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #199
New Contributors
Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v3.0.0