Visor is a magnifying glass Android phone. Enlarge difficult to read text by 4 magnification levels and change contrast to 5 different viewing modes. Optionally, turn on the LED flash of your device to help you see better in low-light conditions.
During the day, there is a lot printed text to read:
- restaurant menus,
- price tags,
- the newspaper,
- letters or
- photos from your loved ones
visor zooms and improves the contrast of whatever you want to see. Its advanced color modes and simple interface are made for giving you the best possible perception of printed text on your screen like you'd expect it from a handheld electronic magnifier.
This is an unofficial version of the visor app - the low vision magnifier.
Version 1.7.1 (2022-07-23)
- close button added - makes it easier to close the app with gestures only navigation and rotated display
- updated libraries
- tested up to API 33
Version 1.6.0 (2020-01-15)
- big slider for adjusting the zoom level
- added settings for preview resolution, notification sounds, camera selection, max brightness, flashlight on startup
- fixed continuous auto focus
- fixed distorted preview after resume from suspend on some devices
- added reset contrast/color mode on long press
- upgraded to AndroidX, updated gradle and all libraries
- tested (including snapshot saving) on API 16, 21, 25, 29, 30
Version 1.5.0 (2017-07-05)
- using a native module to calculate yuv2rgb (greyscaled) (increases performance a bit, I guess)
- using matrix-scaling instead of re-creating a bitmap with new size (drastically increases performance)
- added PhotoView to pinch and zoom to paused camera preview (see https://github.com/chrisbanes/PhotoView)
- added button animations
- added sound effects for focus and image storing
- hiding statusbar AND navigationbar
- fixed several issues
Version 1.3.0 (2016-04-23)
- If no filter is selected the app now avoids to create a bitmap. This increases battery life and app performance.
- The bitmap create thread now generates a s/w rgb representation because it's a bit faster and all color filter don't need a full color set.
- Settings slightly optimized for some devices. On my LG G4 the performance is much better. Increased parallel thread count for bitmap creation.
- Added a new button: Pause the camera image.
- Additionally store the paused image to your device.
Version 1.2.1 (2015-10-19)
- (User-Request) the app now does not adjust the brightness level.
Version 1.2 (2015-10-15)
- tap and hold for permanent autofocus mode
- store zoom level and filter settings for the next app start
- hide buttons that have no device support (zoom and flash button)
Version 1.1 (2015-08-20)
- restricted num of threads in background for bitmap processing to 1 to avoid performance drops
Version 1.0 (2015-08-13)
- add custom color modes: black on white with enhanced contrast, white on black, yellow on blue and blue on yellow.
- added background thread to handle image processing
- added original buttons from the iOS app
Version 0.3 (2015-08)
- added talk-back support
- added language support for german talk-back
Version 0.2 (2015-08-01)
- add app icon
- replaced button with rounded image buttons
- fixed some issues for devices that don't support color effects on the camera preview (i.e. Nexus 10).
- using a relative layout which fits to all kinds of devices.
Version 0.1 (2015-07-30)
- added camera live preview
- added autofocus on tap
- added button to toggle flashlight
- added button to change up to 7 color modes.
- added button to zoom through 4 magnification levels
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