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Black Camera on Google pixelC + unity + Android 8 Oreo

Hello,

 

Exact model number : Pixel C (yeah... actually)

Installed OS : Stock android 8.1.0 Oreo

Platform : Unity 2017.3.0f3 with built-in Vuforia extension, OpenGLES2 graphic API only + Device filter set to ARMv7 "only" just to rule that out

Device orientation : both

Front / back camera : did not try works fine on front camera, not on back camera

Samples : any / all

Occurence vs. Internet connection : no difference

 

The app launches once without problem (apart from a camera focusing problem which can easily be circumvent), if the app is closed, the camera playback never works again.

The device can be rebooted, shut down, the camera playback is black. 

The tracker recognition still works though, and the 3D AR objects appear in the black void.

The only solution  is to uninstall the app, and install it again. At this point you can use it one more time, before you need to uninstall it again.

Probably related to this? : https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/android-build-fails-when-the-latest-android-sdk-tools-25-dot-3-1-version-is-used

https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/the-project-does-not-build-on-android-platform-using-the-updated-android-sdk-tools-26-dot-0-during-the-merging-manifest-files

(Not sure if the bug tracker is the correct one, but right now, i was not able to build using sdk command line tools 26, have to replace with 25 for it to work with this version of unity) 

edit : not related

The problem cannot be reproduced using the exact same tablet running Stock Android 7.1, it works as expected using android 7.1

Also the same App works fine on a wide variety of android devices (android 6 and 7)

 

Thanks in advance,

XavierCrespin

Tue, 01/02/2018 - 20:27

Hello,

Don't know what i have done, but further in development, now the problem occurs also on Android 7.1 on the pixelC.

Can't get video background on the second launch of the app. Weird.

XavierCrespin

Wed, 01/03/2018 - 12:18

To add further info, everything works fine with unity 2017.2.1f1 and the included vuforia 6.5.23

I am having the exact same issue with the Pixel C and the newest Vuforia update within 2017.3.

I have to say im very disappointed the most recent update seems to have messed with the original SDK.  Hopefully, we can be advised of a fix asap.

Hello all,

I have been able to reproduce this issue on the Pixel C.

We have uploaded a patch for the Pixel C. It will be applied after performing the following: