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Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Started Aug 26, 2021 | Discussions
BW53 New Member • Posts: 1
Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta
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Hello .. first post here.... This may be old news.....

Just recently dusted off my Samsung NX300 Camera and I was able to successfully install the "Samsung Smart  Camera" App today on my PIXEL 3 with the Android 12 beta.

I was able to get the "Mobile Link"  and "Remote Viewfinder" camera apps  to work.  In addition the "AllShare Play" app works and connects to my Chromecast tv.   However the "Email" app and "SMS and Cloud" app do not appear to work.

Once I initiate the Remote Viewfinder or Mobile link app, I am able to my phone to the connect to the camera's  WIFI (first step), and then open the Samsung Smart camera app.   The Smart Camera app will  search for the camera and connect.

I've gone ahead and "key-mapped" the camera's "Direct Link" button to start the "Remote Viewfinder " app.....    so basically all I do is hit the "Direct Link" button first...   connect to the cameras ".....NX300....." wifi on my phone... Then start the "Smart Camera" app on my phone .

Again, not sure if this is new news or not.....   as it appeared to me that the last discussions on the topic  indicated the  the Samsung software for  the NX Cameras was basically unusable.

While not all perfect...   the "Remote Viewfinder" app seems to work just fine...   and the "Mobile link " app seems to allow transfer of photo form the camera to the phone...

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bkbirge New Member • Posts: 19
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Gotta try this with my nx500 and pixel 2xl. Couldn't get it to transfer to the phone last time I tried but that was a year or more ago.

markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
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bkbirge wrote:

Gotta try this with my nx500 and pixel 2xl. Couldn't get it to transfer to the phone last time I tried but that was a year or more ago.

NX500 needs a different app. It does work but it's a bit fiddly and not that reliable.

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Toze3
Toze3 Junior Member • Posts: 30
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Like the OP, I just entered the NX club, with also a NX300

I was also seeing around alot of info regarding the non-working app to transfer to mobile...

I was very glad to find that is not true and even it works good on my Android 11. The only thing is that the app is not available in the Google play, I had to go for a old backup somewhere else. My version is one APK 1.4.0_180703 ( Smart Camera App 3.5)

It lack some option like sending with lower resolution but is a nice to have that makes this camera very appealing for photography newcomers even in 2021!

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Busybee1000 New Member • Posts: 2
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

I cant find the Samsung Smart Camera app.  Is it the same as the Samsung Camera Manager app?  I'm desperate to try to get some photos off my camera.

Toze3
Toze3 Junior Member • Posts: 30
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Busybee1000 wrote:

I cant find the Samsung Smart Camera app. Is it the same as the Samsung Camera Manager app? I'm desperate to try to get some photos off my camera.

just google this and install. It worked fine with me. It's not on the google play

Samsung SMART CAMERA App 1.4.0_180703 - APKMirror

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uav2014 New Member • Posts: 1
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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to inform you, that I've just connected my NX Mini and Samsung NX1100 to my Samsung A11 phone (with Android 11 on board and Samsung Smart Camera app (v. 1.4.0_180703))!!! I did everything exactly in sequence as BW53 told - and that worked! Tried to connect them earlier many times - but unsuccessfully. It's all about the sequense. First you should establish WiFi connection between your camera and phone, then run the application. Samsung Smart Camera application I've downloaded from here: https://trashbox.ru/link/samsung-smart-camera-app-android

link gaetz Forum Member • Posts: 98
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

markyboy81 wrote:

bkbirge wrote:

Gotta try this with my nx500 and pixel 2xl. Couldn't get it to transfer to the phone last time I tried but that was a year or more ago.

NX500 needs a different app. It does work but it's a bit fiddly and not that reliable.

I've been meaning to post about this for years. I used to have it working with an older Android phone, but I've had no luck at all with 'newer' ones (Moto X4; don't have anything newer). I can't connect via bluetooth or wifi.

D4r10 New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

link gaetz wrote:

markyboy81 wrote:

bkbirge wrote:

Gotta try this with my nx500 and pixel 2xl. Couldn't get it to transfer to the phone last time I tried but that was a year or more ago.

NX500 needs a different app. It does work but it's a bit fiddly and not that reliable.

I've been meaning to post about this for years. I used to have it working with an older Android phone, but I've had no luck at all with 'newer' ones (Moto X4; don't have anything newer). I can't connect via bluetooth or wifi.

Well recently I have also dusted my camera and I had trouble adding my camera nx300 in aplication, so I have downloaded all versions of app but I haven't been able to add my camera until I have turned on my location ON 😀

So my steps were:

Turned my NFC on, turn Location ON switched WIFI dial,chosed Mobile link > Select files from smartphone,put phone close to NFC mark on camera, check in smart camera app option Paired Camera and see if your camera has been added,then Connect to camera and enjoy

I hope this will help you with damn pairing 🤣

White Widow Forum Member • Posts: 66
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Anybody got it to work on current iPhones? I had it working years ago but it stopped working at some point...

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ge0rg Forum Member • Posts: 51
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Looks like this is quite hit&miss. I followed the steps exactly on a Nokia 5.4, running Android 11:

  • Start Direct Link / MobileLink on camera and choose "choose files on smartphone"
  • Connect to the camera's WiFi from the phone
  • Tell Android to ignore that there is no Internet on the WiFi
  • Start Samsung Smart Camera App on Android

Then the app will show the camera pairing screen for all eternity without ever connecting:

There is also nothing in the adb logs that indicates why it fails to connect.

I think we need a bunch of young motivated volunteers to write our own Samsung camera app; one that would be able to connect to both old and new phones. All we need is a bit of HTTP SOAP and a bundled ffmpeg

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

FWIW, while not as polished as the original app, this works even from the computer (providing you have hacked and supported camera model) https://github.com/mewlips/nx-remote-controller-mod

Not for everyone, but it is useful for remote control and downloading of the images. I made a small embedded HTTP server just for downloading images (so I can transfer SRW files as well) but this one is much more functional.

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ge0rg Forum Member • Posts: 51
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The webserver is really awesome, I wish it had a screenshot on the page / in the README to show off how great it is. I have ignored it for too many years because I didn't know what to expect.

However, it only works on 300, 500 and 1, not on the NX mini. I think we need a community effort to make a new, functioning, FOSS, camera app for all samsung NX cameras, based on the reverse-engineering in https://github.com/ge0rg/samsung-nx-hacks/wiki/Connecting-as-remote-viewfinder-to-NX-camera - and I can provide additional PCAPs. Unfortunately, I lack the time to make all that fly.

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Pockie New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

I managed to connect it once but have been unable to since then. Finally got it to work! I first started it on the camera. then went to my phone and connected it to the wifi. I opened the app and then turned on my location. that was the step i missed. As soon as I turned it on it worked! This may be late dunno if you got it already just wanted to let you know.

edit: I put gps, meant to say my location. I just couldn't think of the word.

foxnoodles New Member • Posts: 11
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Another, but paid solution is to purchase an SD Card with WIFI a transmitter

markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Samsung Smart Camera APP Working for NX300 on Android 12 beta

Or get a USB c adapter with memory card slot. This is far quicker than WiFi.

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ge0rg Forum Member • Posts: 51
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NX remote controller mod comes with an FTP server: https://mewlips.github.io/nx-remote-controller-mod/

It can be used to transfer files from the camera over wifi with standard apps.

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