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Focal v2.1 - sharper capture, new name and icon

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@Erik1028 Erik1028 released this 04 Jul 07:17
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PhoneCam is now Focal — same app, new name and a fresh iPhone‑camera‑style icon.

✨ What's new

🎥 Sharper, lighter capture (v2.1)

  • Frame‑perfect draw loop. The phone now redraws exactly once per camera frame (via requestVideoFrameCallback) instead of up to 2–4× on 120 Hz ProMotion iPhones — less CPU, less battery, smoother capture. A built‑in watchdog guarantees the video can never freeze (it re‑primes the callback, and falls back to the old loop if anything stalls).
  • Snappier server. The virtual‑camera bridge moved its per‑frame colour conversion off the event loop, so incoming video is serviced with less jitter — most noticeable on higher‑resolution / higher‑fps feeds.

🎨 New name & icon

  • Focal, with a realistic camera‑lens icon. Your saved settings, the trusted certificate on your iPhone, and everything else carry over untouched — only the visible name changed.

📦 Install

  • Focal-SingleFile.exe — one file, nothing to unzip. The first run unpacks to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Focal (progress bar, ~20 s); every later run starts instantly. SmartScreen may warn → More info → Run anyway (unsigned, not harmful).
  • Focal-Portable.zip — the classic folder; extract anywhere and run Focal.exe.

Upgrading from PhoneCam? Just run the new app and reload the phone page once (⟳). Your iPhone keeps trusting the same certificate — no re‑setup needed.