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v0.10
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New

  • Optional GPS metadata for original JPEG and Sony ARW downloads on Android
    and iOS. Enable Location before shooting; the app keeps a private rolling
    location history and matches it to the camera capture time.
  • A single Sony getEvent(true) listener now detects physical and in-app shutter
    releases (StillCapturing/StillSaving) and freezes the latest phone location
    at that moment. The same event stream updates ISO, shutter speed, aperture,
    focus, flash, timer, white balance, exposure compensation, mode and zoom without
    the previous once-per-second camera polling.
  • JPEG image data is copied without resizing or recompression. ARW files receive
    a standard GPS IFD while every original RAW payload byte remains unchanged.
  • Downloads use temporary files and are only published after metadata writing
    succeeds. A photo with no matching location is saved unchanged with a warning.

Compatibility and validation

  • Capture times are matched within five minutes. The matcher also handles older
    Sony cameras that label local wall-clock time as UTC, avoiding incorrect
    results when the camera and phone otherwise show the same time.
  • Validated end to end on a real Sony a6000 with photos taken using both the
    physical shutter and the app shutter. Full-resolution 6000 x 4000 JPEGs kept
    their original compressed image data, and matching JPEG/ARW pairs received the
    same standard GPS coordinates without altering the RAW image payload.

Privacy and scope

  • Location is opt-in and requested only when the user enables the feature.
  • Tracking stops when the app is no longer in use. Samples older than 24 hours
    are discarded and never leave the phone.
  • Files on the camera card are read-only and never geotagged in place.

Notes

  • Enable Location before taking the photo and keep phone location services
    available. Existing photos can only be matched when their capture time falls
    within the location history recorded by the app.
  • GPS metadata stores coordinates (and altitude/time when available), not a
    human-readable place name. Applications such as Lightroom can display or
    reverse-geocode those coordinates.
  • The patched camera APK is unchanged. Installers are republished so every
    downloadable asset remains available together under the same release.

Downloads

  • SonyLiveMonitor-Installer-v0.10-windows.exe — desktop installer (Windows).
  • SonyLiveMonitor-Installer-v0.10-macos.dmg — desktop installer (macOS).
  • SonyLiveMonitor-Installer-v0.10-linux — desktop installer (Linux).
  • SonyLiveMonitor-v0.10.apk — Android phone app.
  • SonyLiveMonitor-v0.10-unsigned.ipa — iOS, sideload with AltStore.
  • SonyLiveMonitor-a6000-avcontent-ONLY-FOR-CAMERA.apk — unchanged patched
    camera app (do not install it on the phone).
  • SmartRemote-a6000-original-v4.30.apk — Sony's original camera app.
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