# Cool Camera: Background Cam > Keep recording with the screen off. Timed repeats, timestamps, locked gallery. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.whybenormal.coolcamera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.whybenormal.coolcamera) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.whybenormal.coolcamera` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Why Be Normal - **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY - **Downloads:** 178 - **Version:** 1.5.3 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-16 - **First published:** 2026-06-03 - **Publisher country:** KR - **Size:** 60 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-17 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whybenormal.coolcamera) - **Website:** [https://whybenormal.duckdns.org/](https://whybenormal.duckdns.org/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/coolcamera-privacy/](https://sites.google.com/view/coolcamera-privacy/) ## Description Keep recording even when your screen is off.

Cool Camera records video and captures photos in the background, so you can save battery and screen life without missing what matters.

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🎬 BACKGROUND RECORDING
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• Recording continues with the screen off
• HD / FHD / 2K / 4K resolution
• Clip length from 30 seconds up to 30 minutes
• Repeat recording — set a count or leave it unlimited
• Stop instantly from the notification

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📸 AUTOMATIC PHOTO CAPTURE
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• Shoot automatically at the interval you choose
• Set a target number of shots or leave it unlimited
• Great for time-lapses and long observations

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🕒 FOOTAGE YOU CAN RELY ON
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• Timestamp burned into the video as it records
• Optional location tagging and location watermark
• Night mode for low-light scenes
• Exposure (EV), autofocus and flash controls

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🔒 LOCKED GALLERY
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• Private app storage — files stay out of your device gallery
• Lock the app and gallery with fingerprint, face or PIN
• All / Video / Photo tabs
• Export only the files you choose

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▶ ADVANCED PLAYER
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• Seek thumbnails — preview the frame as you drag
• Speed playback and double-tap ±5s
• Pinch zoom, aspect ratio switching and rotation
• Swipe for brightness and volume (up to 150%)
• Plays MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and more

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⚡ QUICK CONTROLS
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• Setting presets — save your favourite combinations and load them in one tap
• Home screen widget and Quick Settings tile
• Silent shutter, automatic handling when storage runs low
• Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and Russian

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💡 WHO IT'S FOR
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• Drivers who want a dash-cam style record of a trip
• Pet and baby-room owners keeping a longer eye on things
• Anyone tracking slow change — plants, construction, experiments
• Students and makers capturing lectures or work sessions

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✨ PREMIUM
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Choose a monthly, 3-month, 6-month or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime licence.

• Removes every ad, banners included
• High-resolution capture (FHD, 2K, 4K) and long recordings
• Unlimited repeat capture, viewer zoom and other advanced options
• Subscriptions start with a 3-day free trial

Core recording stays free without Premium. You can also watch a rewarded ad from the Support button to unlock premium features for a while.

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※ Camera and microphone permissions are required.
※ Excluding the app from battery optimisation is recommended for reliable background recording.
※ Please record only in places and of subjects you have the right to record. Laws on recording and audio capture vary by region. ## Rankings - #1,762,834 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.whybenormal.coolcamera.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Secure Cam Background Video](https://chrome-stats.com/d/in.dreamag.securecam) — 86 users - [Background Camera Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.binaryscript.backgroundcamerarecorder) — 10,895 users - [Background Video Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/background.videorecorder) — 398 users - [Background Video Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/backgroundvideorecorder.backgroundcamera.hiddenrecord) — 289,745 users, 4.04 / 5 - [Background Video Recorder App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.devkhanh.backgroundrecording) — 919 users - [Time Lapse Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.yourfreewidgets.timelapserecorder) — 408 users - [Background Camera Record Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.draw.cameraSerectRecord) — 1,235 users - [Background Recorder: Video Cam](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.quick.background.video.recorder) — 561 users - [Background Video Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/boom.bvr.recorder.pro) — 54,661 users - [xCam Background Video Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aurax.videorecorder.screenrecorder.dualrecorder) — 57,784 users, 5.00 / 5 - [ShadowCam: Background Recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shadowcam.recorder) — 267 users - [GhostCam: Secret Video Camera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shwjdqls.ghostcam) — 6,743 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.whybenormal.coolcamera)