Horizon Camera

Capture horizontal videos & photos no matter how you hold your device.

Horizon Video Technologies Inc. · com.hvt.horizon

3.9 out of 5 (14 ratings) 1M+ downloads v1.6.1.0 4.5 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.6.1.0 (78)
Updated: Sep 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 4.5 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Photography (app)
Listed since: Apr 22, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 13 (2 sensitive)
Website: horizon.camera
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Horizon Camera is an app by Horizon Video Technologies Inc. in the Photography category, listed since at least April 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.5.2.16, the APK grew from 4 MB to 4.5 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.3 to 6.0. It asks for 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: camera and record audio. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.6.0.0. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

3.9out of 514 ratings

5 ★50%
4 ★0%
3 ★43%
2 ★0%
1 ★7%

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What's new in v1.6.1.0

Edge to edge support for settings activity.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

1 of the Best Android Apps of 2014 according to TechRadar. "Do the world a favour and download it, after all, it’s free." - Gizmodo "Horizon for Android means no more vertical videos" - The Next Web "Horizon Wages War On Vertical Videos With A Little Help From Your Accelerometer" - Android Police Featured in: ▶ Android Authority: "13 BEST NEW ANDROID APPS OF SEPTEMBER 2014: ▶ The Next Web: "14 of the best Android apps from September" Horizon lets you capture horizontal videos and photos no matter how you hold your device. Hold it upright, sideways or even keep rotating it while capturing, your captured moment will always stay horizontal! Shoot with the back or front camera and share your creations! Ever felt you had to rotate your device while recording a video? Do you often end up with vertical videos or videos in wrong orientation? Enter Horizon! Horizon works like magic! It auto-levels you photos & videos while recording, using your device’s gyroscope. The resulting orientation is corrected so that it always stays parallel to the ground. Horizon makes your phone act as a 1-axis gimbal rig. With Horizon you can help bring an end to the Vertical Videos Syndrome. Yes, you can now record horizontal videos, while holding your device in portrait mode! ▶ Video resolutions include VGA, HD and Full HD depending on the device ▶ Save to your SD card ▶ Start/stop video recording using the hardware camera button, or volume buttons. ▶ Take photos while recording. ▶ Three video quality options to help you manage storage space: High, Medium, Low ▶ Three leveling modes include: Flex, the frame is always adjusted for maximum viewport; Rotate, the frame stays fixed; and Locked, the auto-leveling is disabled ▶ Other apps can launch Horizon to record a video for them. Horizon is free and lets you capture videos and photos with the Horizon logo embedded in the video. Via In-app purchase you can unlock additional functionality such as priority customer support, removal of the Horizon logo, ad removal and access to future features. ------------------------- Requirements: - Android 4.3 + - Accelerometer or Gyroscope ------------------------- Troubleshooting: CyanogenMod users: please make sure that Privacy Guard allows Horizon to use the microphone, or else video recording will be unsuccessful. Please read our F.A.Q. : https://horizoncamera.zendesk.com/hc/en-us xperia-camera-addons

Version history

5 versions are listed, going back to v1.5.2.16. Since v1.6.0.0 it requires Android 6.0+.

v1.6.1.0 LATEST Sep 9, 2025 4.5 MB TRUSTED v1.6.0.0 Jul 13, 2026 3 MB TRUSTED v1.5.6.0 Feb 9, 2026 3 MB TRUSTED v1.5.5.0 Oct 2, 2026 2.9 MB TRUSTED v1.5.2.16 Dec 18, 2025 4 MB TRUSTED

All 5 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 9, 2025.
Certificate issued to “Evil Window Dog” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Sep 9, 2025
Validated against Google Play Sep 9, 2025
Signed byCN=Evil Window Dog, OU=Evil Window Dog, O=Evil Window Dog, L=Athens, ST=Attiki, C=GR
Signing certificate (SHA-1)B2:94:10:71:C9:CD:6F:52:4E:24:55:C8:5A:85:90:94:1F:74:B6:9D
File MD5c54f58393a0ce8d4e79aef90aeca9673
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (13)

Horizon Camera requests 13 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.hvt.horizon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Sensor accelerometer android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer

Horizon Camera APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Horizon Camera for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 1.5.6.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 1.5.6.0 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Horizon Camera free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Horizon Camera APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c54f58393a0ce8d4e79aef90aeca9673.