NinjaCam: Camera in Background

Name: NinjaCam: Camera in Background
Rating: 3.83 (3368 reviews)
Author: Background Video Recorder DEV

LiveBackground Video Recorder DEV1 app · 561K installsPhotographyFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $0.99 - $12.99 per itemfourthopt.aiocam

no required preview, no watermark, background video recorder, hide app, PIN etc

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Total installs: 561,016
Installs / day: +109
Rating: 3.8★
Released: 20 Jan 2020
Last update: 5 Sept 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇯🇵 Japan (~53%), out of 2 countries where it is charted.

Japan53%#170 Top free · Photography
South Korea47%#196 Top free · Photography

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Top free · Photography	JP	#170	▲ 10
Top free · Photography	KR	#196	▼ 35

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

Shares data with third parties Location, App activity, and Device or other IDs
Collects data Location, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

14 in 5 groups

7 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Use your camera to take photos and record videos
Record sound using your phone's microphone
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO

OtherSensitive8

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Turn your phone's flashlight on and offcontrol flashlight · FLASHLIGHT
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

NINJACAM is high quality background camera app that allows you to take photo and record video without the camera screen. Whether you're playing a game or use other apps, you can take high quality photo and record video even when your smartphone is off. Have you been installed and used the camera app, the background video recorder or camcorder app, the gallery lock app, hide app separately? Now only one NINJACAM is enough. * Features : - High quality background photo camera & background video recorder / camcorder - Additional camera mode & features - Security for private photo / video gallery - PIN lock support & Hide app features [Foreground Service Usage Notice] - This app uses a foreground service to enable video recording even when the screen is turned off. - The user explicitly starts the recording, and a persistent notification is shown in the status bar while recording is in progress. - In accordance with Android’s foreground service policy, this notification ensures that users are clearly aware of the ongoing functionality. NINJACAM is a full-HD background camera app that lets you hide camera screen and you can take photos while using social media apps, games and other apps. It also provides general high quality camera functions for your convenience and additional camera mode such as black screen shooting mode. NINJACAM allows you to continue to record high quality video even if you use other apps or turn off the device screen. NINJACAM is a free camera app that manages your photo vault so no one else can see your precious photos and videos. You can import or export saved photo and video files from external storage. NINJACAM allows you to set your PIN to prevent others from using your app and provides additional app hiding functions such as change the app icon and name, running a calculator and fake PIN code. Also you can safely hide app because the app usage history does not remain even when the app is closed. * Detailed functions : - Camera : auto focus, timer and flash, continuous shooting, front/rear camera, screen off shooting mode - Background video recorder / camcorder : recording high quality video, specify the maximum recording time, mute sound, auto closing app after video recording - Photo/video gallery vault : secure private photo and video album, import and export file function - Security and Hide app : private PIN lock, change app name and icon, run calculator, fake PIN security code - General : vibration on/off, timestamp, SD card storage support * Required permissions : - CAMERA : used to take background photo and background video recorder - RECORD_AUDIO : used to record audio during background video recorder / camcorder - WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE : used to load/save photo and video file from external memory

What's new

• Added Home Cam Mode for caring for pets and babies. • Added Album Credit-based photo enhancement, 2x upscaling, and photo/video date and time imprinting. • Improved the overall UI design. • Improved convenience and usability throughout the app.

Growing in Photography

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