GammaPix Lite
A full version with even more features has been released. Check out GammaPix™ for real-time readouts of your results! The full version does not require a network connection to run.
Developed initially for several federal agencies, turns your phone into a detector of ionizing radiation. The GammaPix technology has been successfully tested at independent labs with calibrated sources. It was developed with support from the U.S. Department of Defense, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), and the Transportation Research Board (U.S. National Academy of Sciences). We were encouraged by them to bring this technology to the public.
Worried about accidental exposure to radioactive material or acts of terrorism? The GammaPix App can provide timely warning of the presence of radioactivity using nothing more than your phone's camera. While it is NOT meant to be a substitute for dedicated ionizing radiation detectors, it is a rapid and convenient way of making preliminary threat estimates.
We hope you enjoy using GammaPix!
Notes:
• Various circumstances may compromise the measurement or make the results inaccurate.
• Automatic monitoring will use ~1-5% of your battery, but could warn you of radiation even when not using the App.
• A 10 to 20-minute initialization is required before you use the application for the first time. We know this step slows you down, but it really is necessary to get the best results. Please perform this step in a place you know is likely to be free of excessive radioactivity, with your device cool and unplugged.
• For best results make sure no light is getting into the camera when you run the GammaPix App. Putting the phone in your pocket or covering it with a book works well.
• A reading takes about 3 to 5 minutes if there's no danger. Dangerous levels will be reported sooner.
• Try out Settings > Use long third stage for a more sensitive reading!
• The GammaPix App will not work on some phone models because the camera optimization at low light levels gives "bright" pictures.
• Not all phone models have been calibrated. We'll use your readings to provide a calibration for your model. The more you take, the sooner we'll have a calibration.
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Reviews (23)
I am absolutely amazed at the concept that the developer employs here. I would really appreciate some explanation on the calibration aspects, as it always comes up with "all clear ". Is the actual background radiation used as the zero point? It would be a great feature to know background radiation levels in mSievert. Thnx
Would not work for me. In a dark room with light off, and the cameras heavily covered, I continuously received the error of the camera not being covered. Maybe I'm just immersed in rads and the app thinks the light it sees is visible light lol. On an unrelated note, why does everything taste like metal?
Why is this app taking pictures in the background without notice? Is happening on random basis. My security app directed it. 3 a day for 2 days in a row approx 3 days ago...now 1 this morning while my son was in the shower getting ready. NOT happy about that!
It says my cam is not covered but I did with two kinds of black tape and put it into a drawer while measurement. At least for my Xiaomi Redmi 8 pro it doesn't work.
bs app- did not tested pro-canvt calibrate/ lens uncovered
Works well. Surprisingly accurate considering it requires no external hardware. I'm considering upgrading to the premium version
I work around Ionising radiation (X-ray and Gamma). This app does indeed detect radiation. How accurate I don't know. But does indeed warn me when radiation is in use near by.
App is useless tells you to cover your camera but says i have 3 cameras and 2 are always failing to be covered load of b.s just a way to get into your personal information and photos IDENTITY THEFT/BREACH OF CONFIDENCIAL INFORMATION
its thermoluminescent techno(TLDs) As gamma rays goes through a crystal, it stores the energy as light. Hence covering the camera eye to calibrate. In TLD processing the stored energy is released and measured 4 dose. For improved rad detection Spend about 25 bucks get a Geiger Mulller Tube. A hermetically sealed gas chamber, the rays pass thru exciting the electrons. Use Mortons lite salt fora check source Potassium Chloride, a radioisotope I've had a lot of fun in grocery stores using these
All reviews are paid or done by their own employees. App doesn't work in any mobile device. I tried all instructions but it doesn't work at all. I'm complaining to Google via Google user deceive form. Hope their app or their account gets suspended. You wasted my 45 minutes. Try using "prank" in app title or I'll complain to google.
Stupid app continues to say camera uncovered i literally put the phone in a dark room in a closet and still said the same. dont download pos app
Kept saying: your camera isn't covered...when it is! Didn't get passed that.
This doesn't do ANYTHING but tell me my camera is uncovered, when it isn't. This thing is useless and a waste of time!!!!!!!!!!!!
L.O.L. doesn't work. "Please cover and hold lens" for several minutes. "All Clear!" Nope.
Keep saying that camera is uncovered, even when I sit on the phone.
After my test with radioactive samples unfortunately nothing detected. But idea was good.
Covered camera internally with two layers of foil. Still says camera uncovered.
Kept saying error with camera. Useless!
Doesnt work. Tested and failed all tests.
Actually worked . I thought that it is a joke and made for fun but I got my real counter at the hospital with me and I got an x ray the counter for a moment showed 70mkSv/h and the phone shown 122 . Its a big deference but it alerted me
Claiming that the phone/tablet camera can detect gamma radiation is fraud!
very good. spotted the rsdioactive barium I took for a stress test.
This app does its job properly. For anyone not knowing, this app needs access to the camera because gamma rays can interact with the camera's sensor, showing a sort of "line". It needs completely dark environment (use black tape to cover lens) because to detect radiation, it measures the amount of light flashes in a determined amount of time. So, yes this app does indeed access the camera, for anyone concerned about that, but only if it is pitch black.