Temporary Camera

Shing Lyu

About this app

Temporary Camera is a camera that forgets on purpose.

Every day you take photos you never want to see again after a day or two: a parking spot, a locker number, a Wi-Fi password sticker, a receipt to expense later. Your regular camera app keeps them forever, backs them up to the cloud, and clutters your gallery — Temporary Camera doesn't.

How it works

Open the app straight into the viewfinder — no home screen, no login.
Take a photo. It's saved privately on your device with a built-in expiry timer (2 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year — your choice).
Check the Gallery tab any time to see your active photos with a live countdown to when each one disappears.
Change your mind? Delete a photo immediately.
Want to keep one after all? Share it to your regular gallery, a messaging app, or anywhere else with one tap.

Built for privacy

Photos are stored in the app's private storage only — never in your system photo gallery, never backed up to cloud photo services.
Expired photos are deleted automatically, even if you never reopen the app.

What’s new

This is the first public release!