Closing the app did not close that server ... and Android partners to coordinate disclosure. The issue was addressed on impacted Google devices via a Play Store update to the Google Camera ...

A new report details a major Android ... camera app couldn’t be detected while taking photos or recording video. An attacker was even able to upload images and video from the phone to a server ...

Google has confirmed that a flaw that allowed hackers to take control of Android phone cameras ... concerning vulnerabilities” in the Google Camera app that enabled them to spy on its users.