diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 11662e02..c5bac30e 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ android {
         applicationId 'de.orfel.schnappix'
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 70
-        versionName "23.01.70"
+        versionCode 71
+        versionName "23.01.71"
 
         buildConfigField "String", "REACT_NATIVE_RELEASE_LEVEL", "\"${findProperty('reactNativeReleaseLevel') ?: 'stable'}\""
     }
diff --git a/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.aab b/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.aab
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..354bc2df
Binary files /dev/null and b/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.aab differ
diff --git a/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.apk b/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.apk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f43985b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apks/Schnappix_v23.01.71.apk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:9a17939f83a056d7de63d055558b0ad0f3b3f378c25aeea3c1116604c742bb99
+size 115456642
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 01759726..192f7f9e 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "newArchEnabled": true,
     "name": "Schnappix",
     "slug": "Schnappix",
-    "version": "23.01.70",
+    "version": "23.01.71",
     "orientation": "landscape",
     "icon": "./Icon.png",
     "userInterfaceStyle": "dark",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     },
     "android": {
       "package": "de.orfel.schnappix",
-      "versionCode": 70,
+      "versionCode": 71,
       "usesCleartextTraffic": true,
       "adaptiveIcon": {
         "backgroundColor": "#050510",
diff --git a/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt b/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
index 6791bd3e..9f203815 100644
--- a/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
+++ b/modules/usb-camera/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/usbcamera/UsbCameraView.kt
@@ -149,11 +149,27 @@ class UsbCameraView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
             val viewH = (bottom - top).toFloat()
             
             if (viewW > 0 && viewH > 0 && parentW > 0 && parentH > 0) {
-                val scaleX = parentW / viewW
-                val scaleY = parentH / viewH
-                val maxScale = kotlin.math.max(scaleX, scaleY)
-                v.scaleX = maxScale
-                v.scaleY = maxScale
+                // The camera stream is 1920x1080 (16:9).
+                val cameraAspectRatio = 1920f / 1080f
+
+                // Calculate the target dimensions to maintain the camera aspect ratio
+                // while completely covering the parent (Center Crop).
+                var targetW = parentH * cameraAspectRatio
+                var targetH = parentH
+
+                if (targetW < parentW) {
+                    targetW = parentW
+                    targetH = parentW / cameraAspectRatio
+                }
+
+                // If the texture view was forced to match parent by layout manager, 
+                // it might be distorted. The independent scaleX and scaleY factors 
+                // will simultaneously fix any distortion and apply the crop.
+                val scaleX = targetW / viewW
+                val scaleY = targetH / viewH
+                
+                v.scaleX = scaleX
+                v.scaleY = scaleY
             }
         }
         try {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82315f1a..7f3b1a59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "schnappix",
-  "version": "23.01.70",
+  "version": "23.01.71",
   "main": "index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^6.7.2",