Mate 8 camera - Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just a question: will the mate 8 camera be fixed in the following updates? I have searched on the official cinese forum, but i haven't found anything about it.
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mariosun38 said:
Just a question: will the mate 8 camera be fixed in the following updates? I have searched on the official cinese forum, but i haven't found anything about it.
Thanks
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The camera will most likely be the same for as long as you own the phone. It's not the camera app that's the problem. It's either the camera itself sucks (indoors) or something in the driver.

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Chinese problems

So I bought the Honor 8 in China. This means that when I swipe to the right (from the homepage) I can see Chinese news, instead of international or English. Is there some way of changing that. All I want to know is how to access the settings for that feature.
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HTCOneO2UKUser said:
So I bought the Honor 8 in China. This means that when I swipe to the right (from the homepage) I can see Chinese news, instead of international or English. Is there some way of changing that. All I want to know is how to access the settings for that feature.
Thanks
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Mine is also having that. I cant switch it to english. I cant also find a way changing that so I disabled it by pinching the screen and click setting and disable HiBoard.
Can you change the source of news or the app to extract news? If you have any specific question that I can help you ask in the Chinese Honor forum, just let me know.
i2000s said:
Can you change the source of news or the app to extract news? If you have any specific question that I can help you ask in the Chinese Honor forum, just let me know.
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That would be great.
I was wondering, if I could link the news function to another application, I would do that. I searched the device for the source of the news and wondered, if I deleted it, would it provide me with the option of replacing it with another.
If you could ask, I would be most grateful.
HTCOneO2UKUser said:
That would be great.
I was wondering, if I could link the news function to another application, I would do that. I searched the device for the source of the news and wondered, if I deleted it, would it provide me with the option of replacing it with another.
If you could ask, I would be most grateful.
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The forum is closed from 3am to 6am Beijing time. I will do it later when it's reopened.
HTCOneO2UKUser said:
That would be great.
I was wondering, if I could link the news function to another application, I would do that. I searched the device for the source of the news and wondered, if I deleted it, would it provide me with the option of replacing it with another.
If you could ask, I would be most grateful.
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Just posted your question on the Chinese forum: http://club.huawei.com/thread-12103532-1-1.html
I'll keep an eye on it if there is any valuable solution.
HTCOneO2UKUser said:
That would be great.
I was wondering, if I could link the news function to another application, I would do that. I searched the device for the source of the news and wondered, if I deleted it, would it provide me with the option of replacing it with another.
If you could ask, I would be most grateful.
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From an authorized source, it seems impossible at this moment to change the news sources. But a feedback has been sent to the Huawei developer team. Hopefully, a future update can allow you to customize those functions. One suggestion given by them is to use a third party news source and ignore the Chinese news for now.
As the Chinese version of EMUI has more functionality, include more available Camera plugins and better AI designs, I hope you enjoy the default EMUI system, anyways.
Hiboard language settings
Hi guys,
I have the same problem with Honor 9, would be happy to find a solution.
Thanks,
Shahab
You could try to flash the global OTA ROM (i.e. B360 or B385).
shahab_rohani said:
Hi guys,
I have the same problem with Honor 9, would be happy to find a solution.
Thanks,
Shahab
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Wrong forum, please post it in the honor 9 forums
fireyoshiqc said:
You could try to flash the global OTA ROM (i.e. B360 or B385).
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But this he has to change the oem info ,
This process is know as rebranding.
shahab_rohani said:
Hi guys,
I have the same problem with Honor 9, would be happy to find a solution.
Thanks,
Shahab
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Some things in the Chinese forum that were suggested:
-If you haven't yet, turn on your location and refresh the news
- they said news is based on you specifically, like Google now news, so maybe after time it will adapt to your likes.
*To speed this up you could try going into the settings of the news and click on things you like (English news that is)
Sorry, wasn't much else

Someone please make Lineage OS for the Mate 9?

We have the source code now:
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/openso...e=10&curPage=1
Can someone please port Lineage OS to the Mate 9? I will buy them a coffee.
Nickco43 said:
We have the source code now:
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/openso...e=10&curPage=1
Can someone please port Lineage OS to the Mate 9? I will buy them a coffee.
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beer!! from me
me too.or can produce mokee
Please, somebody can help us? We will need a reverse engineer for the drivers to port and somebody from Lineage crew.
AFAIK, the problem with the published source code by Huawei is that the camera does not work.
tusko5 said:
AFAIK, the problem with the published source code by Huawei is that the camera does not work.
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Can you provide the technical details on the error messages ?
There is a LineageOS image for Honor8 (which has problems with random crashes) but the actual kernel interface differences between Honor8 and Mate9 are minimal.
Sorry I don't know the details but there has been some discussion in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/kernel-source-code-t3556352
cr2 said:
Can you provide the technical details on the error messages ?
There is a LineageOS image for Honor8 (which has problems with random crashes) but the actual kernel interface differences between Honor8 and Mate9 are minimal.
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The camera itself works, it's when you take a picture that the image doesn't save.
I narrowed it down to a sqlite error when trying to save:
Code:
06-09 12:00:45.188 E/SQLiteDatabase(26762): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConstraintException: UNIQUE constraint failed: gallery_media._data (Sqlite code 2067), (OS error - 2:No such file or directory)
I'm not sure how to fix that actually.
gallery_media._data seems to have a dot too many imo, but maybe it's supposed to be that way.
I never tried with another camera app, to check if it's just stock that doesn't work.
Edit: This can apparently mean 2 things, either the db is not read/write or the ID (gallery_media._data) already exists.
Edit 2: Actually, this error no longer exists on B185.
Google Camera works fine. It's just Huawei's camera app that doesn't work correctly.
Then, if the kernel works, what are the general steps to start working on a Mate 9 Lineage port?
If the kernel interface is similar to that of Honor 8, shouldn't the Honor 8 Lineage sources be the base for a Mate 9 port?
tusko5 said:
Then, if the kernel works, what are the general steps to start working on a Mate 9 Lineage port?
If the kernel interface is similar to that of Honor 8, shouldn't the Honor 8 Lineage sources be the base for a Mate 9 port?
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Apparently the unofficial lineage for Honor 8 uses stock honor 8 kernel.
I'm syncing now, might take a while.
Hopefully we just need to edit the Honor 8 sources for Mate 9.
ante0 said:
Apparently the unofficial lineage for Honor 8 uses stock honor 8 kernel.
I'm syncing now, might take a while.
Hopefully we just need to edit the Honor 8 sources for Mate 9.
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I hope so!
It seems like we need some serious talent to get a proper rom ported.
I started messing around with building the kernel but, given my lack of experience, I wouldn't expect much.
Any progress on this my friend? @ante0
albertobom said:
Any progress on this my friend? @ante0
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I gave up, but might start again soon.
ante0 said:
I gave up, but might start again soon.
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There are few more devs here maybe you should unite. Don't give up just yet.
How far did you get/where did you get stuck? I've got time to mess around with things next week. @ante0
thenellt said:
How far did you get/where did you get stuck? I've got time to mess around with things next week. @ante0
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I've only just started. I changed everything in devices, vendor left now. But that's just replacing Honor 8 text with Mate 9 text.
Got to replace files too.
I'm not a dev, I'm more a fixer guy xD
I'm not a dev, but I have programming experience and am willing to help since I'm now a Mate 9 user.
So guys, anyone set a team to work on this?

2 Questions about camera & ROM

Hi,
I hope that this is the relevant forum, if not, please transfer the thread for the relevant one.
I have Xiaomi Mi Note 3, very enjoy with this phone, I have 2 questions please,
1. When We will get OTA Oreo update? Currently I use MUIU 9.6.2.0 version.
2. How I can install Google Camera? I understand that it's better then phone regular camera app, is it's true?
Thank you.
Hi, Miui 10 is still under development - there is only China beta rom. Global developer rom is not released and probably won't be. For Google camera you have to root your device and install Magisk. In order to work properly follow this tutorial https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-note-3/how-to/google-camera-how-to-mi-note-3-t3757049
zaqm said:
Hi, Miui 10 is still under development - there is only China beta rom. Global developer rom is not released and probably won't be. For Google camera you have to root your device and install Magisk. In order to work properly follow this tutorial https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-note-3/how-to/google-camera-how-to-mi-note-3-t3757049
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Thanks for reply,
I prefer not use the China version.
About the camera, there is any chance not to root my phone and use it ?
Unfortunately there is no other method - you can enable Camera2 api without root but in order the front camera to work you have to install a Magisk module which requires root.
As for Miui 10 you can flash xiaomi.eu rom but the Google camera cannot be used.
The google camera is worth it ?
Google camera is taking better pics in low-light situations. The daylight photos are on par with Miui camera.
ChaoscripT said:
Hi,
I hope that this is the relevant forum, if not, please transfer the thread for the relevant one.
I have Xiaomi Mi Note 3, very enjoy with this phone, I have 2 questions please,
1. When We will get OTA Oreo update? Currently I use MUIU 9.6.2.0 version.
2. How I can install Google Camera? I understand that it's better then phone regular camera app, is it's true?
Thank you.
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Xiaomi Eu miui 10 Rom stable and good for daily use.
but no Gcam...
dromaczek said:
Xiaomi Eu miui 10 Rom stable and good for daily use.
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What is the different between the EU and the regular one please?
Mord0rr said:
but no Gcam...
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What you mean ?
EU is multi-language and clean of Chinese apps.
In MIUI 10, Gcam does not work.

[GCAM] Google Camera for Mate 30 Pro?

Hi,
Has anyone got working Gcam for Mate 30 Pro (international version)?
I have found online.
(Well, sorry I can't show links cause my post is under 10.. bummer.. Google it?! )
These 2 are what I have tried...
MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova-based_v.1.3d_TlnNeun_2.apk
MGC_6.1.021_V1d-Advances_test2.apk
And, both the version I installed not working (crashed out immediately).
I don't have any idea how to find the appropriate one in the repository, so any kind souls' guide is greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Why u want the gcam ? Stock is really good
i want to know as well.. anyone got a version working? i like it beacuse gcam is the only app that has computational RAW, the stock does NOT have this.
Would also like to test it, or compare it.
This is the only version working on my mate 30 pro
sam1374 said:
This is the only version working on my mate 30 pro
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Thank you for this work

Gcam mod support thread

Hey guys! I think that there isnt a GoogleCam support thread for the Sony XZ3, so let's start one!
All of the ports for the Google Camera can be found on this site: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/. The problem is our Sony XZ3 isn't supported by the newer versions. I have tried one older version that was working, but the quality was bad compared to the stock cam so it wasnt worth it.
Let's use this thread to find a working settings file for the newer Google Camera ports or for discussion on anything related to this port for XZ3.
We need fully supported gcam for Sony XZ3.
Any updates?
Unlocked Bootloader can solve this problem
durrjunaid said:
Unlocked Bootloader can solve this problem
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Which Gcam can be used after bootloader unlocked
durrjunaid said:
Unlocked Bootloader can solve this problem
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Don't think so, the problem is with the level of support that the Camera gives, I can't recall the exact thing, but it was something along the lines whether the camera can support RAW output, which is not the case with the XZ3.
duckwind said:
Don't think so, the problem is with the level of support that the Camera gives, I can't recall the exact thing, but it was something along the lines whether the camera can support RAW output, which is not the case with the XZ3.
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No solution to get raw support. Too bad for xz3. So unlocked BL only for taste new android without any camera mod?
duckwind said:
Don't think so, the problem is with the level of support that the Camera gives, I can't recall the exact thing, but it was something along the lines whether the camera can support RAW output, which is not the case with the XZ3.
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I think it is possible via magisk or via custom recovery
durrjunaid said:
I think it is possible via magisk or via custom recovery
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Magisk can change the raw support?
Waklu88 said:
Magisk can change the raw support?
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[MAGISK][APP][FIX]Google Camera with HDR+ on FRONT/BACK, Portrait mod fix and Guides
As everyone was asking for some guides and fixes of the Google Camera on our Mi Note 3 device, I decided to help you out with a guide and all necessary resources to get it working. First of all, for people new to Google Camera, follow dimi89 's...
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durrjunaid said:
[MAGISK][APP][FIX]Google Camera with HDR+ on FRONT/BACK, Portrait mod fix and Guides
As everyone was asking for some guides and fixes of the Google Camera on our Mi Note 3 device, I decided to help you out with a guide and all necessary resources to get it working. First of all, for people new to Google Camera, follow dimi89 's...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Wow, that does say enabling Camera2Api, have you tried that?
Has anyone tried magisk mod on XZ3 for Gcam? Has it worked for anyone? Any updates will be helpful. Really stressed that this device is capable enough but is tied down by software limitations.

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