Who has the device and has sideloaded gcam yet ? Really thinking about getting the phone and am coming from a pixel 4xl and really enjoy the point and click of the pixel. Want to see if GCAM is a viable option on the Sony Xperia 5 ii.
Thanks
I am also very close to purchasing this and would also like to know if this is possible.
https://mega.nz/folder/pg5y2CaJ#qH95TX8mieu7pP50DsPI-A/folder/1tR2ACpT
The MGC here works, but you may need to tweak settings for best results, and it only works with the main and selfie cameras.
Surprisingly, the stock app for the camera is very good on 5 II.. The question is, is gcam needed for 5 II, sony did a great job with the camera and the camera software this year.
The stock app is indeed surprisingly capable, but managing highlights is still one of the weak points with Sony. The 5 II is probably the best phone Sony has made in years so it would be great to see GCam support for it. Any chance of this @Arnova8G2 @Urnyx05?
CazeW said:
The stock app is indeed surprisingly capable, but managing highlights is still one of the weak points with Sony. The 5 II is probably the best phone Sony has made in years so it would be great to see GCam support for it. Any chance of this @[email protected]?
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I think you hit it on the head honestly. The testing I have been doing with the camera seems to be that Sony is okay with highlights in photos, similarly to Apple but Apple does still a little better than Sony does.
There are definitely benefits I have seen from the highlights though, portrait photos of a person with good lighting look exceptional on the mark II even with indoor lighting. My first 2 days with this phone have been a pleasure because it almost makes me feel like this phone is built like a Nexus device was back in the good old days, with minor Sony embellishments.
Looking forward to progress here in this!
@Urnyx05
Checked your thread for what you need for a bug report, so I've tried include all that you need incase you are interested in getting your GCam up and running on the Xperia 5 II.
Phone: Xperia 5 II, stock rom, no fixes
APK: GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.3.apk
Camera2 Test and logcat attached of the crash.
The app crashes the moment you start it (after you've given it all the permissions), but you can also hear the camera activating.
Please bring gcam to our device, Urnyx05
Came here from the Xperia 1 II thread. Yes, the Xperia 5 II is one of the Android flagship this year. Stable gcam support will elevate the popularity of this device more, Sony get more sales and they have more money to develop next gen Xperia.
CazeW said:
@Urnyx05
Checked your thread for what you need for a bug report, so I've tried include all that you need incase you are interested in getting your GCam up and running on the Xperia 5 II.
Phone: Xperia 5 II, stock rom, no fixes
APK: GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.3.apk
Camera2 Test and logcat attached of the crash.
Hi, i downloaded and tested it: IMHO Sony Photo Pro app gives better results
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lucapasto said:
Hi, i downloaded and tested it: IMHO Sony Photo Pro app gives better results
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Eh, what? There aren't any properly working GCam versions for the phone yet.
The only ones that work are one older GCam and the Go version. Yes, stock apps give better pictures than those but I'm not counting those as proper GCam ports.
I find a webpage of GCam for Xperia 5 II. https://www.cyanogenmods.org/google-camera-xperia-5-ii/
I tried it but all crashed, maybe because my phone is China Edition. You can try it.
fengmubai said:
I find a webpage of GCam for Xperia 5 II. https://www.cyanogenmods.org/google-camera-xperia-5-ii/
I tried it but all crashed, maybe because my phone is China Edition. You can try it.
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Eh, seems like some autogenerated ****. "Gcam for *automatically insert phone model here*". To be ignored.
This are not Versions for the Xperia. Bad Link.
Android 11 and GCAM
It might actually help when sony releases Android 11 for both the mark 5 ii and the mark 1 ii phone. It's might make the current GCAM apks and config files more compatible.
Are you running this version?
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1234/
On my 5-2 this GCam is semi-working. It takes photo on 16 and 70 mm module. Sometimes you can enter the menu using the button LIB from the tenth time.
(If the image from the camera is visible and falls out, move the slider to the video and choose a different camera).
Perhaps someone can make this version work and run the main photo module (it works in the video).
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Are you running this version?
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1234/
On my 5-2 this GCam is semi-working. It takes photo on 16 and 70 mm module. Sometimes you can enter the menu using the button LIB from the tenth time.
(If the image from the camera is visible and falls out, move the slider to the video and choose a different camera).
Perhaps someone can make this version work and run the main photo module (it works in the video).
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I cant Open it.... Force Close everytime
@Subbb I've managed to snap a photo with the ultra wide and tele yes, the photos are very grainy though.
It's weird because Google Camera Go works only with the 24mm lens.
@chilled_orange13 my trick was to open the app, quickly swipe to video then change the lens using the upper settings menu. Pressing the setting icon or lib icon makes the app crash. Changing lens crashes the app but when you open it again it launches on the selected lens.
tarkan-t29
I still have this version running: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1214/
Similar result...
Guys joyn this group from BSG
t.me/BSG_googlecamera
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Its because I want the black and white feature and portrait mode.
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Its because I want the black and white feature and portrait mode.
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As for portrait you should use google camera, which is way better in my opinion both in edge recognizing and quality (and it works for both front and back camera).
For B&W you can use Snapdragon camera (included in most roms), but i noticed it has some bugs with focusing, or FreeDCam, which should cycle and show B&W using the second camera (but it depends on the rom you're using).
As for MIUI camera you can get it to work on custom roms through some ports, but you'll get basic functionality and for sure no support for second camera. They're also old miui 9 versions, so they won't have portrait.
If you still want to try here are some versions to flash (remember to give all the permissions prior opening the app, otherwise it will say that it can't connect).
I still recommend to avoid using miui camera on this device, it is really bad with picture compression. Just use GCam for almost everything and you'll get awesome results, i even compared with my friends' mi 8 and the results are impressive.
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As for portrait you should use google camera, which is way better in my opinion both in edge recognizing and quality (and it works for both front and back camera).
For B&W you can use Snapdragon camera (included in most roms), but i noticed it has some bugs with focusing, or FreeDCam, which should cycle and show B&W using the second camera (but it depends on the rom you're using).
As for MIUI camera you can get it to work on custom roms through some ports, but you'll get basic functionality and for sure no support for second camera. They're also old miui 9 versions, so they won't have portrait.
If you still want to try here are some versions to flash (remember to give all the permissions prior opening the app, otherwise it will say that it can't connect).
I still recommend to avoid using miui camera on this device, it is really bad with picture compression. Just use GCam for almost everything and you'll get awesome results, i even compared with my friends' mi 8 and the results are impressive.
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Thanks for your awesome answer, it helped me alot!
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As for portrait you should use google camera, which is way better in my opinion both in edge recognizing and quality (and it works for both front and back camera).
For B&W you can use Snapdragon camera (included in most roms), but i noticed it has some bugs with focusing, or FreeDCam, which should cycle and show B&W using the second camera (but it depends on the rom you're using).
As for MIUI camera you can get it to work on custom roms through some ports, but you'll get basic functionality and for sure no support for second camera. They're also old miui 9 versions, so they won't have portrait.
If you still want to try here are some versions to flash (remember to give all the permissions prior opening the app, otherwise it will say that it can't connect).
I still recommend to avoid using miui camera on this device, it is really bad with picture compression. Just use GCam for almost everything and you'll get awesome results, i even compared with my friends' mi 8 and the results are impressive.
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Where I find B and W in FreeDCamera? didnt found yet
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Where I find B and W in FreeDCamera? didnt found yet
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Assuming you are on oreo-based rom (i'm on syberia and this doesn't work), just open FreeDCam and try to switch camera. It should show front camera, and changing again camera should show up the B/W sensor. I can't say it works for sure, i used to do it on an old unofficial rom (AICP based off old los15 sources), and it may still work but i didn't do further testing.
I asked to syberias' dev if he could look into that, hopefully we'll have working B/W sensor for third party cameras other than buggy Snap
UPDATE: Got it working guys, made a new thread so that it will be pinned for others too
INTRO
Here I will collect all the sources where I've found working APKs for the P20 and other APKs that work in other Huawei devices.
None of these are meant to work on Huawei devices. Theese have been tested on the EML-L29/EML-L09 EMUI 8
These might also work for other Kirin 970 devices, so give them a try.
Just so you know: the main goal here is to get HDR working. I don't care if Night Sight or Portrait mode doesn't work, the main goal is to get the best image quality for the Huawei Camera using Google's magic (HDR and HDR+).
===I'll edit this post if I find other ports that work or if I have anything important to add=== (Edited: 23/02/2020)
::Some important info about Camera2 API and Huawei devices::
The android.hardware.camera2 API provided by Google is needed for the Google Camera to work. Huawei devices tend to limit the functionality of this API, having little support for it and restricting functionality when installing third-party apps (e.g. FilmicPro or the GCam ports).
There are several levels of support for this API which you can consult in this app: Camera2 API Probe.
Since Android 9 (EMUI 9) updates began to roll out, Huawei devices (P20, P30, Mate 20, Mate 30, etc.) are on the LIMITED level (View P20's level support here). If you want to have the full functionality of the GCAM (ports by modders mentioned in this post) you need at least LEVEL_3 support, which Huawei won't have from now on.
If your phone has LEVEL_3 support, you can try any APK mentioned below or consult the latest mods posted in Celsoazevedo's page (Dev-Arnova8G2), which may work for your phone.
WORKING APK FOR HUAWEI P20/OTHER KIRIN DEVICES (Works only with EMUI 8 - Android 8.1.0, crashes on EMUI 9 - Android 9 users)
Some people might find interesting downgrading their phones to have the Google Camera. Here you have a quick guide on how to do it: Downgrading the P20
The best working Google Camera APK to this day is MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos.apk (only tested on the P20, it might works for others too).
This APK provides partial HDR+ functionality, night sight (issues found on EMUI 9), portrait mode, Photo Sphere, Google Lens, video and panorama.
IMPORTANT: You need to tweak some things in the settings so it doesn't crash:
Open the settings
First go to "Advanced options" in the "Quick Settings" tab and go to "FIX" (at the bottom)
Go to "Viewfinder Format" and choose the "YUV_420_888" option
I have also set "Settings">"Advanced options">"Base">"Config" to "Pixel2018 ZslR HDR+" and "Settings">"Advanced options (at the bottom)">"HDR+ Control" ON to enable or disable HDR .
You can also try other configurations to see which one does better.
This should be enough to be able to take HDR photos, which a lot of the APKs mentioned below can't do, but if you try to take some photos you'll notice that the image lacks color. To fix that you'll need to:
Open the settings
Go to "Saturation". Change the value on "Highlight Saturation" and "Shadow Saturation" to your liking (for me 2.4 and 2.8 give the best results using the YUV format, but you can tweak it as you like)
You have a clear comparison in these images: HDR - No Saturation and HDR - Saturated w/ settings from above (it's a foggy day and the differences between the HDR and non HDR photos are minimal, but you get the point).
Thanks to @vov4arka for suggesting using the YUV fix and @Arnova8G2 and B-S-G for spending their time on porting the APK.
If you're an Android 9 user: This APK seems to have the HDR function working (L-G_cam.apk by harysviewty), but it's an older and modded version of the GCam. It is much worse than the APK mentioned above but it is the only one I've found.
OTHER AVAILABLE APKs
You can visit celsoazevedo's web, where you can find a ton of modded Google Camera APKs for every kind of device (Samsung, OnePlus, LG, Xiaomi, etc.). Huge shoutout to the web creator for providing this APKs, and also to the modders for their work on these mods.
For the P20, the working APKs that I've found are Google Camera v4.1.006.126161292 and MGCB_7.0H_C2API_v.4.0 (both stable on the P20):
MGCB_7.0H_C2API_v.4.0 has the HDR+ function but is disabled on the settings, if you enable it the app crashes.
The same version of the Google Camera v4.1.006.126161292 with HDR+ can be found here, but I think the HDR+ feature it's broken (you can see it in this thread (also stable on the P20):
[url]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7oAweIKkrytSXdJYkQ2NUtxS28[/URL]
If you only want the Google Camera because of the Panorama mode (I think the Google Camera is the best camera app to take panoramas), those should be enough.
Another APK that I've tried is GCMod5 1.7 from @Arnova8G2, it is a newer version (v5.1.018.177470874) and it has more features and some developer options:
[url]https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.7.apk[/URL]
This one has crashed a few times but everything seems to work fine (except for HDR, I can't see a difference between a photo with HDR and without it, so I guess it doesn't work either).
You can find older versions of the GCMod in here, for example, some betas and other versions (like the 1.6 or 1.5), but I haven't tested them on the P20 and I don't know if they'll crash right after you install them (as it happens with a lot of other APKs from that page) or they will work just fine.
In December 2018, @Arnova8G2 uploaded a new version of his Google Camera Port for the Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and Honor Play, which have the same processor as the Huawei P20. I tried it on the P20 but it crashes (Android O and P). If you have one of these devices you can download it from here: MGC_6.1.021_V1d-Advances_test2.apk
The version V1d-Advances_test1.apk does not work as well.
APKs I'VE TRIED AND DON'T WORK (tested on EMUI 8)
I've tried a lot of APKs from celsoazevedo's page trying to find the ones that work on the P20. Here you have some of them (most of them crash before opening):
All of the APKs I've talked about before
P3v9.1_GoogleCamera_6.1.021.apk and previous versions
MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_Final_Fix_Exynos_kirin.apk, MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_Final_Fix2_Exynos.apk and MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_Final_Fix3_Exynos.apk. These are the only ones tagged as "kirin" in celsoazevedo's web at the moment (except for the TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos.apk which I talked about before).
MGCB_7.0H_C2API_Full_PXL2_v.1.4_60FPS_noburst_v3.apk (Only for Android 7 devices)
Pixel 2 Mods from Arnova, like GCam-5.1.018-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.3b1.apk or GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.1.apk
GoogleCamera_5.2.025-Final_fu24-17_845Colorfix.apk and other versions from kokroo
MGCamera_5.1.0.18_R5Plus_v.5.1.6_fix_crash_slowmo.apk and all the other fixes that saneklic has on the version 5.1.0.18
OnePlus6_cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.7.apk and v3.8.apk from the developer @cstark27. Some people say that v3.4A.apk works on the Huawei P20 Pro, but in the P20 crashes after few seconds.
Potter versions from san1ty, such as MGC_6.1.021_Potter_v6-san1ty.apk and previous versions
Except for L-G_cam.apk, all of the harysviewty GCam apks
TL;DR / Conclusion
Don't buy a Huawei device (not only the P20, any of them) if you want to get the most of its camera through GCam ports. All the restrictions that Huawei implements in their devices for the Camera2 API ruins any possibility of having full HDR+, Night Sight or other modes from third-party apps, like FilmicPro or GCam ports. If you have a Huawei device, you are most likely to be stuck with the stock camera app.
Despite this, there are some APKs that work partially with the P20 (and maybe other Kirin devices too):
The best one to this day is MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos.apk (only tested on the P20 running EMUI 8, it might works for others too).
Other APKs that work for the Huawei P20 are the ones I mentioned at the beginning: Google Camera v4.1.006.126161292 and MGCB_7.0H_C2API_v.4.0.
Despite not having the HDR functionality, they work just fine as the Google Camera for panoramas, slow motion, photo sphere, video recording and lens blur.
Whenever they stop working (for example if you tune anything in the settings and the app crashes) reinstall the app or clear the data/cache.
Hi!
Carball0 said:
APK's I'VE TRIED AND DON'T WORK
I've tried a lot of APK's from celsoazevedo's page trying to find APK's that work on the P20. Here you have some of them (all of them crash before opening):
(the MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos.apk kinda works).
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This app works pretty well in my P20, if you choose "Viewfinder format - YUV_420_888(default)" in FIX section.
HDR+, HDR+ Enchanced, Night Sight and Portrait mode work perfect on the main cam. Front camera can only shoot video.
Front camera works on configs with (need YUV), but with this config doesn't work HDR+, HDR+ Enchanced, Night Sight on both cameras.
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Hi!
This app works pretty well in my P20, if you choose "Viewfinder format - YUV_420_888(default)" in FIX section.
HDR+, HDR+ Enchanced, Night Sight and Portrait mode work perfect on the main cam. Front camera can only shoot video.
Front camera works on configs with (need YUV), but with this config doesn't work HDR+, HDR+ Enchanced, Night Sight on both cameras.
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It's true, it works!
This APK works wonderfully on the P20 with the YUV fix. This is the only APK I've seen with the HDR function working on this Huawei.
However, do you have the same issue with the saturation on HDR photos? The images taken by the app come out almost in black and white, I had to tune the saturation setting to get it working right.
Also, I have added your suggestion in the post, I didn't notice this setting on that APK and it is pretty useful. Thanks!
One more thing. On 4pda those users who had got Android 9 found out that HDR doesn't work anymore on this version.
With MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos .apk
Night mode does not work on 9.0.0.160, the camera app just closes itself when selecting Night Sight.
Quality post and great summary all the modded APKs. Thanked!
By the way, what version of EMUI are you trying these on?
I also cannot get Night Sight to work with MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos .apk. I'm on EMUI 9.
Any working version for p20 pro? On this version aplication work on p20 pro but i can only rec movie or click panorama... In normal mode (portrait etc..) i have black screen
Works
Confirmed working and takes better pictures than stock camera in almost every situation. However, night mode is still superior due to noise reduction and slow shuttwr speeds. Great job finding this. Keep us posted if therebis a front camera fix!
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One more thing. On 4pda those users who had got Android 9 found out that HDR doesn't work anymore on this version.
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Thanks! Added to the post
BB88 said:
Quality post and great summary all the modded APKs. Thanked!
By the way, what version of EMUI are you trying these on?
I also cannot get Night Sight to work with MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova_TlnNeun_1.2_test_fix_Exynos .apk. I'm on EMUI 9.
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I'm using Android 8.1.0 on EML-L29 (EMUI 8) and Night Sight works fine.
As @vov4arka said, some EMUI 9 users have reported issues with some features not working. I don't have the EMUI 9 update yet so I can't see what's not working, but you can try the APK's labeled as "kirin" on celsoazevedo's page to see if any of them works on that version.
However, I think that Huawei's Night Sight does a good job too. You can see it in the comparison attached below.
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Any working version for p20 pro? On this version aplication work on p20 pro but i can only rec movie or click panorama... In normal mode (portrait etc..) i have black screen
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Have you changed all the settings that I mentioned in the post? It is necessary to have the YUV fix applied.
If you have changed all the settings and still doesn't work, try this:
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OnePlus6_cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.7.apk and v3.8.apk from the developer @cstark27. Some people say that v3.4A.apk works on the Huawei P20 Pro, but in the P20 crashes after few seconds.
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I haven't tested it (I don't have the P20 Pro) but they say that it works
So far living having the Google camera on the P20. Had missed it ever since upgrading from my HTC U11.
Only issue is front facing camera. Works for video, but cannot take images. Anyone got settings that work?
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Thanks! Added to the post
I'm using Android 8.1.0 on EML-L29 (EMUI 8) and Night Sight works fine.
As @vov4arka said, some EMUI 9 users have reported issues with some features not working. I don't have the EMUI 9 update yet so I can't see what's not working, but you can try the APK's labeled as "kirin" on celsoazevedo's page to see if any of them works on that version.
However, I think that Huawei's Night Sight does a good job too. You can see it in the comparison attached below.
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Actually I found that not only Night Sight is not working on this port, the camera actually close immediately whenever I take a picture in normal Photo mode. I'll see if I have time to test other kirin port in your post.
I tried one of them and then it crashed. The stock camera also crashed. After reboot stock works but the video camera can only record 720p. Had to clear data.
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So far living having the Google camera on the P20. Had missed it ever since upgrading from my HTC U11.
Only issue is front facing camera. Works for video, but cannot take images. Anyone got settings that work?
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Same thing here. Any advice on how to address this issue????
Thank you in advance.
jimmyboggust said:
So far living having the Google camera on the P20. Had missed it ever since upgrading from my HTC U11.
Only issue is front facing camera. Works for video, but cannot take images. Anyone got settings that work?
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Me too. Do you find any solution ?
Even though Huawei P20 has its own aperture & portrait mode on stock camera ,I was interested to see the quality of the GCam pictures on portrait mode, but I cant get it work. I press the shutter button but no picture is saved. I dont know why.
I am running my Huawei P20 on EMUI 9.
arben.m.morina said:
Even though Huawei P20 has its own aperture & portrait mode on stock camera ,I was interested to see the quality of the GCam pictures on portrait mode, but I cant get it work. I press the shutter button but no picture is saved. I dont know why.
I am running my Huawei P20 on EMUI 9.
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same here, emui9, gcam wont save pics
jimmyboggust said:
So far living having the Google camera on the P20. Had missed it ever since upgrading from my HTC U11.
Only issue is front facing camera. Works for video, but cannot take images. Anyone got settings that work?
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Same here, the front facing camera not works, I have the P20 with emui 8.1
Carball0 said:
Have you changed all the settings that I mentioned in the post? It is necessary to have the YUV fix applied.
If you have changed all the settings and still doesn't work, try this:
I haven't tested it (I don't have the P20 Pro) but they say that it works
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Ive tried the one you posted sir , but only video and panorama are working. Using my P20 Pro.
And then I also tried the one you quoted, but then only the v3.4A.apk works, but with no night sight like the other newer versions. hard to find any working gcam for P20 Pro. I thought the one you posted is also working but sad to say still needs a fix, btw, thanks for sharing sir. Keep it up, i'll just wait for another fix hopefully :good:
Same problem here, after i click shutter button gcam can't save pictures.Panorama and lens blur are working. But the camera itself it does'nt. Emui 9 and Android pie version here.
REMINDERS
Before I start, I would like to give some reminders on using ported GCam on any phone other than a Pixel:
1) Full resolution is not guaranteed. I don't know why this is the case, but the leading explanation is that Pixels have 12MP sensors instead of 16MP. See this thread for details.
2) This is pretty much trial-and-error. The APKs I have suggested may not work, since different developers make different tweaks on different versions of their APKs. It also doesn't help that there's no APK created specifically for the ZenFone 3, which means we have to rely on APKs made for other devices.
3) Thanks to Celso Azevedo for providing a very clean mirror of all APKs, which allowed me to try A LOT (think 20+) APKs.
What works:
GCAM 5
GCam 5 is very stable, so almost any GCam 5 APK is going to work. This includes fast HDR+ processing and absence of green/purple tint on front camera. Every feature is on GCam 5 except for Night Sight. I have a few recommendations though:
1) fu24's 5.2.025 APK - pretty much the latest and most customizable one can ever find on this version.
2) Arnova's 5.1.018 APK- #1 is the king, but you might try this one as well.
GCAM 6
This is where it gets tricky. A lot of GCam 6 APKs have bugs as GCam 6 is new in itself. You might observe issues such as black screens, green/purple tint on front camera, and crashes when trying GCam 6 APKs. To date I have not found an APK that works with slow motion.
To save you the headache, I have a few APKs to recommend:
Arnova's V 2.0 - the best APK I've seen. Just set the front camera model to Nexus 6P, and green camera tint will be gone.
DO NOT TRY
There are APKs which are guaranteed not to work. These APKs just crash every start-up. Don't try these when experimenting with APKs. These are:
1) Any 6.x Arnova8G2 APK, except for those with "Pixel2Mod" or "Pixel3Mod" in the title (these don't have any customization options other than the one bundled with the Pixel, also have green tint)
2) Any APK made for Poco/OnePlus/Exynos/Kirin phones.
I have confirmed every piece of information to be accurate at the time of writing. Circumstances may change, so I'm updating this thread every month to be more accurate.
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Thanks for this but rear cam is laggy any setting you recommend?
Thanks for the links. Currently using the recommended Gcam 5 with the last PixelExperience ROM and I couldn't be happier with my phone. Truly spectacular pictures.
iamROOTX said:
Thanks for this but rear cam is laggy any setting you recommend?
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Using Gcam 6 got me lag as well. Gcam 5 is butter smooth.
Hello, how are you? I hope so, well I have a question this GCAM is can install in Asus Zenfone 3? Thanks for answering
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_RazerPhone2_V4_plus.apk
Tried that one, rear camera is not lag. POSP ROM
is there someone get max res only 9.4 mp ?
I try to search any version, but it still couldn't maximize to the default resolution.
Google camera 7 [Pixel 4 build]
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog746/
Try this.works well .
New ui. No lag what so ever in viewfinder.
Only cons: selfies are just way more softer (who clicks them anyway??), Video recoding doesn't work.(stock cam is better for vdo as 1080 60fps with better faster focusing...
shreyashshah16 said:
Google camera 7 [Pixel 4 build]
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog746/
Try this.works well .
New ui. No lag what so ever in viewfinder.
Only cons: selfies are just way more softer (who clicks them anyway??), Video recoding doesn't work.(stock cam is better for vdo as 1080 60fps with better faster focusing...
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Do you mean the stock cam pixelmaster ? Or those stock apps that comes with the rom? Can you give the link *if you have one* if its pixelmaster? Anyways thanks for sharing the gcam version
renzreyes21 said:
Do you mean the stock cam pixelmaster ? Or those stock apps that comes with the rom? Can you give the link *if you have one* if its pixelmaster? Anyways thanks for sharing the gcam version
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yes pixelmaster port. the 3.xx version one.
Will any of these work on Android 6.0 Marshmallow?
AsusP said:
Will any of these work on Android 6.0 Marshmallow?
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u mean on official ZenUI?
Yes.
Oreo
Will work on oreo 8.1 update?
There doesn't seem to be much going on in this forum
It's a shame because I'm loving my Moto Z4! The camera could be a little better though. It's just a little soft and lacks detail. I downloaded the Gcam port for the Moto G7 Plus and while it works for taking photos (with substantially better fine detail than the stock app), many things aren't working e.g. reviewing a photo takes you to the photos app rather than giving a preview of the photo like the stock app.
Is there anyone out there much cleverer then I who is willing and able to port the Gcam app for the Z4?
Thanks!
There you go man: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h2piu4itiv8uftn/MGC_6.2.030_StableAwbVersion_V16.apk?dl=0
Best version I could find out there for Motorola devices, also has plenty of options.
Cheers, I'll give it a razz
Wow! It's working perfectly on Moto Z2 Force. Thx!!!
Just found another one that has no issues at all and works better.
Just disable Force Super Res Zoom in settings:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/F1v9.5_6.2.030.apk
On the Moto Z2 Force it works with Super Res Zoom On too.
TigerCourage said:
Just found another one that has no issues at all and works better.
Just disable Force Super Res Zoom in settings:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/F1v9.5_6.2.030.apk
On the Moto Z2 Force it works with Super Res Zoom On too.
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Not working well on my Moto Z4. It freezes upon launch but eventually catches up.
Ptikjp said:
Not working well on my Moto Z4. It freezes upon launch but eventually catches up.
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Did you clear data on it? Mine has no issues except slow motion.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/#apk1156
This is the best version of GCAM port that i found that doesnt crash on my Z4 ....
Bugs:
Night Mode doesnt work in landscape as expected (not sure why this happens). It also defaults to astrophotography (you can turn this off in settings). Works fine for selfie and portrait style pics.
Slow motion doesnt work.
*Edit* Video on *back* cam doesnt work but does on the front -- moto camera app takes better video anyhow .
Enjoy!
The lastest version of the above gcam project works fantastic with the Moto Z4. Video and night capture works flawlessly. Only thing that doesn't work is slowmotion.
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There doesn't seem to be much going on in this forum
It's a shame because I'm loving my Moto Z4! The camera could be a little better though. It's just a little soft and lacks detail. I downloaded the Gcam port for the Moto G7 Plus and while it works for taking photos (with substantially better fine detail than the stock app), many things aren't working e.g. reviewing a photo takes you to the photos app rather than giving a preview of the photo like the stock app.
Is there anyone out there much cleverer then I who is willing and able to port the Gcam app for the Z4?
Thanks!
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I have had pretty good luck with this one. It crashes on slo-mo, but everything else works perfectly. (Yes I have a moto z4)
celsoazevedo Has some good ports. Here is the name of the one I use parrot043: MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V7.apk
Krisbo said:
There doesn't seem to be much going on in this forum
It's a shame because I'm loving my Moto Z4! The camera could be a little better though. It's just a little soft and lacks detail. I downloaded the Gcam port for the Moto G7 Plus and while it works for taking photos (with substantially better fine detail than the stock app), many things aren't working e.g. reviewing a photo takes you to the photos app rather than giving a preview of the photo like the stock app.
Is there anyone out there much cleverer then I who is willing and able to port the Gcam app for the Z4?
Thanks!
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I use this port on my z4. Only issue is no slo-mo. Here is a download link:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V7.apk
I found this quite fine: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-Nikita/f/dl1/
According to this reddit post, P-Z-D's version (GCam 8.2) also works and slow motion is working too:
- GCam8.2_Pit-Zo-Def_mod_v1.apk
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According to this reddit post, P-Z-D's version (GCam 8.2) also works and slow motion is working too:
- GCam8.2_Pit-Zo-Def_mod_v1.apk
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Yes, working in my Z4.
Also this newest version of gcam 8.4 works fine: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-shamim/f/dl5/
I plan on testing out the various Google Camera ports out there when I get this phone, but I was wondering which one anybody else had the most success with and whether there are any existing configs that should be used with it. Thanks in advance.
I'm using (MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1w_ENG), works great and is stable.
Tried many of the other 8.x camera ports but had trouble with green tint pictures.
Have not had time to mess around with configs yet, happy with default settings.
Download from here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-suggested/
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I'm using (MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1w_ENG), works great and is stable.
Tried many of the other 8.x camera ports but had trouble with green tint pictures.
Have not had time to mess around with configs yet, happy with default settings.
Download from here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-suggested/
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Thanks for this info..
Google camera mgc.8.1.101_a9....ENG. .
Working perfect on GSI android 12 pixel experience...
I was already fairly impressed with the stock moto camera quality (Moto G Stylus 5G 2021 / Android 12) but I installed Gcam and it's consistently taking better photos when comparing stock app vs gcam, even indoors.
Very nice and it was simple to install, using default settings so far, version is MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV2a_ENG
EDIT: Ok when testing further out focus outdoors it seems the stock app is a little better focused in the distance but so far that's the only negative i'm seeing. I'll have to mess with it, also not using any config files (yet).
You should try the Greatness 8.2 and I still think I get better results with the latest Butchercam. I think it's a GCam 7.x but I think it looks better.
Bumping thread, with some "new" info. I've had good luck using
SGCAM_8.8.224.10_STABLE_V8Fix_googlecamera.apk from the link below
Shamim: SGCAM_8.8.224.10_STABLE_V8Fix
Download SGCAM_8.8.224.10_STABLE_V8Fix by Shamim.
www.celsoazevedo.com
The settings I had to change to get it to work was turning on auto white balance (pics were green without it turned on), then I went to the advanced->ancillary camera settings to turn on the ID2 and ID4 cameras so the buttons would show on screen. Renamed ID2 to wide lens, and ID4 to Macro lens. I don't know if I used correct terms for names, the ID2 is the 0.5 camera and the ID4 is the flower icon camera from original camera. ID1, ID,3, ID5 options seems to crash app so I couldn't figure out which one goes to the physical 4th camera on back, so no clue how to access that particular camera plus I don't know what it's for.
Video and everything else appears to work without crashing. It does crash as I play with setting to get it to work better, but