Hi Guys,
Hope you all doing well.
So, I purchased an unlocked Pixel 7 Pro and got it delivered yesterday.
All seems good except camera which is very, very disappointing so far (obviously, the phone has the latest updates)
For example, no matter what picture I take in portrait mode, it takes 1-1.5 minutes (!!) to process it to add the blur which is insane as my 2 years old Notes 10 Ultra processes blur in 1-2 seconds. How is this even possible?
Do you guys have the same issue with portrait mode? I want to make sure its not my phone.
Also, I was reading that it is possible to add a blur to unprocessed picture from Google Photos but that option is simply missing from the menu no matter what picture I open.
For instance, Samsung Gallery app does add blur to all these unprocessed pictures so its not the picture itself. Google Photos simply doesn't have that option, its missing.
Google Photos also doesn't have any option to unblur a picture as its also missing. The was apparently one of the "perks" of Pixel 7 Pro but that option is not even there.
Do you guys also experience all this?
If the portrait mode processing is faster for you, can any of you kindly extract your camera and google photo apk and post it here? I will install these instead. Thanks a lot!
Try a factory reset. mine takes 4 seconds tops
Didn't help.
I didn't mention that I am using GrapheneOS.
Tried to flash stock Google image - and Portrait mode processing worked as expected.
I pulled out the original Photo and Google Camera apks from stock Google image, then installed Graphene again and installed these - same results.
It seems there are some additional libraries in stock image that are responsible for processing and they need to be installed in Graphene to make it work as expected? I couldn't identify any though - there was one called Pixel Camera Services that I also installed but still no joy.
VirtualWaver said:
Didn't help.
I didn't mention that I am using GrapheneOS.
Tried to flash stock Google image - and Portrait mode processing worked as expected.
I pulled out the original Photo and Google Camera apks from stock Google image, then installed Graphene again and installed these - same results.
It seems there are some additional libraries in stock image that are responsible for processing and they need to be installed in Graphene to make it work as expected? I couldn't identify any though - there was one called Pixel Camera Services that I also installed but still no joy.
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So you are running a ROM, and or modded your phone and wonder why things don't work? SMH
VirtualWaver said:
Didn't help.
I didn't mention that I am using GrapheneOS.
Tried to flash stock Google image - and Portrait mode processing worked as expected.
I pulled out the original Photo and Google Camera apks from stock Google image, then installed Graphene again and installed these - same results.
It seems there are some additional libraries in stock image that are responsible for processing and they need to be installed in Graphene to make it work as expected? I couldn't identify any though - there was one called Pixel Camera Services that I also installed but still no joy.
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Good luck with that. Graphene is a poor choice for people who want to use Google anything.
jaseman said:
So you are running a ROM, and or modded your phone and wonder why things don't work? SMH
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jaseman said:
So you are running a ROM, and or modded your phone and wonder why things don't work? SMH
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GrapheneOS is an OS not a mod, and Google Camera works on it for a few years now - it only requires GSF to run. There are many people on XDA who are using GrapheneOS on Pixel phones so its not a unique thing. I was hoping someone who is on it can advise if they experience the same issues.
VirtualWaver said:
GrapheneOS is an OS not a mod, and Google Camera works on it for a few years now - it only requires GSF to run. There are many people on XDA who are using GrapheneOS on Pixel phones so its not a unique thing. I was hoping someone who is on it can advise if they experience the same issues.
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Graphene is a hugely modded OS with everything Google stripped from it. It is normal and expected for things to not work exactly the same as stock.
EtherealRemnant said:
Good luck with that. Graphene is a poor choice for people who want to use Google anything.
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I agree, its a way out of Google so yes. I don't use any other Google aps so don't really need them. Such a shame the Cam is not working as expected - I might try GCAM instead.
VirtualWaver said:
I agree, its a way out of Google so yes. I don't use any other Google aps so don't really need them. Such a shame the Cam is not working as expected - I might try GCAM instead.
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So then it looks like I was correct in my assumption...according to other respondents? You are running a heavily modded OS with Google stripped out of it. Of course you will have all sorts of negative issues. lol
VirtualWaver said:
Hi Guys,
Hope you all doing well.
So, I purchased an unlocked Pixel 7 Pro and got it delivered yesterday.
All seems good except camera which is very, very disappointing so far (obviously, the phone has the latest updates)
For example, no matter what picture I take in portrait mode, it takes 1-1.5 minutes (!!) to process it to add the blur which is insane as my 2 years old Notes 10 Ultra processes blur in 1-2 seconds. How is this even possible?
Do you guys have the same issue with portrait mode? I want to make sure its not my phone.
Also, I was reading that it is possible to add a blur to unprocessed picture from Google Photos but that option is simply missing from the menu no matter what picture I open.
For instance, Samsung Gallery app does add blur to all these unprocessed pictures so its not the picture itself. Google Photos simply doesn't have that option, its missing.
Google Photos also doesn't have any option to unblur a picture as its also missing. The was apparently one of the "perks" of Pixel 7 Pro but that option is not even there.
Do you guys also experience all this?
If the portrait mode processing is faster for you, can any of you kindly extract your camera and google photo apk and post it here? I will install these instead. Thanks a lot!
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You should have mentioned first that you're NOT on the STOCK ROM before getting all "disappointed" about your phone.
ekin_strops said:
You should have mentioned first that you're NOT on the STOCK ROM before getting all "disappointed" about your phone.
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Honestly, this topic is not about comparing phones - I own both and providing my feedback. Even with stock ROM, Pixel cannot match the capabilities of 2 years old Notes 20 Ultra - for example, Note 20 Ultra has real-time video background blur with different effects whilst Pixel's Cinematic mode doesn't offer many background effects and works much worse. Note 20 Ultra's portrait mode has much more different real-time effects, etc. But as I said this topic is not about comparing but trying to resolve a problem, so its pointless to write comments like this.
I took this one of my daughter just to see and mine did not have that problem. It processed quick quickly
VirtualWaver said:
Honestly, this topic is not about comparing phones - I own both and providing my feedback. Even with stock ROM, Pixel cannot match the capabilities of 2 years old Notes 20 Ultra - for example, Note 20 Ultra has real-time video background blur with different effects whilst Pixel's Cinematic mode doesn't offer many background effects and works much worse. Note 20 Ultra's portrait mode has much more different real-time effects, etc. But as I said this topic is not about comparing but trying to resolve a problem, so its pointless to write comments like this.
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It's pointless to write something is broken, and then ask people if theirs is broken too, while ignoring completely the fact that you're on a CUSTOM ROM while people are clearly saying "It's working" fine, yes, on stock ROM.
I'm not trying to argue now, but it's important to mention such stuff so people can actually "help" in a more "accurate" way instead of just writing "it works fine for me", while they're not using the same ROM as you do.
Peace
jaseman said:
So then it looks like I was correct in my assumption...according to other respondents? You are running a heavily modded OS with Google stripped out of it. Of course you will have all sorts of negative issues. lol
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Please do your research before posting - Google Camera does work on GrapheneOS with Google Services installed.
If you know anything about the issue, then please respond.
If not, its pointless making comments like this and flooding the thread - let other people who are running Graphene to read and share their experience.
VirtualWaver said:
Please do your research before posting - Google Camera does work on GrapheneOS with Google Services installed.
If you know anything about the issue, then please respond.
If not, its pointless making comments like this and flooding the thread - let other people who are running Graphene to read and share their experience.
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The issue you're having is not there in the stock ROM, something you didn't mention in your thread.
But I'll walk away because you're clearly ignoring the fact that you didn't mention here a KEY factor, because it's definitely the issue of your CUSTOM ROM and not stock ROM. So, don't get angry when you get responses like this.
jaseman said:
So you are running a ROM, and or modded your phone and wonder why things don't work? SMH
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Literally.
VirtualWaver said:
Didn't help.
I didn't mention that I am using GrapheneOS.
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It's cuz you're running graphene os
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]Okay, now I understand this phone simply have this problem where the camera constantly tries to refocus during video recording and it affect all OnePlus, this is my third OnePlus.
For some reason the Cyanogen Rom and roms based on it lack some drivers that allows continuous autofocusing to work correctly while video recording. Depends on what camera apps you use, the autofocusing will either not work, or it will continuously tries to re-focus nonstop. ColorOS however does have this function working correctly.
Solution: Use ColorOS + CameraNext or Google Camera.
If it matters that much to you then find the bug report on Jira and up vote it, that's the only real effective way to have an impact. You're not likely to find a fix at the ROM level.
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See post 1.
eksasol said:
]Okay, now I understand this phone simply have this problem where the camera constantly tries to refocus during video recording and it affect all OnePlus, this is my third OnePlus.
For some reason the Cyanogen Rom and roms based on it lack some drivers that allows continuous autofocusing to work correctly while video recording. Depends on what camera apps you use, the autofocusing will either not work, or it will continuously tries to re-focus nonstop. ColorOS however does have this function working correctly.
Solution: Use ColorOS + CameraNext or Google Camera.
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Thanks for posting a solution. This problem is driving me crazy enough to sell my phone since I often need to use it to take short videos at work, and it is so embarrassing to have to show the videos to others that I have taken to also carrying around a small point-and-shoot, and this is not acceptable. I have tried many roms and many camera apps, but all of them have the video refocus issue.
However, I don't see Color OS in XDA. Is there a rom thread for it? I will try anything to salvage this phone since I love it except for this problem.
phoneturf said:
Thanks for posting a solution. This problem is driving me crazy enough to sell my phone since I often need to use it to take short videos at work, and it is so embarrassing to have to show the videos to others that I have taken to also carrying around a small point-and-shoot, and this is not acceptable. I have tried many roms and many camera apps, but all of them have the video refocus issue.
However, I don't see Color OS in XDA. Is there a rom thread for it? I will try anything to salvage this phone since I love it except for this problem.
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You'll find several builds of ColorOS in our General section.
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This also appears to be a fix
I flashed the v20 mod for the app at http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/app-cameranext-modded-t2999275 and it does not continually autofocus. I saw no need to flash the "click fix" since it is does not click when using it. I am on KK Slim.
phoneturf said:
Thanks for posting a solution. This problem is driving me crazy enough to sell my phone since I often need to use it to take short videos at work, and it is so embarrassing to have to show the videos to others that I have taken to also carrying around a small point-and-shoot, and this is not acceptable. I have tried many roms and many camera apps, but all of them have the video refocus issue.
However, I don't see Color OS in XDA. Is there a rom thread for it? I will try anything to salvage this phone since I love it except for this problem.
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The official ColorOS firmware for some reason I could not get to boot on my phone, but you have to use the official version if you want working OTA updates. And it lack Gapps so you have to manually install it.
You could use other custom version like this one which is what I'm using, it's flashable using TWRP. http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/rom-4-4-2-coloros-2-0-36beta-t2955853
The official OppoCamera.apk still do not record with continuous focusing, but the CameraNext.apk and Google Camera does.
I've searched all over for the new google camera application (3.0) and I have found nothing except for a ported application that should be flashed through recovery (link below) is there another one specific for our Nexus that can maybe be installed directly as an APK or do I have to flash the one below through recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-camera-v3-0-brand-features-t3232932
Unless it's on apkmirror.com or the Play Store I have reservations installing anything claiming to be Google. Considering this is a zip install, I have even more reservations that it's intentionally circumventing digital certificate validation- aka I wouldn't necessarily trust it's made by Google. It could be legit but it gives me pause.
If it is a zip file, unzip it and see if there's an apk inside. If so, upload the apk to virustotal.com to check it for viruses before doing anything with it.
vivalamoza said:
I've searched all over for the new google camera application (3.0) and I have found nothing except for a ported application that should be flashed through recovery (link below) is there another one specific for our Nexus that can maybe be installed directly as an APK or do I have to flash the one below through recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-camera-v3-0-brand-features-t3232932
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It won't work since its built for the ARM x64 architecture, the OP on that post failed to realise that.
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Google Camera 3.1 is available - link below.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/11/18/google-camera-3-1-brings-the-ui-from-the-nexus-6p-and-5x-cameras-to-all-android-6-0-devices-apk-download/
Been trying it out on my Nexus 5. It's much nicer to use than the old version.
Enjoy!
Trev
tegodwin said:
Google Camera 3.1 is available - link below.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/11/18/google-camera-3-1-brings-the-ui-from-the-nexus-6p-and-5x-cameras-to-all-android-6-0-devices-apk-download/
Been trying it out on my Nexus 5. It's much nicer to use than the old version.
Enjoy!
Trev
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Yup. And both versions (ARM64 and ARM) are listed there. It's pretty slick and installed with no issues for me as well.
Well, I'm pretty firggin impressed... Low light pic in hdr mode from 11 months ago vs. A pic from tonight using the same device with new apk.
good day.
which one for Nexus 5 ARM or ARM64 ?
prashanthkp said:
which one for Nexus 5 ARM or ARM64 ?
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ARM
Thank u ! Done with it
Thanks for the heads up. I'm liking this new camera app.
This is perfect, thanks (Y)
I don't see the option for Burst photos in the app, is that a limitation with the Nexus 5 hardware?
No burst mode nor slow motion
vivalamoza said:
I don't see the option for Burst photos in the app, is that a limitation with the Nexus 5 hardware?
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Maybe with Google's implementation, but I've used burst mode in other camera apps with great success.
EDIT: Camera Zoom FX is what I used.
slowmo i can understand since probably the camera isn't shooting enough fps to achieve that, but burst probably could have worked
Defocus Pro Camera is an out-focusing Defocus(bokeh) camera app.
- Main features
1. Realtime Focus engine developed
2. Depth-of-field focusing depth of high-end digital camera
3. Manual out focusing depth (sensitivity) adjustment bar in 10 level
4. Close and Long distance Capturing support
5. Portratit Mode support at Front and Rear Camera
(Capturing Person Mode)
6. HDR Mode supported
7. Portrait Mode(Auto Focusing) and Touch Focus Mode support
8. In gallery depth change option added
9. Face and Object detection algorithm applied
10. Main source and core logic is coded by Kotlin instead of JAVA
11. Video bokeh(Defocus) feature supported (experimental)
- Recommended Specification
Above RAM 4GB, CPU is Snapdragon 8XX or equivalant CPU
- Minimum Specification
Above RAM 3GB, CPU is Snapdragon 6XX or equivalant CPU
One Store and Play Store free. [Defocus Pro]
The main target is the entry-level terminal, up to the older terminal.
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Please do not open any more threads for this app.
Simply update this thread when there's a new version.
Your other threads have been deleted.
thx for guide. I didn't know the rule. sorry for that.
Version updated to 1.7.0
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Version updated to Ver.1.13.0 (Depth improved with keeping natural blur applying)
Version updated to Ver.1.14.0 (Depth improved with keeping natural blur applying)
Version updated to Ver.1.15.0
- Depth improved
- Anti-aliasing removal improved
Version updated to Ver.1.16.0
<Update issue>
- Depth improved
- Distance detect system added
Makes very dark images even in daylight
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Ver 1.18 blurs everything even the subject of shooting.
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Why is there no 1.18 version?
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The author ignores this thread making already 1.28 version (still buggy) Delete this thread, why did you make it?!
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The author ignores this thread making already 1.28 version (still buggy) Delete this thread, why did you make it?!
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I had not visited to xda forum for long time cuz develop this app for improving uncomfortable options and increase depth and out of focus distance. So sorry for that.:crying:
Now 2.19.4 standard and pro version is in playstore and apkpure.com(standard only).
I'm sorry I have not posted sooner, I have been out of town. Thank you again for the opportunity to test this camera with you.
Phones: LG G6 LG-LS993 (Sprint) Android Oreo 8.0, Everything Stock, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900P (Unlocked - Formerly Sprint), Rooted Android 7.1.2 AOKP Mod ROM
I haven't been able to much with it on the Note 3, except to say that it works. I'm currently dealing with an SD Card issue.
LG G6: I am on version 2.20.4 (237) of the app. Google Play does not give me the option to update. It also does not show up on my list of installed apps on the Play website. If you I go to the app page on Play, it does show it as installed, but only gives the options of "Open" or "Uninstall".
First let me say, the zoom is incredible. Wow it will really get up close. The amount of background blur you can get is almost unreal, or you can get very little. Very versatile in that.
First Image, 3 items are almost touching. Second, they are about 3 inches apart. Third, about 10 inches apart. Fourth is to show you how much you can change the depth of field back...about 12 inches apart.
There have been crashes, for example any time I run the Logic setting above 35 it crashes on the LG G6 but not on the Note 3, but they are few and far between. I've purposefully left my LG almost maxed out on space just to see how far I can push it. With less that 2gb of space on the phone, 166 User Apps installed, running Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger at the same time, it still performs almost all of the time.
Focus is a bit tricky for me. I'll click on what I want to focus, sometimes it will move right to that focus point, sometimes i have to press several times or hold my finger in place for a second before it moves to that point...once in awhile it never does.
The only other issue I am having I believe are more an issue of not knowing how to use all of the functions, and not much being in the settings menu. I've tried all of the various "Image Save Resolution" settings (and there are a lot) but it will never save a file larger than 960 x 720, and I think that is why I'm having a "fuzziness" issue. Its hard to explain, but I am attaching a few images to demonstrate. It's almost like it's tried to denoise the image, but the settings are off, if that makes sense. And like I said, it may come from the "save" issue I'm having.
Other than that, I've truly enjoyed trying to learn the camera. A bit of a tutorial on how to run the settings would go a long way in helping me really get some better photos so you can tweak anything that needs fixing. In the future, I would like to see maybe a manual focus slider to go along with the focus depth slider, auto rotation, and maybe RAW image added to the save format. All of the images I'm posting are unedited, they were ran through photoshop simply to rotate them the correct way since the app doesn't (or I haven't found how) and then uploaded straight to Imgur - which I'm still learning to use, please forgive me. Also, I have a photoshoot scheduled this weekend, so I will be taking a few extra lenses with me so I can get some shots for side by side comparison with the big cameras. I'll be using Canon 5dMKII full frame with various "L" and regular lenses.
Sorry for update fail.
I think your google account has some problem.
So I have set app price as 1 dollar in temporary as special event. Do save the chance for you.
Now 3.10.1 pro version shows up amazing depth of defocusing.
CrimsonSymphony said:
I'm sorry I have not posted sooner, I have been out of town. Thank you again for the opportunity to test this camera with you.
Phones: LG G6 LG-LS993 (Sprint) Android Oreo 8.0, Everything Stock, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900P (Unlocked - Formerly Sprint), Rooted Android 7.1.2 AOKP Mod ROM
I haven't been able to much with it on the Note 3, except to say that it works. I'm currently dealing with an SD Card issue.
LG G6: I am on version 2.20.4 (237) of the app. Google Play does not give me the option to update. It also does not show up on my list of installed apps on the Play website. If you I go to the app page on Play, it does show it as installed, but only gives the options of "Open" or "Uninstall".
First let me say, the zoom is incredible. Wow it will really get up close. The amount of background blur you can get is almost unreal, or you can get very little. Very versatile in that.
First Image, 3 items are almost touching. Second, they are about 3 inches apart. Third, about 10 inches apart. Fourth is to show you how much you can change the depth of field back...about 12 inches apart.
There have been crashes, for example any time I run the Logic setting above 35 it crashes on the LG G6 but not on the Note 3, but they are few and far between. I've purposefully left my LG almost maxed out on space just to see how far I can push it. With less that 2gb of space on the phone, 166 User Apps installed, running Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger at the same time, it still performs almost all of the time.
Focus is a bit tricky for me. I'll click on what I want to focus, sometimes it will move right to that focus point, sometimes i have to press several times or hold my finger in place for a second before it moves to that point...once in awhile it never does.
The only other issue I am having I believe are more an issue of not knowing how to use all of the functions, and not much being in the settings menu. I've tried all of the various "Image Save Resolution" settings (and there are a lot) but it will never save a file larger than 960 x 720, and I think that is why I'm having a "fuzziness" issue. Its hard to explain, but I am attaching a few images to demonstrate. It's almost like it's tried to denoise the image, but the settings are off, if that makes sense. And like I said, it may come from the "save" issue I'm having.
Other than that, I've truly enjoyed trying to learn the camera. A bit of a tutorial on how to run the settings would go a long way in helping me really get some better photos so you can tweak anything that needs fixing. In the future, I would like to see maybe a manual focus slider to go along with the focus depth slider, auto rotation, and maybe RAW image added to the save format. All of the images I'm posting are unedited, they were ran through photoshop simply to rotate them the correct way since the app doesn't (or I haven't found how) and then uploaded straight to Imgur - which I'm still learning to use, please forgive me. Also, I have a photoshoot scheduled this weekend, so I will be taking a few extra lenses with me so I can get some shots for side by side comparison with the big cameras. I'll be using Canon 5dMKII full frame with various "L" and regular lenses.
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Sorry for update fail.
I think your google account has some problem.
So I have set app price as 1 dollar in temporary as special event. Do save the chance for you.
Now 3.10.1 pro version shows up amazing depth of defocusing.
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Well, whatever was going on is fixed. I went ahead and uninstalled, paid the dollar and did a fresh install of it and now everything shows up in Play as it should. It immediately updated to .1 early early this morning when I did it, and has now updated to .2 Thank you for all your help in that. Just in time for my weekend photoshoot in the city.
Thanks. I hope you will capture great pictures.
Just reply to me if you have trouble with app. I will fix and update soon.
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Well, whatever was going on is fixed. I went ahead and uninstalled, paid the dollar and did a fresh install of it and now everything shows up in Play as it should. It immediately updated to .1 early early this morning when I did it, and has now updated to .2 Thank you for all your help in that. Just in time for my weekend photoshoot in the city.
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Just wanted to let you know, my LG G6 died on me. Waiting on my new phone to get here - Samsung Galaxy Note 9. It should be here sometime this coming week.
choijuho78 said:
Thanks. I hope you will capture great pictures.
Just reply to me if you have trouble with app. I will fix and update soon.
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Just picked up this phone, so far I like it, seems a bit laggy, but I'm looking for a working Gcam version. I found a few but one is a Go version and the 2nd I can only get video working. Any help would be appreciated
It's like 99% + a proper gcam will not work for this device. I don't own this device but have been looking if RAW is capable on this device at all with 3rd party apps. Apparently this is a NO. When RAW is not available at all, GCAM's core software does not work...which is HDR+ mode. It's really lame because the camera sensor , processor/processing and memory is more than adequate.
I think gcam is limited to what is already existed. I had hoped it could be a workaround on the RAW issue, it couldn't engage the cameras on mine.
Hey there people, a couple of weeks ago I've acquired an A53 because of it's camera capability, while researching I found out this phone doesn't have RAW format support, which is a shame acknowledging this phone can shoot up to 10 seconds of image! So I decided to get my hands dirty and mod the camera libraries and so a Google Camera for it. I might release the modules and the Google Camera by this Saturday. I'd be also doing a Q&A, and you're invited! (I'll be talking about my work over 64MP mode, spoiler alert, I've been able to expose the resolution size for 3rd party camera apps, but I decided I won't be release with the 64MP mode until I'm able to access 64MP mode without root.)
I'm eagerly waiting to show you all my W.I.P works and much more!
Attaching a video showing how GCam 8.4.300 behaves.
Hey there, I was able to make a stable GCam 8.4.300, refer to my XDA thread!
Interesting !
Sadly we have to Root the phone to use gcam
Thanks for your work, i'll follow tour project closely
OumpaLoompa said:
Interesting !
Sadly we have to Root the phone to use gcam
Thanks for your work, i'll follow tour project closely
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No worries, for those who can't root or don't want to root I'll be doing my best to get working 64MP for 3rd party camera without root!
mdnssknght said:
No worries, for those who can't root or don't want to root I'll be doing my best to get working 64MP for 3rd party camera without root!
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I'm not particularly interested by 64MP mode as I'm not impressed by the differences from a quality perspective (using Samsung app)
But I'm interested by a working version of gcam cause I don't like Samsung camera app and also the photo processing (far better when I disable the HDR mode)
So if your version of gcam can be installed without unlocking bootloader I'm in !
But if I understand correctly that's not possible currently ? Am I right ?
Thanks for your work !
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I'm not particularly interested by 64MP mode as I'm not impressed by the differences from a quality perspective (using Samsung app)
But I'm interested by a working version of gcam cause I don't like Samsung camera app and also the photo processing (far better when I disable the HDR mode)
So if your version of gcam can be installed without unlocking bootloader I'm in !
But if I understand correctly that's not possible currently ? Am I right ?
Thanks for your work !
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Yes, sadly you can't use gcam without root, I saw Samsung's api has a RAW picture format so I have been tried these past weeks using Samsung's API RAW picture format instead of Android's, unfortunately no progress was achieved so far
That's very cool. Really looking forward to trying this out on my phone with LineageOS GSI and Magisk. There, the difference in quality to the default cam will be mindblowing I assume.
mdnssknght said:
Hey there people, a couple of weeks ago I've acquired an A53 because of it's camera capability, while researching I found out this phone doesn't have RAW format support, which is a shame acknowledging this phone can shoot up to 10 seconds of image! So I decided to get my hands dirty and mod the camera libraries and so a Google Camera for it. I might release the modules and the Google Camera by this Saturday. I'd be also doing a Q&A, and you're invited! (I'll be talking about my work over 64MP mode, spoiler alert, I've been able to expose the resolution size for 3rd party camera apps, but I decided I won't be release with the 64MP mode until I'm able to access 64MP mode without root.)
I'm eagerly waiting to show you all my W.I.P works and much more!
Attaching a video showing how GCam 8.4.300 behaves.
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Bro need gcam for samsung A33
Hey guys,
are there any updates on the Gcam software for A53? Would greatly appreciate it!
J4mann said:
Hey guys,
are there any updates on the Gcam software for A53? Would greatly appreciate it!
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I don't think Gcam is ever going to work unless Samsung enables RAW support (or someone finds a way to enable it) on the A53.
How do I enable GCam if I have ROOT?
Considering this device through local carrier because it's one of few with expandable memory. They're also suggesting Motorola Edge.. I've been out of the loop on tech side of things for years now, so I naturally came here to learn what I can about them. Is A53 5G a solid choice?
zaibG said:
Bro need gcam for samsung A33 
Sure, contact me on Telegram and we'll see! (@mdnssknght)
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Is this the end of the line?
Hey there,
to keep it short, I'd possibly need the camera apk from a stock ROM (not sure I'm able to extract it, but pointers would be fine, too).
As far as I was aware, I always took the Google app as universal, providing Pixel exclusive features to a Pixel phone.
Having searched a bit, a lot of websites handle naming these apps quite loosely, resulting in conflicting results. So conflicting even, you wouldn't know whether or not there is a distinct camera on Pixels. (Even more so, that you would question the necessity of ports.)
Anyway, as I'm no longer using stock (possibly GrapheneOS with GXP enabled), I would need the apk, if it isn't just the downloadable Google Camera Google you can get on any phone (which I could get via Aurora Store).
I'd appreciate the help.
Try some GCam port: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
pajos.gabros said:
Try some GCam port: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
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Would there be any need? I guess for additional settings, right?
I rather take the official Pixel cam, as it would be Google updating it and it should be the baseline for mods, shouldn't it?
And while I appreciate the modders' work, I'd like to stick with the unmodded one for now.
The stock Pixel cam IS a different app than the "Google Camera" on the Play Store, isn't it?
That is what I don't know for certain. Searching the internet yields no further clarification, as it's flooded with tutorials for ports and no sign of anyone actually distinguishing between the two, if even applicable.
IF it is a different app, I'll probably look into extracting it from OTAs, as I have no idea where to look otherwise.
Yeah, modded Gcam port is based on Google Camera by Google.
Stock "Pixel cam" is Google Camera.
Differences:
manual updates
slightly slower updates than official one (by Google)
additional settings