Howdy all,
I just got myself a new Moto g7 Play,
and I was wondering if there is an .APK compatible to run Google Cam App (GCam) on this device?
Thanks
BSG mod works
The bsg mod from the first pixel, the 32 bits apk, works on my g7 play. I unlocked bootloader, rooted it with magisk, installed camera 2 api and added the Hal3 line in prop file and everything seems to work, including camera 2 api in apps like open camera. Keep in mind that latest gcams are 64 bits, so I think they do not work properly (I tried several apks and mods)
Is there a way to run GCam without rooting? The official instructions say that one just needs to install the .apk. Rooting isn't mentioned.
Honestly I don't know. I rooted my device before thinking about using gcam actually :/
Also, most stuff talking about using gcam in other devices besides pixel ones talk about rooting and getting camera 2 api.
But I think you can try to install it without root though
You could try one of the older gcam mod apks that did support 32bit but the newer ones that only use 64 bit cant be used and most the modded ones now also need to be on 64bit
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Hi all,
Is there a port of Google Camera with HDR+ and others freatures for the M8? or is it absolutely impossible due to Hardware limitation? I have M8 with S-Team Rom.
I searched in web/xda and found nothing about this.
Thanks.
Heavyweight_inc said:
Hi all,
Is there a port of Google Camera with HDR+ and others freatures for the M8? or is it absolutely impossible due to Hardware limitation? I have M8 with S-Team Rom.
I searched in web/xda and found nothing about this.
Thanks.
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Im afraid not.
These may work. Build for 32 bit. Worked on this Snapdragon 801 chip on Oppo.
But... 2nd link requires Android 7 for sure, and 1st won't work correctly, at least on 6 (crash).
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GC_4.1.006.126161292-41003513.apk
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...amera-4-1-006-135988111-android-apk-download/
This older 3.1 also works on 6.x, but also crashes on stock ROM (maybe due to unedited build.prop)
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/GC_3.1.021_6.0H.apk
Possible fixes for mentioned crash:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/troubleshooting/#help4
On 6.x stock ROM worth to start from adding build.prop relevant line to unlock Camera 2 API. Everything described there. Root required for build.prop edit if required and Camera 2 API doesn't work (like on stock 6.x ROM). You can test it e.g. in Snap Camera settings and try to enable Camera 2 API. Don't forget to restart the phone after editing the file.
All Google Camera ports versions:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
Maybe you'll find yourself some new working ones yet.
But working Camera 2 API is required, and 64 bit ones won't work.
is there any version of Google camera compatible with Swift 2 no root?
urikill google camera is the most compatible version i have tried.
However photosphere and panorama require gyroscope which swift doesnt have.. I tried gyroemu and virtualsensors xposed modules, but they both give poor results for gyroscope emulation
natostanco said:
urikill google camera is the most compatible version i have tried.
However photosphere and panorama require gyroscope which swift doesnt have.. I tried gyroemu and virtualsensors xposed modules, but they both give poor results for gyroscope emulation
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Does it require a custom ROM? i tried it on stock Oreo and it's not working. I tried almost every modded gcam I found online and they simply don't work on swift 2(x)
Abdullah S.A. said:
Does it require a custom ROM? i tried it on stock Oreo and it's not working. I tried almost every modded gcam I found online and they simply don't work on swift 2(x)
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try the magisk module camera2 api enabler
Hey, I got everything I need modded on my phone, everything but the camera. I wanted to grab some camera ports like GCam or Nokia pro camera but they won't work without the camera2 api. The phone is running legacy right now. I tried the magisk module and also the "persist.camera...." build.prop line though nothing worked. Any idea?
Hello everybody!
I have downloaded and installed Lineage OS on my Poco F3.
It's a great device but there are some software problems that really bugs me (proximity sensor is a mess, some GUI element are not good for usability, the "everything you need, nothing you don't" thing and then the phone is full of useless apps that i don't need...)
Lineage OS solved all of my problems except for one: the camera.
I'm realizing that there is no real alternative for the native camera app because it offers you the full potential of the hardware with all the features.
Don't get me wrong: i tried Open Camera, GCam Port and other popular apps.
Really good projects but there is always something missing or not working.
In addition on Lineage some camera apps are just not available on the Play Store (for example Footej Camera... using another store, dumping the APK from another device... all useless... the app will recognize my device as not compatible).
Why is that?
Lastly i even tried to install the stock APK on Lineage without success.
What is your opinion on that?
What are the software limitations involved?
Is this a limiting factor for you?
What camera app do you use?
Best regards.
I'm not someone who uses camera that much but I can tell you that I totally agree with people who think that native camera is the best. I use Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and there is no alternative to camera which comes originally. That's one of the reasons why I tend to use ROMs with camera very close to stock one or even the same like stock one.
Lineage is known to cripple cameras.
you sound pretty knowledgeable, so i'm probably not offering much here... but, ANXCamera (miui camera port) is being worked on for our device, as far as i can tell... the following is copied from T.Gram... may show promise later on, but for now it's not fully functional
How get ANX working (partially)—
1. Download the MiUI Core from here (MOD EDIT: Link Removed)
2. Download the latest ANX (full version modded for R) from here (https://camera.aeonax.com/)
3. Flash the MiUI Core and ANX Zip through Magisk
4. Reboot
5. Paste the device-feature XMLs (MOD EDIT: Link Removed) in–
/storage/.ANXCamera/features/
6. Download ANXCamera Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aeonax.camerapro) from the Play Store and use it to enable all the desired features in ANX.
What doesn't work for now:
UW, Macro and 48MP
At this point, there are several ROMs with OOS camera, and a few without. The ones without, there are camera versions you can install but they don't have the auxiliary cameras available. At least not on EvolutionX. I can't seem to find any way to make them work either. I've tried several app versions and obtained a very recent OOS 13 fingerprint and setup device simulation props, and only the primary camera is detected. I even went as far as trying to use an installer for older OOS camera apps with a current OOS camera app, but I can't get it working. Tried looking at the CRDroid files and I can't see what they did either. I'm not a programmer nor an expert with ROMs but from what I can gather, I'd just need the right system or system_ext files, and maybe a particular app version, then I don't see why I couldn't compile a Magisk module similar to others I've found.
I would be interested too, nice question man
+1 from my side!
The final answer is NO.
OOS camera requires tons of OS side changes. Installing just the APK won't work at all. Porting an OOS camera to custom ROMs was already a mess and a complex thing.
The ROMs that don't include the OOS camera require additional commits/changes.