Anyone found a working Pixel Camera APK?

[leoni1980]

I've tried loads so far and whilst they all take photos they also get stuck 2/3 into the 'processing HDR', never being completed. I have to reboot the phone to get rid of the notification.

I've used the Pixel camera fine on a Nokia 6 2017 and a Nokia 8.


Anyone any ideas? @cstark27

 

[Rajeev]

I've tried loads so far and whilst they all take photos they also get stuck 2/3 into the 'processing HDR', never being completed. I have to reboot the phone to get rid of the notification.

I've used the Pixel camera fine on a Nokia 6 2017 and a Nokia 8.


Anyone any ideas? @cstark27

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zRaApVoSvQtON_h6ta1OB5QVeJRZaeZn/view

Try this. Someone in my whatsapp group said its works. If not pls do not blame me.

 

[zaybacker]

World great thanks you

 

[supersimme]

This one works, but I find it to have quite abit of low-light noise, but perhaps its unavoidable?

 

[leoni1980]

World great thanks you

Doesn't work for me. Same issue.

 

[rangeoshun]

I couldn't install, said something is wrong with the package.

Is the pixel camera better? How?

 

[zaybacker]

Not better but you can use focus effect and soft bokeh. You can save raw/dng picture for post treatment un lightroom

 

[leoni1980]

I couldn't install, said something is wrong with the package.

Is the pixel camera better? How?

It's loads better. The stock app smudges out detail where the Pixel camera produces a sharper image. I've found a working APK but it's pretty old. Hoping the newer APKs will work when I get the 8.1 update. For now the version I have is a marked improvement on the stock app.

 

[rangeoshun]

The first apk recommended on the site linked in this topic seems to work for me:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-6/themes/google-camera-hdr-portrait-selfie-t3733577

 

[rangeoshun]

I'm on 8.1 tho, and there are specific settings that result in described hand while processing the photo. Otherwise it's great so far and really is better then stock.

 

[Aki993]

I use pixel camera app . (cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.6)
This is working very well with this device especially portrait :angel:

 

[leoni1980]

Most of the apps I was trying to use would work ok for a bit but occasionally start stuttering in the viewfinder and sometimes even completely crash the phone entirely. I've found one that hasn't done this *yet* but I will keep testing.

 

[rangeoshun]

Ok, after a while the version I ported started to freeze up, and stuck while taking a photo.

Solution was to go to Settings > Apps > Camera (the pixel one) > Clear cache

After this it was back and operational.

 

[neowlchaz]

The first apk recommended on the site linked in this topic seems to work for me:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-6/themes/google-camera-hdr-portrait-selfie-t3733577

Can confirm the "Better Low Light v3.6(20/3/2018)" from the first post of that thread works fine for me with my TA-1050 on 8.1.
Here's a sample shot using HDR+ featuring my cat:

 

[RetroPetrol]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Vcs6PUAKEMoxa_MIDkceqU6AidM2rLs/view I found this one, also, it's a 5.2.022.191678196-V1 version. Except for slow motion not working, seems to be fine so far

 

[Benu Roy]

Suggestion

I've tried loads so far and whilst they all take photos they also get stuck 2/3 into the 'processing HDR', never being completed. I have to reboot the phone to get rid of the notification.

I've used the Pixel camera fine on a Nokia 6 2017 and a Nokia 8.


Anyone any ideas? @cstark27

After updating to 8.1 from 8.0, I had the same problem which is now fixed
Now I am trying various different apps
Best is Arnova's GCAM

 

[Ja_som]

I tried few you recommended, but all are so laggy and after a while this comes out.
So I can't use any Google Camera, I also tried the stock one and it stop workong right after start.

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using XDA Labs

 

[bo6o]

I tried only one from the mentioned apks and the situation is the same, as it was with MI A1 and arnovas gcam - the hdr+ mode is not actually hdr, but just a normal shot, and the hdr in the stock camera app is an actual and better, real hdr. I've tested several gcam and pixel ports on MI A1, and my opinion is, that they are useless for hdr.
My solution is to shoot in dng with lightroom and make the image myself...

 

[CGRAHAM10]

I'm trying one for the Nokia 7+ and so far it's working great. It's the Google Camers Pixel2 Mod Arnova8G2 v7.9.4.

 

[john.r.m]

What does this entail..

I've tried loads so far and whilst they all take photos they also get stuck 2/3 into the 'processing HDR', never being completed. I have to reboot the phone to get rid of the notification.

I've used the Pixel camera fine on a Nokia 6 2017 and a Nokia 8.


Anyone any ideas? @cstark27

Do i have to root and/or unlock bootloader to install this pixel apk/app? any instructions?