about LG V30+
Hello everyone,
What is the best version for Lg V30+? Can u help me?
Thank you.
Hello everyone,
What is the best version for Lg V30+? Can u help me?
Thank you.
If you still have nougat it will not work.As the title said, I'm having trouble parsing the package in Google Drive resulting in me unable to install the app in my V30. In need of help here
Originally Posted by LookedPath
Thanks for this new version, it appears to make the viewfinder smoother for the G7 but I don't seem to be able to find how to switch between the normal and the wide lens in the combined version. Can someone please point me how to do that?
I believe there is a toggle in the BSG settings called enable aux key, then once you turn that on, you can press the camera switch icon like normal and it will eventually cycle to the wide angle.
I've uploaded some versions that attempt to bypass using the Hexagon DSP, to potentially help with reboot issues when not using GCam. Good luck.
Variant 1
Wide LGW2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk
Normal LGN2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk
Variant 2
Wide LGW2_bsg-test-8.1.apk
Normal LGN2_bsg-test-8.1.apk
Variant 3, Combined lens APK (try Fix Buffer option for laggy viewfinder):
NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a+.apk
I've uploaded some versions that attempt to bypass using the Hexagon DSP, to potentially help with reboot issues when not using GCam. Good luck.
Variant 1
Wide LGW2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk
Normal LGN2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk
Variant 2
Wide LGW2_bsg-test-8.1.apk
Normal LGN2_bsg-test-8.1.apk
Variant 3, Combined lens APK (try Fix Buffer option for laggy viewfinder):
NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a+.apk
v1 and v2 won't install on Lg V20 at all. It looks like its for oreo and higher? I'm still on Nougat 7.0. There is some many variants i don't know which is latest right gcam for my v20??
You can solve the green tint problem probably in many versions by setting the front camera's shadow saturation from 1.6 to 1.0 (Settings->BSG MOD Settings->Saturation)So having a hard time keeping all the cameras straight. I'm going to make a list of cameras that I've tried (V30, Pie ROM), and try to update with new information and others' experiences (please tag me if you'd like to add your response to this post). Going to keep it V30 specific, and identify if you're oreo v. pie, stock or custom rom. I've only tested some of the functions on most of these, and all have at least one of 3 shortcomings. 1) Front cam has green tint (I haven't been able to get the fixes to work). 2) No wide camera/resolution resets when switching between wide/normal. 3) Flash timing is off, flash shuts off right as shutter trips.
lgn_bsg-test-8.1.apk No flash
lgn2_bsg-test-8.1.apk No flash
bsg-test-8.1.apk No Flash
MGC_6.1.021* Green/Doesn't keep resolution on camera switch
NoHex_MGC_6.1.021* Green/Doesn't keep resolution on camera switch
SK_Camera6-45F.LE.v2.apk Green, many options, resolution resets on camera switch
CaMMera_3.2.045_A6.0.apk ?5.x port?
G4Camera_2019.apk ?5.x port?
LGN1_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d Green Front cam, No ZSL
LGN2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk Green Front cam
MGC_6.1.021_B-S-G-based_v.0.4TlnNeun_Fu24-Tele.apk Wide Only, Green Front cam
MGC_6.1.013_B-SG-based_v.0.4_TlnNeun.apk Green Front cam, No ZSL
so ive installed
Variant 3, Combined lens APK (try Fix Buffer option for laggy viewfinder):
NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a+.apk
but im a bit confused....does combined stands for standard+wide? i cant find toggle to switch to wide angle anywhere on my h850 (4.2t3 swtiching works just fine). so is there some hidden switch or i gotta use 2 apps?
I've found that it helps somewhat, but doesn't come close to taking an acceptable picture.You can solve the green tint problem probably in many versions by setting the front camera's shadow saturation from 1.6 to 1.0 (Settings->BSG MOD Settings->Saturation)
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I've found that night sight lags on LGN2_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d.apk
Someone mentioned a buffer fix, can anyone explain further?
Apologies if it's been asked before.
I am not a developer but I have tried my best to create a port that has most of the basics working on my LG V30. I cannot promise I can fix any bugs for other devices but if I have time, I can try to look into some. This version is based off Scrubber's [4PDA] and uses information I've learned from using and looking at Arnova8G2's, BSG's and others versions. All their work is much appreciated and is the only thing that makes this possible.
What is Google Camera (AKA GCam)?
Google Camera is the camera app for the Google Nexus and Google Pixel phones. It is not designed or intended to be run on other phones.
What is HDR+?
Basic: HDR+ is Google's proprietary image processing routine, and is more than just traditional "HDR' modes. HDR+ employs image stacking to control exposure, and also to preserve details, reduce noise, increase sharpness, etc. It is an all-in-one package.
Advanced: https://ai.googleblog.com/2014/10/hdr-low-light-and-high-dynamic-range.html
Google Camera Features
Pixel 1
- Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL) HDR+ - The Pixel 1 introduced ZSL HDR+ which means when you open the camera, the system utilizes the Hexagon DSP to constantly buffer frames and marks the time slot of when you pressed the shutter button.
* -- Quote from Marc Levoy via The Verge:
"The moment you press the shutter it's not actually taking a shot — it already took the shot," says Levoy. "It took lots of shots! What happens when you press the shutter button is it just marks the time when you pressed it, uses the images it's already captured, and combines them together."
It's a major usability improvement on the HDR+ mode in last year's Nexus 6P and 5X. "What used to happen last year is you'd press the shutter button and you'd get this little circle going around while it captured the images you need for the burst; now it's already captured those," says Levoy. "And that's big, because that means that you can capture the moment you want."
* -- https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13315168/google-pixel-camera-software-marc-levoy
Pixel 2
- Portrait Mode - Simulates bokeh for improved subject separation from the background. The front camera of the Pixel 2 only provides Portrait Mode when a human face is detected, and the rear camera can work on an object, an animal, a human, etc because it uses information from the Dual Pixel PDAF sensor to detect depth. Google Camera ports for non-Pixel phones can NOT do this so all ports for non-Pixel phones utilize the front camera technique for both front & rear (which means all ports for non-Pixel phones can only properly apply bokeh when a human face is detected).
* -- Advanced read: https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/10/portrait-mode-on-pixel-2-and-pixel-2-xl.html- Motion Photos - Provides short clips of moments before and after you take the photo.
* -- Advanced read: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/03/behind-motion-photos-technology-in.html
Pixel 3
- Top Shot - When Motion is set to Auto or On, Pixel will recommend a better photo to you if it detects one. Like if you captured a photo when someone blinked.
* -- Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMa1H97zUQ8- Photobooth - Automatically capture a photo when Pixel detects a silly face or a smile.
- Super Res Zoom - Enhances zoomed picture quality by purposely shifting the camera module using OIS (Pixel 3 only) to gather more data.
* -- Advanced read: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/10/see-better-and-further-with-super-res.html- Motion Metering - On the Pixel 3 Motion Metering is used in the "default photo mode" to detect subject motion and if it detects enough motion, Pixel will shoot with a faster shutter speed to reduce subject blur. The Pixel 1 and 2 get to use this in Night Sight only.
* -- Further reading (about 1/3 down the article): https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/11/night-sight-seeing-in-dark-on-pixel.html- Synthetic Fill Flash - Pixel 3 will brighten faces in selfies.
- Tracking Autofocus - Tap on a subject or area to keep focus when the subject or phone moves.
- Learning Based White Balance - Google's attempt to fix white balance for low light photos. Used in Night Sight and HDR Enhanced on the Pixel 3.
* -- Further read (about 1/2 down the article): https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/11/night-sight-seeing-in-dark-on-pixel.html- Portrait Mode Learned Depth - Pixel 3 improves the rear camera Portrait Mode depth detection for more consistent and more pleasing bokeh.
* -- Advanced read: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/11/learning-to-predict-depth-on-pixel-3.html
This is how the V30's Camera ID's are laid out. My normal lens app uses ID 0 and 1. My wide lens app uses ID 1 and 2.
I cannot guarantee success on other devices, especially if the phone does not even report all cameras through the Camera2 API (use Camera2Test app to verify your device info). If you are on LineageOS, please consult your dev to see if they can alter the camera ID's to properly match LG stock roms, if my version does not work.
- Camera 0 "LENS_FACING_BACK"
- Camera 1 "LENS_FACING_FRONT"
- Camera 2 "LENS_FACING_BACK" (wide angle)
Root is NOT needed.
* -- Download APK to your Phone (or PC then transfer to your phone)
* -- Locate APK with File Manager and Install
* -- You will be prompted to Allow Unknown Sources. This is normal for APK's not downloaded from the Play Store.
cstark27 v4.2
cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v4.2t3.apk
If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
-If device has more than 3+ camera sensors, displays a new side menu "Wide Angle"
--Click this item and it opens Settings and displays a message "Switching rear Camera ID. Press back to complete." So just press the back button when you see the settings menu pop up. I can't figure out a way to do this programmatically.
--On first install you may have to click this twice for it to start working
--After this is toggled the side menu will say "Default Camera" to indicate you can switch back
-The Camera Switch icon is green now to try to indicate you can Long Press this to do the same function as above (alternate between rear camera ID's)
v4.2 fixes:
-Resolution for main and aux lens separated thanks @fu24
v4.1 adds:
-Add LG G6 Lineage Toggle
-Add Advanced>Default HDR+ Mode for Normal and Wide Lens options
--Switching rear cameras will change the HDR+ to the specified mode
--Usage: If you want the regular lens to usually be HDR+ ZSL, but the Wide Angle to always be HDR+ Enhanced. You can also select No Change (default) so HDR+ mode is not changed by the system and will keep what you choose when switching rear cameras
Credits Arnova8G2, arthur, namok, fu24, Tolyan009/TlnNeun
Alternative download location (thanks to @s4turno):
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-cstark27/
Alternate versions posted by @fu24 which has a toggle for standard/wide angle in the settings and much more customization options:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76878015&postcount=505
Previous Versions:
cstark27 v4.0
If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
-If device has more than 3+ camera sensors, displays a new side menu "Wide Angle"
--Click this item and it opens Settings and displays a message "Switching rear Camera ID. Press back to complete." So just press the back button when you see the settings menu pop up. I can't figure out a way to do this programmatically.
--On first install you may have to click this twice for it to start working
--After this is toggled the side menu will say "Default Camera" to indicate you can switch back
-The Camera Switch icon is green now to try to indicate you can Long Press this to do the same function as above (alternate between rear camera ID's)
-Black Level calculation adjusted to see if purple tint in shadows is fixed
-Updated code of Settings Restart to newest version
-Adjusted detection code for Hexagon DSP so mainly just LG's don't use it automatically
Credits Arnova8G2, arthur, namok, fu24, Tolyan009/TlnNeun
cstark27 v3.8
If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
LG G6 Lineage users can use the toggle in the wide angle APK to fix their camera ID issue. You must force close the app.
-Renamed standard lens package name to avoid interference with other versions (uninstall your current version)
-Set Use_Photos on by default
-Ported Camera relaunch after going into Settings from namok/SerJo87/Arnova8G2 (no longer have to force close when changing a setting)
-Changed Frame Count to have a faster setting (may be useful for photos of children)
-Added toggle to remove Portrait Mode default zoom level
cstark27 v3.7
-Added Advanced>Disable ZSL Toggle (this switches between Pixel 2 HDR toggle and Nexus 6 No ZSL HDR toggle)
-Added Advanced>Model so users can experiment with phone Models (only for the rear camera). You do not need to adjust this if you don't want to, the default setting is the same as before (AUTO).
-Added Experimental>Use Hexagon DSP and set it to No by default. This used to be "auto", effectively, and on most Snapdragon phones it would be using the Hexagon DSP in previous versions. In my testing I have found better performance when taking multiple photos quickly, by turning this to "no". Let me know your results...
cstark27 v3.6
If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
LG G6 Lineage users can use the toggle in the wide angle APK to fix their camera ID issue. You must force close the app.
-Added 5 Exposure Time settings for Adaptive Shutter Speed. "Super Slow" is the same as V3.5. "Very Slow" is about 2x faster and so on and so forth. On my phone "Slow" is not actually Slow and matches normal HDR+ Enhanced speed. But it may change depending on device so I left it.
-Normal APK: Save HDR+ choice after going into Settings (credit Miniuser123)
-Organized Settings>Advanced by grouping all HDR+ Enhanced stuff into a section. Changed a couple strings so they'd be translated to other languages.
-Skip Color Fix if Adaptive Shutter is enabled
-Removed Slow Motion menu item unless you have a LG G5, G6, V20, or V30. BUT, you can enable it in Settings>Experimental.
-Wide APK: Change HDR+ Config to Taimen so ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag) is back, but I've defaulted HDR+ to Enhanced. This won't change until you clear app data or go into settings though.
-Wide APK: Remove Slow Motion menu item
cstark27 v3.5
-Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
-Added Advanced>HDR+ Enhanced Portrait Mode : This forces Portrait Mode to use HDR+ Enhanced which will offer better dynamic range but you lose Zero Shutter Lag (Thanks Arnova8G2 for this cool trick)
-Added Advanced>HDR+ Enhanced Adaptive Shutter Speed : This is the Slow Shutter mod from miniuser123. I would say this is "beta" for LG devices. I know on my V30 some tuning is needed to the parameters but I want your guys feedback first. It only affects HDR+ Enhanced. The shutter speed will slow down the darker your scene is. You probably want a tripod or something to prop your phone against, for best sharpness. In normal lighting the shutter speed seems to be the same as before so I don't think it would be a negative to leave this on - but it's your choice and needs testing.
-Added LG G6 Lineage Camera ID Fix toggle to Wide Angle APK so there shouldn't need to be separate Lineage builds for G6 anymore
-Optimizations courtesy of Arnova8G2
cstark27 v3.4
-Added Lens Blur Mode on side menu
-Added Advanced>LG G6 Color Fix from cstark27 v3
-Removed Zero Shutter Lag option from Wide Angle due to issue with very over-exposed highlights. Will be brought back when this issue is fixed.
-Removed Disable ZSL toggle as it did not fix anything and caused more problems
cstark27 v3.3
-IMPORTANT: CLEAR APP DATA after installing. This version changes the configs a little bit so more problems may happen if you do not erase app data.
-Fixed Wide Angle HDR+ Processing with Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL)
-Improved Re-focus after touch to focus
-Added JPEG Quality toggle
-Added Disable ZSL Config: switch between Pixel ZSL or Nexus 6 No ZSL configs
-Adjust look of settings and add About section from Arnova8G2
LG G6 owners: There may still be a purple tint in shadows in low light when using HDR+ Enhanced. I am still working on a solution but it is hard to find without having the device. There are apps that provide a black level offset to correct this but in tests we have seen that only the first HDR+ Enhanced photo is usually purple tinted but remaining photos are fine. Tapping to set focus and exposure also seems to help. I would also try the "Disable ZSL" setting and see if that helps. Huge shoutout at Mefiboshet for all of his testing and letting me pester him with test versions all the time.
2 Separate APK's (download both, they do not require each other though so you can use a different normal lens version if you want):
Download Standard Lens + Front Cam cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.3
Download Wide Lens + Front Cam cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_wide_v3.3
There is no model or config to set, you should be good to go after installing. But here is the setup:
-Normal Lens APK Config:
--LG G6
---Rear Model: Nexus 6 (shamu), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
--All other devices
---Rear Model: Pixel 2 XL (taimen), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
-Wide Lens APK Config:
--LG G6
---Rear Model: Nexus 6P (angler), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
--LG G5, V20, V30
---Rear Model: Pixel 2 XL (taimen), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
cstark27 v3.1 standard and v3.2 wide
-JPEG quality increased to 98% by default
-Removed LG G6 Color Fix option hoping the model change fixes their color issues (you may Delete Data of the app)
-HDR+ Parameters moved to Advanced menu
cstark27 v3 wide angle beta 1 (with LG G6 LineageOS patch)
-Separate APK based off cstark27 v3
-Fix front camera crash
-Change "config" to Nexus 6P (ZSL on the wide angle does not process HDR+ currently, so this ensures the user always gets HDR+ processing)
cstark27 v3 wide angle alpha
-Separate APK based off cstark27 v3
-ALPHA version of wide angle support
cstark27 v3
-fix G6 video (and probably other Android 7.0 devices) thanks to Arnova8G2
-add LG G6 Color Fix option under advanced thanks to Arnova8G2
cstark27 v2.1
-EXIF fix, thanks Arnova8G2
-Enable HDR+ toggle by default
-Uncheck camera:use_photos by default to increase stability (turn back on and test if you want. Enabling this makes it use Google Photos.)
-Uncheck camera:enable_micro by default to increase stability (turn back on and test if you want. Enabling this enables Motion Photos for Oreo only(?)
cstark27 v2
-fixed video on Pixel configs for LG V30
cstark27 v1
-based off Scrubber's APK
-forced model of front camera to Nexus 6P for proper HDR+ Processing and color (thanks BSG)
-rear model is set to Taimen
Q: I'm on Oreo and my device constantly reboots?
A: Follow the steps in this post https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77133433&postcount=1069
Q: Do I need to change any settings?
A: This mod is optimized for the LG G5, G6, V20, & V30 to run without changing any settings. Some settings in the Settings>Advanced menu will provide higher quality, with their own downsides. Experiment at your own will.
Q: What devices does this work for?
A: The normal (not wide angle) version should work fine on devices that have a decent Camera2 API support. Snapdragon Galaxy S8, Note 8, Nokia 6, Nokia 8, Essential PH-1, HTC U11, etc.
As always, thanks to Scrubber (whose APK I started with), Arnova8G2, BSG and all the other devs working on these projects.