A quick recap of our front camera situation:
- HDR+ and Portrait are now available for
Android 8 users (Oreo). The fix was created by
@defcomg (
xda thread,
paypal link).
- As far I know
this fix doesn't work on Android 7 (Nougat). If you want to use this, you'll need to upgrade to Oreo (OOS or custom).
- The fix can be applied via a Magisk module or by manually moving files to a directory (root required).
- Works (at least with)
@Arnova8G2 Pixel2Mod_v3 and
@SKULSHADY's
GCam 1.8.
- We may need to test again the settings to see which ones are better for our device.
HOW TO APPLY THE FIX:
OP3:
- Magisk:
1.
Download and install this module
via the Magisk Manager.
2. Reboot.
- Using a file manager:
1.
Download and unzip this zip.
2. Using a (root) file manager (eg:
MiXplorer),
move the two files (libmmcamera_imx179.so and libmmcamera2_mct.so) to
/system/vendor/lib
3. Make sure the permissions for both files are 644.
4. Reboot.
(5. Repeat these steps every time you update your ROM)
OP3T:
- Magisk:
1.
Download and install this module
via the Magisk Manager.
2. Reboot.
- Using a file manager:
1.
Download and unzip this zip.
2. Using a (root) file manager (eg:
MiXplorer),
move the file (libmmcamera_s5k3p8sp.so) to
/system/vendor/lib
3. Make sure the permissions for the file is 644.
4. Reboot.
(5. Repeat these steps every time you update your ROM)
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I know that
this is just a phone, but I'm really happy with this improvement!
Thank you
@defcomg!
@Arnova8G2 also tried to fix this problem, so props to him too. Let's not forget the people that helped test this (via PMs, Telegram, etc) and provided feedback (and logs!).