yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nxss4:
I agree a 100 percent with the above, you're right, people need to stop thinking high amperage kills a phone, just like all electronics: They only draw the amperage they need.

But this is just plain wrong, dash charging has nothing to do with QC quick charge. It's as different as it can be!

QC quick charge:

The brick highers the voltage to more than 10v. This way, less amps go through the cable, the the wires can remain thin.

(P=U*I) --- e.g. --- Power = Volts * Amps --- example: 5v * 2a = 10w / 10v * 2a = 20w

This way, you can have a greater power while the amps remain the same, while using a normal, thin cable.

The voltage regulator/BCM in the phone takes the voltage down to safe levels for the battery. This creates alot of heat inside the phone, which is bad for the battery.

Dash charge:

Dash charging transfers the BCM to the charger, little to no heat is generated inside the phone!

The BCM controls the flow to the battery by altering the voltage.

U = I*R --- e.g. --- I = U/R --- e.g. --- Charging amperage = Voltage / Internal resistance of battery --- e.g. --- When the voltage is pushed up, the flow into the battery gets higher.

Remember, this is all done in the power brick, so the voltage of the electricity going through the cable is lower (3-6v I would say).

This translates to a higher current (amps), So the cables have to be thicker! That's why dash charging only works with official oneplus cables (and some OPPO cables, but those are all Micro usb).

In other words, there is no way dash charging works with other powerbricks!

I hope this clears up all the misunderstanding surrounding quick charging techniques.

Cheers!
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
yes i agree but it seems like the OP5 allows qualcomm quick charge (or some form of it) to work as ive checked and a quick charge brick charges much quicker than a regular non quick charge brick.

this seems like great news as the phone has a versatility between both techs. makes commercial sense for OP to allow QC (albeit at the same level as a S8 from my experience) to work as their dash tech limits brick and cable usage.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nxss4:
Yes, you are right, it could be possible (although unlikely) that oneplus has adopted 2 fast charging protocols in the oneplus 5.

I was just saying it can't dash charge using a samsung adaptor/cable. ;)

I you want, I can try to hijack some cable to read out the voltage when the oneplus5 is being charged with a samsung adaptor.

That would be very interesting to see !!
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] prozo:
Can't seem to get it to charge as fast as the OP5 charger, will post ampere reading here in a bit.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] nxss4:
That's impossible, read my post above to see why
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] -Holger-:
I checked the voltage while charging the OP5 with a QC charger It stays at about 5 volts, so there seems to be no QC capability in the OP5.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] amg83:
There is no QC functionality for the OP5. Regular charging, just draws power like a phone with neither QC or Dash. You can still get a relative fast charge from a higher output brick. (output 5v 1.2a-2a) Higher the amps, the faster the charge. Of course this is dependent upon cable quality and charge logic.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Maurelo23:
Hi there,

Is this possible? Install Viper and Magisk for 955U or is not yet available for the US Variant?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Saythis:
Magisk won't ever be available. The US variants have a LOCKED BOOTLOADER. Viper is installable though, I'm running it right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 253simon:
When I try it says install failed. Plz help

Edit it was the wrong version lol
[General Questions and Answers] Gord Ord:
Has anyone heard of this brand of cell phone? I have one and it needs repair.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] km8j:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-updated-zero-shutter-lag-xiaomi/

Lets use this thread to discuss using the camera port or any other camera apps to improve the camera experience.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] jerflash:
Ya once we get them in our hands... Not till next week for me looks like
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] hikewithmike:
Looking forward to this. Interesting results when testing on G6, hopeful for similar results on PH-1
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] km8j:
A review yesterday posted that they used the Google camera and results were much better. Question is if both cameras are being used
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] IM0001:
Here is a link To the one from the XDA Article just to make things easier.

And This is the latest version on the Russian thread that I saw.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] hikewithmike:
Thanks. Another thread pointed to a v2.2 at this link . Not sure what changes there. Will continue to play with this.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] km8j:
What is the difference in the versions? Will things like auto HDR work?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] hikewithmike:
I don't know the change, you'd have to reference the Russian forum and even with Google translate I haven't quite tracked the dialog. aHDR is working fine, based off another XDA thread the slow-motion camera isn't working.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ghost_1:
Hey guys, sorry to give you a screenshot of the picture comparison but I'm a bit lazy today and forgot to turn off the geo-location tags. Hopefully i get some more shots in later this weekend and post back later.

I'm using the v1.4 the original GCAM app from the XDA article. I can't say that I trust the v2.2 from the Russian site at the moment so sorry again. If it gets updated and the XDA article says it was updated I'll be more willing to try the v2.2 app.

What you see is the Essential app on the left versus the GCAM app on the right. I prefer what I've seen from the Essential app but in actual usage the GCAM works much faster and believe it or not feels more stable. As you can see there is definitely a difference in picture quality especially around the glass and text. Mind you I'm coming from a Pixel XL so that is my frame of reference as far as what I should be expecting from both apps. From looking at the picture versus what my eye is seeing the GCAM is more true to my eye, however I find the light/dark balance more pleasing on the Essential app. Personally I really hope Essential gets it together because from what I've read the GCAM software doesn't make use of the monochromatic lens and I think that if someone can combine the best function of both apps we as the users would be the real winners.

If I can get more shots without the metadata in it I'll be sure to post them up. Otherwise I'm subscribed to this thread so I can keep up with the latest updates for the GCAM app.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] crossen0:
I cannot get this to install for some reason. The when screen is unresponsive when I try tapping the install button.

Edit: toggling unknown sources again seemed to do the trick
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] MrEous:
Just messing around with my Essential camera between GCam 1.4 (aHDR first) and EP (HDR second)... You can clearly see the difference in low light...

Neither are great but GCam turned out better.

The next 2 are from my OnePlus 5...GCam 1.4 (aHDR third) and then OPO (aHDR last)
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] IM0001:
Man OPO looks worse (and even GCam is somehow worse on it as well...) also it looks like OPO goes to the pink side with Gcam but not its stock cam. The EP Cam just look bad all around lol.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] &roid:
So would you say that the Essential Phone w/Google Camera is better than the OnePlus 5 with either cam?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] MrEous:
Honestly I don't think Essential is better. :-/

I think I'm going to return mine.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] vipergtsr6:
The download links are unable to locate mirrors so I cannot try either version of the camera app listed in this thread. Am I missing something or were these files already taken down?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Swamphound:
Got mine 2 days ago and installed the 2.2 Gcam. Personally I don't notice too much difference but then again I'm a colorblind old man. Just had this happen when I opened the Essential Cam and a reboot fixed it. I haven't been able to reproduce it yet.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] njgill05:
I tried the 4.4v with zero shutter lag that B-S-G had posted on another forum here. So far it seems to be working quite well, it's nice to have the google interface again and it seems to take better photos, though I'm terrible at photos in general so it's hard for me to tell.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] BigJermZ:
4.4v? Did you mean 2.2 or is a there a 4.4 out there somewhere?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] njgill05:
I used the version here https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-updated-zero-shutter-lag-xiaomi/

I think it says it's v.4.4 but I'm not sure.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] hikewithmike:
The name is a misleading, the variant linked in the article is 1.4. "4.4" I believe refers to the Google versioning of the app, not the port versioning.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] aer0zer0:
Works fine here. No mod settings though, it'll come.

Thanks [MENTION=4321403]Kisakuku[/MENTION]
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 with Nexus 6 camera config

Download

Changelog:

Added device (libraries) setting

Added HDR+ parameters setting (default, medium to super high)

Added OmniVision mode for devices with OmniVision camera sensors

Added JPEG quality setting for HDR+ mode

Added RAW compression toggle

Camera config not user-selectable yet, uses Nexus 6 camera config

HDR+ mode for the front camera might or might not work (same as in the previous version with minimal changes)

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] severakk:
the latest version does not take photos
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.0 All-in-One Full Manual

Download

Changelog:

Added camera config setting

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] derrick_12341:
Where are camera samples that aren't compressed a ton by imgur? Or is there a separate thread for that?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] epidemike:
Same thing is happening for me as well. Seems like if I switch to video and then back to photo, I am then able to take a pic. I am going to try taking a picture with the front facing and then try rear facing and see if that exhibits the same behavior.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] severakk:
With hdr+ don't work
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] epidemike:
Also modifying the settings could lead to the app locking up. Certain values leads to a black viewfinder with no reaction.

Appreciate the effort, keep up the work!
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] contagous:
Is there a different one of these for the Oreo update? I have 5.1 1.7f running and seems fine but things like slow mo still don't work, I thought that was going to work on 8.0?

I could be wrong, and just hoping.

Thanks
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] epidemike:
I dont think so, at least I have not seen anything for Oreo mentioned. Its a fairly new release and a beta at that. Maybe give it some time for development for Oreo.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] zakkary09:
Yeah, I tried the newest versions before and after sideloading Oreo. The new one doesn't work with pretty much any settings enabled. I gave up on it, and it seems like just a minor incremental version (from Google Camera 5.1.014 to .016.)

I will say, however, after the Oreo beta, v1.5f is somehow even better with the same settings I've been using. Final picture size has increased to around 12MB, +/- 1 or 2MB. Quality seems that much improved, not to mention Motion Photos actually work out of the box!! So far I'm really happy with the beta; Night Light is a godsend and even at full intensity doesn't discolor my Breath of the Wild wallpaper. I could gush more but... :o
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] epidemike:
Thats great to hear. Are you using the BSG modded version or the stock one? If it's the stock version, do you have a download link?

I'm considering the Oreo beta after your post. I am just hesitant because this is my DD for work.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.1 All-in-One Full Manual

Download

Changelog:

Added more camera configs

Fixed circular auto-focus indicator

Fixed auto-focus debug info display

Turn on camera.af.debug.show in developer settings

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] severakk:
Don't work After change setting.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] umx:
I am currently on oreo.. with 5.1.016 front cam and video work and rear cam are working..
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] severakk:
If i set "config camera hdr+" the rear camera is Black.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] radaloel:
Ok, guys...sorry for the super-noob question, but this is driving me nuts... Got my phone 2 days ago and I want to install the Google camera port everyone talks about, but as far as I've been following this thread for a week now, I'm lost with all the versions (6 in 3 days)... There's the Googgle version (5.X.X) and then there's the v1.4, v1.5e, 1.5f, then no 'v' but AllinOne, then... ;) Sideloaded the Oreo beta today and works great, even way better than the official one in my old Nexus 6P, but... with that build, can anyone please point me in the right direction to which camera port exactly to download and a little explanation on how to config?. Once again, sorry, and thanks in advance!
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] aer0zer0:
The only config that works for our camera with V 1.1 is Nexus 6 HDR Plus auto, everything else is taste.

also, autoHDR doesnt work, you need to toggle it on or off
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] zakkary09:
Things are good for me on the beta as my daily driver. I am using BSG modded, v1.5f. Believe in this thread it's post #156. The settings I am using I posted in #150. I also put up a tip on reddit for the auto-on wifi feature, if that makes you want to run the beta more :)

My recommendation is to use 1.5f. See above for my settings.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] epidemike:
About the WiFi auto on, why not just use Tasker to handle this?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] zakkary09:
Because I believe doing it oneself is way more satisfying. I have an unlimited amount of time at my disposal, so I guess I just don't feel the need to oversimplify things.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] TheDethEgineer:
Latest build didn't worked with the Orea beta. Went back to MGC_5.1.014_7.0H_C2API_v.1.5_AllinOne everything seems to work fine even Motion fotos
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.2 All-in-One Full Manual

Download

Changelog:

Linked various parameters to camera configs

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] xterminater07:
Does anyone knows which version works for video 4k recording on the beta oreo? I have the latest arnova one and it just will not record
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] dlenos:
Yes, just verified it does.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] xterminater07:
What does? Which version are you using? You didn't really answer my question lol
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.2 All-in-One Full Manual with Nexus 5X No ZSL camera config

Download

Changelog:

Added Nexus 5X No ZSL camera config

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] xterminater07:
What settings did you use because nothing but normal hdr+ photos work, live photos and camera was dead.

Edit: Finally found one that works for video 4K recording and HDR+ https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GCam5.1.014-Arnova8G2-v11.apk

I set Config Camera to 6p, and model to 6p, HDR+ on very high, camera at 4K, left jpeg to 95%
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jmar72:
I just went to oreo today. The camera 5.1.014 1.5f was working great, as well as portrait mode. I tested it all night with just the camera and I swear I thought the camera was better with Oreo. However when I go to video it will work after a reboot for only a short while. If I do too much going back and forth it will eventually lag to load. When that happens the video screen come up but when I hit record, it does nothing. To make things worse, the essential video doesn't work either. I tried force quitting both and still didn't work. I then uninstalled the gcam app and the essential kept getting an error that there was something else recording and would shut down. I went in to the app preferences and turned off all apps using the camera, except the essential camera app. It still would not work. So finally I rebooted and the essential video worked again. Not sure why this is happening and if others are having the same issue. I figure I would just comment and see if someone can help. If not then I will just use the gcam for camera only.

FYI, I must have used every version since October 15 that was listed in this thread........none worked
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] TheDethEgineer:
I use Pixel XL (Corr), Pixel 2017,Zsl HDR+, Default HDR Parameters and 95% quality
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jmar72:
So it seems when using pixel app with HDR+ it will break the video app. No matter the version or the config I use video will not work when trying to record. Video is even broken on the essential app as well. Do not test with auto hrd+ because hdr+ has to be activated to break the camera. Tried clearing the cache and force quitting on the pixel app and nothing resets the video. Unchecked all apps that ask for camera, except the pixel app. It did not work

Types of errors I get.

1. fatal exception error.(both camera app)

2. cannot connect to camera.(Pixel)

3. Video is being used by another app(essential app only)

4. phone completely rebooted twice when trying to to switch to video and record.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] strictlyphat:
Selfie can works back cameras doesn't
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] xterminater07:
It's an Oreo beta bug :\ Video recording sucks so bad because no stabilization at all on either app! Does any developer know if this is a driver/kernel issue from Essential's side? There's a portrait mode working? Or you mean the front camera function.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jmar72:
I meant to say live photo, not portrait.....my bad.

So after going through numerous setups. I am just using the pixel app, using all pixel2 2 or pixel 2017 settings. I will not use the video. If I need to use video then I will use the essential app. It seems to be working fine. To be honest, I didn't see too much of a difference between the two apps when I was on nougat when it came to video. I guess the one thing was being able to touch focused w the pixel app.. if anyone knows please let me know. I am curious to see if this can be fixed?

---------- Post added at 06:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 PM ----------

One more thing. I noticed when using both video apps pixel 5.1.014 and the essential video. The video is very clear in day light but when you stop moving the camera it seems as though the camera keeps moving even though I stopped moving? Maybe that a clue as to why this video issue is occurring?
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] treIII:
Is anyone with root having problems with their phone messing up after installing this camera port? If I start use the gcam I lose touch sounds. Lose the ability to watch YouTube. Etc... A hard reboot fixes the problem until the next time I use the gcam. I'm rooted in Oreo beta. I know this is not a thread about root. I'm going to flash all stock and update to Oreo without root and see if this port of gcam still causes the same problem
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] treIII:
I think I may have figured something out. if I have this port installed before I sideload the Oreo beta this works. But if I install after I sideload the Oreo beta there are problems. I've flashed stock etc testing what the problem may be and this seems to be the difference.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jmar72:
I had the gcam ported before I sideloaded to Oreo and I still had issues w video on gcam and Essential cam app. Then I did a flash and the flash gave me the same problems you are experiencing.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kisakuku:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.3 All-in-One Full Manual with fixed front camera photo mode

Download

Changelog:

Added different manual fixed black level offsets (OmniVision mode) for Nexus and Pixel models (libraries)

Fixed front camera photo mode

New settings take effect after application is restarted

Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] zakkary09:
I'm having this happen regardless of what I'm doing. Randomly it will no longer play screen lock sounds, notifications, or anything. I don't think this port is the culprit because it happens without using this app at random points. I feel it is a beta bug. Along with restarting sometimes not fully working (as in it stays powered off rather than starting on it's own.) edit: I am not rooted either, FWIW.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] treIII:
Exactly. My problem also. But if I uninstall the camera port it no longer happens on my end. My phone when camera port is installed will not do a restart either. I've tried installing camera port as system app. System priv app and always rebooted and there's no fix.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jmar72:
After reading all of these issues. I decided to go back to nougat. I think if there are a couple of updates or if they fix the EP camera app then I will go back to Oreo. I cannot take having a crappy camera in a house full of iPhones. I think this phone has great potential and I love the way it gets updated regularly. I think it's just better to be patient. If I knew how to write code then maybe I'd stay at Oreo but I dont.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] yuhanyanghaeng:
Camera Test

I conducted a test.

Basic camera vs. Google Camera.

https://youtu.be/gPNtsM6-KWQ

[YOUTUBE]gPNtsM6-KWQ[/YOUTUBE]

OS 8.0

Google Camera Ver. GCam5.1.016-Arnova8G2-v1.1

Great Google Camera.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] vergilbt:
[MENTION=4321403]Kisakuku[/MENTION]

Thanks for sharing your mod.

Only a question: it take up to 5 seconds till camera is ready for **** after loading app...

Is it common?

Best regards.
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] treIII:
Where did you get this version for os 8.0? Can you post a link
[Essential Phone Themes, Apps, and Mods] yuhanyanghaeng:
official website

https://www.essential.com/developer/beta-builds

It supports beta on the official website.

But there are many bugs.