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[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
cstark,

Please read my post to you that I put in another thread, and respond here. Thanks!!
[Google Camera Mods] Arak0n:
Installed 3.8 standard on my G6 H870 earlier.. works great, but the phone runs really hot and drains battery fast unless I clear apps/manually kill it after using the camera. Anyone else with this issue?
[Google Camera Mods] :
Hey Guys,

I installed the official LineageOS 14.1 Build and wanted to try Gstarks Gcam 3.8.

WideAngle Camera works flawlessly so far. The normal version unfortunately does not take pictures. Am I doing something wrong? On Stock/Fulmics Rom everything worked just fine.

I have the H870 Model. of the G6

Thanks very much in advance!
[Google Camera Mods] harysviewty:
Wide angle imx219

Stock camera vs cstark vs modded gcam manual setting underexposure multiplier 25%
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Hi cstark,

I tried doing this, but my phone still reboots randomly when using these apps. Do you perhaps have any ADDITIONAL suggestions on how to resolve this issue?? I really want to keep using your app, but I don't know if I want to deal with this issue.

Thanks!
[Google Camera Mods] francalberto01:
Please, sorry for the silly question but...

can you clarify if GCam can be installed on a stock (not rooted) H930DS?

I tried to find the answer reading the first posts and many others but I can't.

Thanks.

Francalberto

Inviato dal mio Moto X Play utilizzando Tapatalk
[Google Camera Mods] Dizzyrul3z:
you don't need root to install this gcam.
[Google Camera Mods] bhanu9675:
I tried to install both wide and normal apk... Wide apk installed properly but when i try to install the normal one it says package could not installed because it conflicted wirh the app of same name.... Means the stock camera app and this package have same name... How can i change its name...????

N sorry for my english
[Google Camera Mods] RE910177:
i was looking for the camera.use_photos but i can't find it. all i had was the camera.raisr which i already disabled but still i experienced random reboot while using gCam 3.8
[Google Camera Mods] QQboss:
I had the same problem. Just uninstall the old version (normal one) and run the install again. It worked for me.
[Google Camera Mods] Shouldastuckwiths4:
I can't get this to work. Says unable to parse when i try to install. I've cleared app data but that doesn't help. I googled the error msg and it says i have to enable 3rd party apps from unknown sources but there is no option for that in settings. Extremely frustrating... Lgv30 on oreo
[Google Camera Mods] ChazzMatt:
That setting is there on all phones.

Mine is in apps and notifications, special access. On some phones It's in Security.

Every Android allows you to install non Google play store apps, but to have to give permission.
[Google Camera Mods] dimm0k:
read somewhere that there was something wrong with pressing on the screen to focus on something, specifically with 3.8? anyone have more details on this?
[Google Camera Mods] stewmanv20:
pretty sure this app v3.8 will install fine on ANY version of the LG V20 .. no root required as others have pointed out.
[Google Camera Mods] amoot329:
The wide angle version, can't tap to focus. The regular one works as intended
[Google Camera Mods] Arcide:
That's because you can't focus with the wide angle camera, it's fixed infinity focus.
[Google Camera Mods] Sergykm:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] hello, are you planning to port 5.2 or 5.3 version on our device? If yes, then when will you do it?
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Try GCam Tool. https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-gcam-tool-automatically-photos-t3752115

Uninstall all versions of Google Camera you have, download the newest version from the first post (alternative download link). The package name does not conflict with the stock LG Camera.

Camera.use_photos should be near the top. If you don't have Google Photos installed it may not show up...

Use the alternative download link in the first post. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-cstark27/

Nothing specific to 3.8 really. But tapping to focus breaks autofocus so you must switch to Video/Settings/click on picture thumbnail and go back to the Camera to fix autofocus. V3.4 fixed this behavior but has bad side effects.

5.2 and up removed all the Nexus stuff; image quality is probably the same. Honestly I am burnt out on working on GCam. I don't have my V30 anymore and I had been looking at GCam code for roughly the past 7 months. I'm just kind of over it. :silly:
[Google Camera Mods] dimm0k:
thanks for your work on this and reply! sad to hear you no longer have a LGV device, as your work provided huge benefits to us LG users!
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
I everyone I've been trying this app for some te in my V30+ but it always restarts when I take multiple photos in portrait mode.

I've tried clearing app data but no success
[Google Camera Mods] stewmanv20:
yes .. when you press to focus it will take that in focus picture ok .. but after that you lose autofocus .. you will notice the "circle focus element" stops appearing .. workaround is if you pop out to look at photos and come back in , the autofocus apparently starts working again .. thats my current understanding.
[Google Camera Mods] Akafina:
Hi sir can you please tell how to disable the flip that hapen for the pic when i take o selfi shot thank you
[Google Camera Mods] jaysus145:
similar to post #1054:

Try GCam Tool. https://xdaforums.com/and...hotos-t3752115
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
I just double-tapped on the wide angle version of the v3.8 app, and it worked. Looks like cstark fixed it. :good:
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
Any body facing this.? I can't take a photo without having to face a reboot :crying:
[Google Camera Mods] SiGanteng:
Yes, I'm also facing this issue..
[Google Camera Mods] charliebigpot:
I'm using it on my v30+ but don't have this issue. Tried taking 10+ photos in portrait mode with both front and back cam but and it's not crashing. Is there anything in particular you are doing?
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
Nope.. Fresh installation.

Cleared data as well.. Also disabled camera.raisr as mentioned by OP
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Well cstark says in his OP that to avoid restarts you should do the following:

If you upgrade to Oreo and experience reboots while using GCam, then try to turn off camera.raisr and also enable camera.use_photos in the Developer Settings for both apps, standard and wide. Then Force Close or reboot your phone.

And later he also says:

If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data

I would do BOTH, but don't do the "Force Close" part until after you finish the second one above. So after second one THEN do the "Force Close" and THEN after that reboot your phone. I had reboot issues with v3.1, but since getting v3.8, I followed the first one above, but not the second one (yet, knock on wood!!), and I've had NO ISSUES since installing v3.8.

Hope this helps!
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
Yes I have already done this.. Tried doing all but still the same
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
I would PM cstark27 directly then and see if he has any other suggestions.

One other thing I did that MIGHT help is to clear the Data on the STOCK camera app as well, then force close, and reboot.

Good luck ahm!
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
Will try that.. Thanks for the help
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
1) Make sure you're on V3.8 on BOTH the Standard and Wide Lens apps and that you don't have any other Google Camera mod installed

2) Clear App Data of BOTH

3) Reboot

4) Open apps > don't change anything, reboot issues?

5) If so, is Settings>Experimental>Use Hexagon DSP>No? If not, change it to No, reboot.

6) Still issues? Go to Developer Settings and uncheck Camera.RAISR and turn on use_photos. Reboot.

7) Still issues? I don't know...uninstall all Google Camera apps and be forced to use the stock camera. :\
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
You're welcome!

I would do that AND the stuff from my first reply post to you too as well all at once BEFORE rebooting.
[Google Camera Mods] ahmedyar91:
I repeated all the steps.. Though it was same before but its working this time ???

I don't know why but Happy
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Awesome! Maybe you just needed to carry them out in that specific order for it to work?

Anyway, very glad to hear it's workin' now!
[Google Camera Mods] WhiteSnake91:
Hello, downloaded the regular camera and wide angle versions, in both versions on the LG v20 using the selfie camera, there are rather large black dark portions covering the bottom left and right of the image, smaller black portions in the upper left and right corners....on both the standard and wide angle apps, these dark areas disappear when going to portrait mode. Is this intentional? Also, the default image quality is at 95%, am I really missing much by not putting it to 100%?

I've never really ever downloaded apk online before or even did the custom rom thing ever but I think it's really cool being able to get a way better quality camera for free.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Hey WhiteSnake,

I automatically adjusted my default image quality to 100% on BOTH apps, so I'd recommend trying that and report back here.

I've done it before, though I usually avoid cuz you pretty much always have to root your phone (etc), which I've done in the past but no longer want to deal with ever again. So yeah, apks like cstark's are VERY much appreciated and welcomed! And yes, these apps most DEFINITELY outdo the stock camera app's picture quality for sure! I have the V30 and I can say I STILL see a very noticeable difference. In one case, my stock app wouldn't focus properly, even after 15 seconds of me waiting and adjusting, but the same shot with this app? Instant!
[Google Camera Mods] WhiteSnake91:
I'll try at 100%, I'm sure it won't take that much more space up just 5% more. I've never even had an android flagship until recently when I scored the v20 cheap online after window shopping around for awhile. I looked into the whole rom thing, but honestly? Many people report problems like bluetooth,wifi,etc not working right, the rom not being stable and crashing/bugging out...and on many phones root isn't available thus meaning the bootloader can't even be unlocked to install the custom recovery thing(many bootloaders are totally locked down as well...) which then installs the rom. Used to extremely overwhelm me until I watched a vid and read a bit.

The black spots are still there on 100% though, I'm not sure what's causing that, must be some sort of glitch on the default "auto view" of the app's front camera since they magically go away when switched to portrait mode.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Yeah that's the downside of using ROMs, and even Android official apps in general. Many work just fine, but you have good number that either don't do what they're supposed, or are buggy. Fortunately cstark seems to have perfected these 2-in-1 apps.

Yeah some phone OEMs are more anti-root or anti-bootloader unlocking than others. It def sux for devs and ppl who like to root. The only one I did all that stuff was my old HTC One M8, but HTC is very pro-bootloader unlocking, etc. It sux that they're struggling so much lately. But yeah, it was a struggle to do all that. For a little while I really enjoyed it cuz I wanted this audio upgrade mod, and doing all that made it happen. But when you root you gotta manually do all the upkeep, and I got tired of that eventually. So it's really great when someone comes along and figures out a way to install an apk or app that doesn't require all that stuff.

I dunno. I just started using these apps like a week ago based on a suggestion from a friend on Head-Fi. Hopefully somebody reading this can figure it out.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
What does the stock camera app look like with the "wide angle" front camera? Portrait Mode on Google Camera zooms in so it's probably cropping what you're seeing.
[Google Camera Mods] WhiteSnake91:
I hope somebody can figure it out too, I just started using the cams last night, it only takes like 2 more seconds for a selfie to switch it to portrait mode to get rid of the black dark corners, and the rear cams are fine...I do appreciate having this better quality cam for free...I'm still in awe of doing daily stuff and switching through apps with no lags or stutter everything just flows smooth on this v20. I may end up getting an extended battery or a new battery since it was used and some wear is on it but all in all I'm pretty happy with it, was 3x cheaper than a used possibly worse condition older iphone 6s plus with similar storage space woulda been...

even with the slightly worn battery it's still better battery life than an iphone 6s I ended up getting rid of, didn't really care for it, I just got it to see what the hype was about... I've become a bit of a budget phone connoisseur over the years and have tried a bunch but this v20 is my fav android so far lol. Was considering used galaxy s7's but soooo many are beat up and cracked up, with lcd peeling off and screen burn, plus no easily replaceable battery...my v20 was a good $70+ cheaper than a decent condition s7 I would have trusted as a daily driver. Funny enough I did order an s7 initially at first but it arrived with a cracked back camera so I refunded it, battery life seemed very bleh on it from the short time I had it...then I discovered the cheap v20 and the rest is history lol.

Yeah it sucks about certain roms or hardware being buggy, I have an old moto e LTE 2nd gen 2015 phone that was initially verizon which I found an old forum post on here back in the day showing how to unlock the gsm radio in it via that abd shell command prompt thing and it worked fine, I felt like the smartest guy alive when I did it LOL....later found out you could custom rom it, but literally like 95+% of the posts in its topic were saying how the rom was buggy and crashing and stuff didn't work...I was like...man....I'd really like something newer than old 5.1 lollipop on this thing but it's not worth screwing the reliability up.

---------- Post added at 02:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:14 AM ----------

hello sir thx for replying, I just tried out the stock wide angle selfie cam and those same black spots in the corners are there. So I guess it is intentional? I've just never had a camera do that....very new to even having an android flagship finally after many years with cheap phones lol.

I guess the gcam front selfie by default is in wide angle mode since it shows the exact same amount of background and black spots as the stock cam app does on wide angle selfie mode in a comparison I just did holding the phone very steady

it's a relief to know nothing is wrong :P
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Awesome that you got your V20 for such a great deal. Yeah the battery life on these V-series phones is even better than the G-series, which is great! The battery life on my V30 is definitely one of the best I've ever had. I think GSM Arena rated it at 93 hours, which is above the average which is like 80 hours.

Yeah stay away from the Samsung phones if you care about call and/or audio quality at all. Take it from someone who owned the S5 AND the S7. lol Yes, you chose well on the V20. My cousin owned the T-Mobile locked version and I bought the int'l unlocked version but returned it b/c at the time it was too big for me, so I went with the HTC 10. But since the V30 LG went from 16:9 to 18:9 screen to body ratio, so the bigger phones don't seem as big as before. And my 10's battery started going downhill about 10 mos in, so that was perfectly timed with the V30's eventual release.

Ok so problem is solved then?
[Google Camera Mods] WhiteSnake91:
yeah :) I just didn't know if the front camera was supposed to look like that I didn't know the google cam's selfie is wide angle mode by default lol. I'm in awe how much better this gcam looks than the stock cam
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
[MENTION=9318619]WhiteSnake91[/MENTION] it's possible there is dirt around your camera sensor maybe under the screen, or the artifacts are from the edge of a screen protector? At least that's what it sounds like to me. My V30 didn't have such behavior.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Oh ok. I guess that must be it then? Not sure. I have all my resolutions in the largest available for 16:9 for both apps, so maybe that was it? I dunno. lol But I'm glad you got it fixed.

Yes me too. I posted some pic comparisons in the v3.1 thread (towards the end). Clear difference.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Yeah cstark it could be either of those too.

Here are some standard and wide shots I took over this past week (attached). No issues either.
[Google Camera Mods] WhiteSnake91:
thx for the suggestion, it actually was the screen protector I was using....it was one of those that not only cover the screen but have those huge black bezel borders at the top and bottom too and covered the front cam.....with it off the wide angle works fine no with no more black borders :)

I planned on getting rid of the screen protector anyway, this one in particular smudged easily, somewhat reduced screen clarity, got fingerprints even though the description said anti-fingerprint, and even got the rainbow effect I've seen before from really cheap plastic protectors even though this one was supposed to be tempered glass....to top it all off it didn't even adhere correctly so the upper left of the screen had to be pressed harder to register touches with it on.

I just looked at a few old phones I had years ago I was pretty rough with and they don't have any screen scratches even after being bare their whole life, so I may not even ever put another one on this v20. One was a cheap low spec galaxy phone I used most of last year and I'm not even sure if it's actual gorilla glass or not but even it didn't have any scratches and I was rough with that phone lol.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Ahhh ok. So that was it then! Yeah I never use those SPs. F'ing hate them! lol

Phones are tougher now so I think a regular case is plenty.

Good call cstark!! ?
[Google Camera Mods] NaylinnMaung:
Hello, I just started using the app and it's perfect so far but I noticed the image is flipped ( left & right) after taking it with front camera compared to original camera. Can I fix it? Thanks.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Yeah I noticed that too. If there is a fix that would be great!
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Noone has found a method in GCam to allow it. You can use an app called GCam Tool if you want.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Oh ok.

So the GCam Tool app somehow allows you to fix that in your modded GCam apps?
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
I've never used the app but from what I understand, it searches your photo directory and can flip the selfies automatically. You also have options to move the photos to another folder if you wish.
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Hmm ok. Very cool!

Found it! Anyone reading this can download GCam Tool from their phone here.

Thanks again cstark27!!
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
It appears the Gcam Tool app does have a feature to prevent "selfie flipping", but it's only available if you upgrade to the Pro version. The cost is currently $1.99 (tax included). I use the Google Rewards app for surveys to get credit on app purchases, so was basically free for me. I recommend ppl get this app too and take the surveys (always leave GPS on when you go out cuz surveys are based on locations you visit).

To activate the feature in Gcam Tool, go into app, choose the upgrade option, pay etc, then go back into app, then Settings, then check "Prevent flipping of front camera photos".

I tested it out and it DOES work. When I went to my gallery after taking a selfie, the flipping was definitely prevented. Awesome!! LG and cstark27 forever!!!! lol :victory:
[Google Camera Mods] NaylinnMaung:
Thanks for the tips, one more question pls, What is gonna be the difference between the models? I have a g6 but I didn't choose any ( as default (auto)) and it's working flawlessly or do I have to choose nexus 6 as mention? What is the specific difference? Thanks a lot.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Auto will select a model that is appropriate for the LG G5, G6, V20, and V30, as determined by previous user feedback during development. The different models affect noise, sharpness, and hot pixel calculations, but all to a small degree (in my eye).
[Google Camera Mods] Vkboy:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] a small request will you work on s9 google camera exynos version. As i find its camera quality to be very aweful. Nexus 6 settings are only working in some version but no pixel settings and no nexus 6p either . The nexus 6 algorithm is pretty bad. It processes images very dark. Although s9 has a great camera hardware but it is lacking by software department. My older mix 2 which has very inferior and older hardware clicks better picture than s9 using google camera. Even goigke camera on s9 cannot help as it only works on nexus 6 settings. Please help.
[Google Camera Mods] mirza.shafi16:
Do you have any plan for samsung exynos users. Your port is the best so far. But my LG phone gets scratches frequently on the camera glass. So I sold it but I couldn't find good alternative of your port for exynos s7.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
I don't possess the capability to fix anything for Exynos phones.
[Google Camera Mods] zaphod-159:
Installed 3.8 freshly after upgrading to oreo, I can take pictures fine but whenever I click on the bottom right to view the image I took, I can see the image but I can not interact with it. Previously I was able to look at the image while it was being processed and then delete it etc. straight from there. Tried re-installing and cleaning caches to no avail. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix?

Edit: Working fine on 3.7
[Google Camera Mods] clouds5:
How do I install this? I always get an error(parsing) when I try to install it on my v30...
[Google Camera Mods] Zoombaya:
Download these two apps onto your Google Drive and then download it from the Drive on your phone and it should install.
[Google Camera Mods] Langley24:
Can you use both the stock camera and gcam at the same time, or will it remove stock camera if i installer gcam?
[Google Camera Mods] NickNT5:
Yes you can - the stock cam is a different app, and thus remains unaffected.
[Google Camera Mods] clouds5:
Worked, thx!
[Google Camera Mods] Langley24:
Installed this app earlier, and wow. The pictures are so much better, especially on the selfie cam and when taking photos in portrait mode. I have three problems though:

- Panorama pictures are green and weird in colors

- The camera staves duplicate pictures

- The pictures does not end up in my gallery folder, but in many different picture folders
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Hey cstark,

I took a picture earlier with the main (back) camera using one of the two apps (I believe standard not wide one). For some reason, the picture got flipped over, which has never happened before. I took another one later and it was fine. The one that got flipped still looked fantastic, but it was just flipped. Any idea why this happened? Again, that was the only time I've seen it do that, and I've been using it a lot this past week.

FYI: I did get the GCam Tools app which has the upgrade feature of preventing the selfie pics from flipping, but not the main camera pics.

Thoughts?
[Google Camera Mods] julien32:
I just wanted to thanks cstark27, your mode is great!

I had outstanding results, often better than my sony RX-100 camera!!!

check out this low light photo, the result is top, low noise :good::good::good:

https://imgur.com/a/sL82kp5
[Google Camera Mods] RockStar2005:
Nice julien!

I tried taking a picture of a fire last night. Came out nice but not necessarily perfect. Cstark, are there any options in these apps to increase the quality of low light pics? It could just be a limitation of the LG camera hardware too. Not sure.

Thanks.