yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bunu:
Since the Pixel 3 is out, maybe we can get a better working gcam port because of both phones sharing the SD 845. The gcam port made my op3t into a decent shooter
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] PsiPhiDan:
Yeah I have the same issue with the back camera lag. Ever get it fixed?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jmk32:
Yes, I changed some settings and the front and back camera work normally (quick), but no working portrait.

Settings are :

Pixel XL

Pixels auto hdr+ on

Compress raw. On

Portrait mode all models. On

Incr detail front hdr+. On

I think the main thing is the first setting (to Pixel XL, the other settings for 'Model' seems to lag the camera on Note 9)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
Last time I checked I have 20/20 vision. I don't wear glasses. Is there something wrong with my vision because the photos I've captured on my N9 seem great to me. I've played around with my buddy's Pixel 2XL and those photos are also great. I'm just not seeing this great divide that some of y'all are talking about which is making me question my vision. I mean... these are smartphone cameras, right? I guess for me the camera on any smartphone is secondary, or third, or fourth to the rest of the functions on the phone.

If I was truly, truly concerned with image clarity and all that for whatever setting I'm shooting I'd just use my DSLR or advanced P&S. Right? I don't know... Maybe my eyes are just failing me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
Everything else works for me.. on oreo though, not pie
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] le0.br4zuc4:
I'm on pie so I'll give it a try in the AM.

Thanks mate
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] MortaLPortaL:
I tried the ludeape app posted a page back and it gives me a black screen on launch. Changing settings doesn't do anything and I get a black screen on photo.

Note 9 SD Verizon.

Previous app without aperture works just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] le0.br4zuc4:
Working great for me AFTER applying my saved settings. As stated before, Google Lens doesn't work but live photos doesn't work either. Neither feature is a must have for me but I like live photos. I usually get something cute my son does after a picture.

With l that said, everything else works good and I am keeping it for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Success100:
I mainly care about the pixel app for the portrait quality and my Lord what a difference this makes. Samsung needs an update for this portait mess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
To be honest, the entire Samsung camera app / algorithms / post processing or whatever they call it is a terrible mess.

Everything is oversharpened, overprocessed and doesn't look natural.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] flak0:
been saying this for years!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
Which is the best working .apk beta 6, beta8 or beta11?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Airtioteclint:
The same dev released a beta 14. Everything seems to be working for me but I rarely take pictures.

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog344/

I installed over beta 6 and only changed libs to latest v5.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
only thing is these other versions are missing the f1.5/2.4 aperture switching.. which is kind of a big deal for me, but may not be for others i guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] berfles:
I'm using the last working version Ludeape posted with the aperture switching. For the most part it works great, but I'm finding cases where I take a picture and it doesn't save. It seems to be when I have HDR+ turned on and aiming at a very bright area, I can point it at the ground and it takes the picture fine. Has this been reported?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
i have only had that issue when i turned on or played with the auto exposure settings. once i left it off , no more issues like that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] berfles:
I'm not touching any auto exposure things that I know of, where is it located?

Edit:. It's definitely when I use HDR+ in a bright setting.* I'm sitting here aiming at my window with it on and it doesn't even finish taking all the various exposures (the circle never finishes) and nothing gets saved. If I aim it in a darker spot or turn off HDR+ everything works regardless of where I aim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
there is an Enable Auto Exposure Exposure Use Camera2api setting in main menu. make sure thats off
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] berfles:
I attached my settings, it's off. Is your Live HDR on? It just happened inside too. I guess I'll just leave HDR+ off, I can't recreate it reliably.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
i have the camera2api setting in the main menu OFF, and everything else on in the advanced camera2api setting menu.. it seems to be stable for me
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] berfles:
I disabled the only other option in there, the live HDR, but the problem persists. It even does it inside if it's too bright, really weird. Honestly it's a bit too hard to figure out if the camera should be using 1.5 or 2.4 anyway so I'll likely only use the Pixel camera for super dark photos anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
just use f2.4 during the day or good lighting, and use f1.5 at night or low lighting.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] RGardner:
Was having the same issue. Turning on "Force Auto exposure" and it started saving pics for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] berfles:
Thanks, that seems to have worked for me as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] therebel88:
Anyone have a good working Pie config xml they could share?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] loonie01:
What's the latest gcam build?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Airtioteclint:
I'm using beta 16. Works great. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-xtrme/#apk690
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] loonie01:
Is there a port for Pie? That beta 16 will not install.

I got to install but getting green photos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Airtioteclint:
Hmm i didn't know it made a difference as i never saw anybody specify oreo/pie. Go back to page 38 and follow [MENTION=2805284]PuffinNugz[/MENTION] link. I did that first and installed beta 6 before dirty flashing beta 16 over it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] therebel88:
Are you on pie?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Airtioteclint:
Nah. Oreo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bobby_digital234:
I'm using the 1.3d version it's great. Just change a couple settings and everything but slowmo works perfectly. Fast smooth and basically just as good as a pixel.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] therebel88:
Can you share your xml file?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] PuffinNugz:
I'm on Pie. You are getting the green screen because your settings are wrong. I think the green screen comes from the viewfinder settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aakash Kaushal:
And what settings you changed?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bobby_digital234:
Make sure these two are set
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Jackhamma_k:
Guys, is there any way to make the pictures from the front cam be flipped?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] favero_:
Hey! Is the live photo working for any of you guys?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jakeman19751023:
Have s9+. Want to trade?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fogozito:
using beta 16 on pie and im getting green photos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] loonie01:
same here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vinura kithmal:
This works great

But the thing is when i view photos with the google photos app, photos look really great

Specially the front camers photos

But when i share those pictures,upload those pictures or view in normal galary app it doesn't look exactly the same :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dmkarkutt:
Hey guys has anyone got good settings to use with the latest beta with apeture switching on pie?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] speedfreak1185:
I don't have the viewfinder setting... I'm on pie. Anyone with the same issue

Nmnd I got it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rjm1988:
Finally!!

Thank you I have been looking for days how to get portrait mode working again after my pie update and the G cam apk i was running did not work anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
What's the latest build working for you guys? Beta 6 - beta 17?

Btw, anyone know of we can change the s-pen remote for the gcam instead of stock camera to take pictures?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
Beta 6 is still the most stable build I've found so far. 17 crashes a lot and gives me a green screen / portrait mode is broken
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] boomny:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote9/comments/ajum6t/note_9_fully_working_gcam_port_snapdragon/

Beta described in the post above along with the settings are rock stable and faster than stock camera IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Cyclops1055:
Can you save pictures to the SD card or does it only save internally? I didn't see an option to change the save location.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
That's exactly the one I'm using ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] therebel88:
Can someone on Pie please share their config xml? I'm having a ***** of a time getting night sight working good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Bobthahog:
Here's my configuration. Works perfectly on my Note 9 running pie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] therebel88:
You're a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
Just a note. I never gotten a green photo on gcam but after updating to pie and use Google assistant to " take selfie" it turn greenish. If that happens to you make sure to close and clear cache. If that fails, clear data and manually re-read enter settings. It should fix it.

Only wish we have aperture 1.5/ 2.4 options that would be super awesome! And, screen remote to take pictures... Man, best of a phone with breast of a software camera!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] limafranco:
I just posted this on s9+ forums.

I'm disappointed with stock software. My oneplus 6 had way better image processing.

Look at these two pictures from note 9, gcam vs stock.

(details on dog's hair)

View attachment 4702947

Enviado de meu SM-N9600 usando o Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Success100:
I made a YouTube video on this is anyone is interested in watching. Here is the link [youtube]VWaCx1xgEgI[/youtube]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] harryo604:
Wont install on my note 9 sd
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
Uninstall any other gcam camera except stock and reinstall.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] GeorgeXariklis:
Any chance for gcam on exynos with pie [MENTION=245084]note[/MENTION] 9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
Is the one from xtrme made for note 9 SD or another phone model? The only gcam working is beta6. Beta 8, 11, 16, 17 front viewfinder is laggy...

xtrme: MGC_6.1.021_xcam_5_beta18.apk:

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-xtrme/#apk709
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] beserker15:
Hey there, do you know if there are any newer versions of Arnova's app that supports aperture switching besides this one (that doesn't work) and the one a few pages back that works but has the settings kinda burried? I don't quite see mentions of these versions in Arnova's main thread so were these builds kinda custom made just for the Samsung Galaxies?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] kaushik wahid:
plz anybody knows about stable google camera port for snapdragon note 9 128 on pie ? Help me out. I have tri ed a lot from xda...reddit but nothing works for me....i hv changed the configuration too...:(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
no new versions with Aperture switching.. Just create 2 setting xml files.. one with 1.5 and one with 2.4 and its easy to switch between them
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
As a workaround, I've found the quickest way to make an aperture switch in the second build you refer to is to create config files for both large and small apertures. Then switch config files (double press right next to the shoot button) and you can select the config you want. Much faster than getting into all the buried Samsung settings.

It gets the job done. Is it pretty? No.

Maybe one day there'll be a dedicated aperture switch button on the main camera UI screen.

EDIT: haha, oops, someone beat me to it just above
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] andronikal659:
Which apk are you using to change aperture?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
No, oreo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] le0.br4zuc4:
Hey guys. So many different versions posted, does anyone know which is the latest version with aperture switch and is it the most stable one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
This last working aperture switch version

https://drive.google.com/open?id=11JTyUf4x6kkCTuplphdfK-ECO1F0LPC4
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] le0.br4zuc4:
Thanks mate!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] AgamMS10:
Hi, I am kind of new here I was just wondering if there an option in the app to stop it from mirroring the front camera pictures? Thanks for the amazing work tho !!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Cyclops1055:
I've looked around in the settings, can you save pictures taken to the SD card or does it save internally?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] RGardner:
This version causes my camera to click a bunch of times. Normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Andypandiiee:
Does gcam work on OneUI snapdragon variant?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] GeorgeP:
Which setting is used to specify the aperture?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
its in the camera2api settings.. just look around for it..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] GeorgeP:
Thanks. I think I am missing something. I don't see camera2api anywhere within settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
settings --> advanced --> Samsung CameraAPI2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] tomasignacioo:
It doesn't work for me and it stay black
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] kamal tiwana75:
Same here mate didn't work for me stayed black , my n9 is on pie
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] tomasignacioo:
The only way that worked for me was like that, they have to press twice in the sector where they mark in the first image

pd: to load the file you have to save it in (Internal Storage/GCam/Configs)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] creamsoup10:
If you are getting a green hue, go to settings, advanced, viewfinder processing and the (DEFAULT) value.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
Does changing the aperture actually make any difference for anybody? I tried both 2.4 and 1.5 in low light, they look the same to me (1.5 is supposed to give more exposure in lowlight). Please share some pics if it works for anyone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
From what I've read left and right, the difference is minimal. Google's algorithms seem to compensate, and in the end the results are very similar no matter the aperture used
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
So HDR+ is overriding the aperture difference. Makes sense, I will stick to Beta6 then.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Ludeape:
it depends.. if you are using Enhanced HDR+ you wont see much difference, but if HDR is off you will see the difference.

But Indoor F1.5 enhanced HDR plus Flash ON creates amazingly crisp indoor low light images.. its insane
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] hawoo.smiley:
Where it how did you get the file??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fogozito:
note9 is a excelent Phone but develoment is dead and that makes me sad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ceo.mtcl:
You don't need development for this awesome phone. Don't fix what's not broken.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] lazarus0000:
So, been lurking and it seems there's been a lot of development for this device and lots of individual solutions to choose from.

Anyone have an opinion as to which G-Cam file I should install? And what settings? I gave up trying to stay on top of it - there were so many alternatives and download options that I just figured I'd let a dev get to perfect (or mostly) and wait until then. So, are we close to that? Seems so but I haven't a clue as to what to download and the settings to use...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
Try this - https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog334/

In Gcam settings, Set viewfinder format to YUV_420_888 and RAW format to RAW_SENSOR
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] limafranco:
Hi

How can I disable mirrored view using the front camera?

Enviado de meu SM-N9600 usando o Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
That exact build hasbeen my daily driver for many weeks too. Everything was working on Oreo and everything is still working on Pie now.

The only thing missing is the aperture selector option, but again Google's HDR+ seems to compensate anyway
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
The aperture option didn't do anything for me, HDR+ overwrites it with processing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] greycobalt:
This is awesome, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I just got the Note 9 last week and I've been missing my Pixel camera. Does Night Sight and all the other whiz-bang features work with this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
All basic features of Pixel 3 works (HDR+, Night Sight etc).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] lazarus0000:
Can confirm - this is fantastic. Using it as my daily driver now, over the Samsung camera.

Tha KS for the feedback and link - working flawlessly as far as I'm concerned!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
You're welcome. I recommend trying out the Eszdman V4 lib, I prefer it over stock by google. V4 lib has better details and exposure in shadows (with slightly more noise and less contrast). If the photos appear too dim, try raising the exposure compensation to 0.2 or 0.4. If there's too much noise to your liking, set autoexposure correction to 1/10 sec (it makes the photos shoot slower but great noise reduction). I keep HDR parameters to 7, as 9 is very slow and makes negligible difference in quality.

I haven't used the Samsung camera in 2 months, so far Gcam with the settings above is perfect for me. Keep trying new stuff to see what you like.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] limafranco:
Just came back to thank you with your tips.

It's really impressive the difference from stock cam.

Is there any way to un-mirror selfie pictures?

Enviado de meu SM-N9600 usando o Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] lordandroid:
I'm using the most recent Gcam apk. But certain camera shooting modes do not work for me both with the front lens and rear lens. If I take a photo with rear lens the app crashes. If I take a photo with the front lens i get a green hue after the photo is taken. I've changed the Gcam settings to match what was recommended in this thread and I can't get it to work properly. View attachment 4716111

Sent from my 9th Guardian of the Galaxy
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
The 'newer' one is absolutely not better. Go back to beta6. I've investigated plenty of newer apks and none of them are as quick or reliable as the beta6 one in post #467.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Phazonclash:
Don't lose your time, roll back to beta 6.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] KingVekxin:
Where's the depository for the updated apk's ? I've been looking but can't find it easily
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
You mean this one?

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] KingVekxin:
Yes that's it thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
Just to let everybody know again, Beta6 is the most reliable and stable Gcam version which can actually replace your stock Samsung camera. Don't bother with new version, Beta6 has been working perfectly for all Samsung snapdragon phones.

Here's a link to Beta6 - https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog334/

In Gcam settings, Set Raw Format to Raw Sensor and Viewfinder Format to YUV_420_888
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] KingVekxin:
So I can't find the viewfinder format settings in the g cam settings at all, plus I tried to take a portrait mode selfie and it came out green as all hell
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
If you can't fix the viewfinder format, why would you expect the images to come out normal?

Quick settings --> Advanced --> FIX
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] w2830:
Can someone save me from the misery by telling me how exactly and where to apply the XML file? I have downloaded this file for settings in XML and I'd gone as far back as page 31, reading every post and didnt see the instruction.. Thanks a lot in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
There is an invisible button just to the right (while in portrait orientation) of the shutter button. Double click on that area and a prompt will show up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] w2830:
Thanks a ton!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] tsitalon1:
Just tried this on my note 9 with latest pie update, colors are very very wrong and too contrasty, also cannot find the below:

In Gcam settings, Set Raw Format to Raw Sensor and Viewfinder Format to YUV_420_888

Does the beta 6 apk work out of the box or require tweaks?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] frsh20:
It worked out of the box for me but I still tweaked settings a lil bit but not to perfection so I wont post my config. The settings are located under quick settings advanced then fix. I've had fun with this version so far and night mode works well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Joseph Gomes:
Change you lib to Eszdman V4
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] LuRock:
Thanks man! worked like a charm. I'm also on Note 9 (Pie). Portrait mode on Gcam is usually better than the Sammy stock. Any other tips on what I should change in settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] waylo:
Can you comment on your experience with each of the different libs?

Is it possible for an 'incompatible' lib to cause Gcam to crash?