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[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gaffadin:
Unfortunately, even with the Nokia 7 config the front camera resolution will not go above 4MP, but the Nokia config does fix the video recorder being able to record at 60 FPS without glitching out.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
To quote [MENTION=8980633]back.rider555[/MENTION] 's FAQ in the Nokia 7 Plus thread

Why is the max megapixels for front camera only 4MP while the stock camera can go up to 16MP?

I honestly don't know why, but I'm certain that only the Nokia Camera can tap into the full potential of the sensor. Even 3rd party hardware analyzer apps would always declare 4MP. But it produces some seriously good photos for a 4MP size, don't you think?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] crazyrunner33:
I'm not 100 percent sure of the front camera, but I know other newer Sony Semiconductor sensors are using quad bayering for increased low light capabilities (combining 4 pixels into groups and averaging out the 8 groups around it to determine the color of the pixel vs 1 pixel using the 8 surrounding pixels). They can switch to the traditional bayering mode for increased sharpness, less low light capability.

Otherwise, I wouldn't miss the 16 mp mode as well, you're right that it looks decent for 4 mp. The sensor and lens is a bigger limit than the resolution, same for the rear camera.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] JaviLerma:
Hi! I can't shot in night mode on Arnova's 1.4. In process FC. Any configuration?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] guibyn:
Try using the magisk module and reinstalling the gcam. I previously posted a video in this thread which should help
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] guibyn:
On my first tests, the n7p.xml made my gcam buggy and caused some FC's from time to time. The most stable one so far has been the standard one with fixes like 120fps slomo and aux switch

Also, does anyone know what's the diference between the base models in any gcam? Is it related to feature set, image quality or some fine tuning for each one of those devices?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] hpgramani:
This version is crashing in zoomed in shots with Nokia 7+ XML. Any suggestions?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] chief912:
Is it possible to enable the auxiliary camera without ROOT in this version?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
Root - no

Unlocked bootloader to you can edit the buid.prop file - yes

To answer the question you're probably asking, no.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] tismond:
I had a similar issue I had to change the raw format to Raw_Sensor from auto solve this issue.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] hpgramani:
Thanks it worked. So probably it means the Moto X4's camera do not support 10 bit RAW properly.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Matthaigh27:
Strange UI when opening via shortcut.

When I set the double press power button to open the Google camera, it opens a different UI without portrait mode and a lens blur option (off the the left after panorama). Also, when I take a photo in this mode, HDR+ isnt applied. Any way for it to just open the regular UI that I get when I click the icon, I don't want lens blur, only portrait mode and HDR+? Thanks.

Shortcut version:

vvhttps://imgur.com/FLvF3Oa

Normal version:

vvhttps://imgur.com/dZNLIaU

(Without the vv's)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] gleenfield97:
That's strange. Maybe there are more than one gcam installed?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Matthaigh27:
I just checked, only one Gcam. Maybe the Google camera has a "quick camera" mode that activates when accessing from a shortcut? Perhaps that is broken.. (I've also tried other ports)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] gleenfield97:
This is the gcam mod and config that I use,

Edit: Just found out there is X4 config, you might wanna try that too.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
Guide updated (after a long time!)

Changelog:

- early 6.2 apk avaiable for both normal and wide lens (with some limitations)

- updated 6.1 apk for both cases, now slow motion works!

- updated FAQ section

- killed the reddit GUIDE
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
Did you find it to be more stable than Arnova's Advanced v1.4?

How does the two (your selection vs this one) compare?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
Hi, in my experience Arnova's gcam suffers from the resolution bug, AKA once you go to wide lens the resolution switches to 8MP, but doesn't switch back to 13MP once you return to normal lens (you have to do it manually). Also if I remember correctly Night Sight crashes in normal viewfinder/RAW format, and lags with others
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] sevenrock:
Correct, and with MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2e-fu24_02a.apk for the first time with

payton I could produce pictures using night sight mode :)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
I'm happy to know that the guide is useful for you!
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] gleenfield97:
Try the OP's suggestions (6.1 or 6.2).
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] SchmilK:
Finally got one of hte 6.2 to work - but only when i go to settings and slide the option in settings to switch to auxiliary back camera. Then it switches, but tha'ts the only way i can switch. Still pretty good.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] jugoslavpetrovic:
I can't install v6.2, android 9.0.

Any advice?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] cannondale0815:
Works in LineageOS 16, too (including wide-angle)

Beautiful! I came here to say that the OP-recommended 6.2 camera works perfectly with the wide-angle lens out of the box on LineageOS 16, without any build.prop modifications. Just install and change settings in app as described by OP. Thanks!
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
The guide has been updated! Enjoy 6.2.0.30 GCam with wide angle and time-lapse! (as always, if you have unlocked bootloader)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] gerhardo:
Is AWB on in the 6.2.0.30 normal lense setup?

There is no setting to activate and hard to create a situation where it is needed.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
Guide updated: enjoy unique 6.2.30 apk with working wide lens!
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] mgmaz:
Me too - locked bootloader/no root
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] BachuArg:
Thanks!

I've just install it.

Working in Havoc 2.5
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] mgmaz:
OK OK had to delete several previous versions and then it installed.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jackson-five:
With the new suggested Version (6.2.030) from the first post (no root, no unlocked BL): Anyone facing poblems with portrait-mode? I can take pictures and they look good in preview-mode, but they are not saved and won't be synchronized with googlefotos. They disappear.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
The guide has been updated. The new apk is faster, and doesn't require fixes for sabre. This means you can expect an higher degree of zoom in photos.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] MissyVixen:
This maybe be a dumb question : but I've noticed the last few versions of the camera have info pop up screens every time you launch the camera. Is there some way to turn this off? I've looked through all the settings and cant find anything related to it.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
No problem with portrait on my X4. Try the "fix portrait mode" option.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
Unfortunately it looks like you can't remove it. I find it annoying too, but this GCam is way faster than previous one, and really stable.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] mathuaerknedam:
Instructions from another camera thread:

"swipe" apparently means "tap OK". :) I've not tried it for the most recent apk posted here (because my bootloader isn't unlocked) but it worked for me on the other thread's apk.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Droidge:
Thanks for the help, pal. Unfortunately, the last two versions posted here don’t give me a list of libs to choose from at all, no matter what repository I pick or how many times I check for updates. All I get is a blank list with no options, no matter what I do.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] mathuaerknedam:
Bummer. Looks like maybe this build included part of the library load system, but didn't hook up all the pieces. Maybe my pointer will be helpful to [MENTION=5638882]uccollab[/MENTION]? I know nothing about the builds myself, so it's about all I can offer.

In any case, I most often use the camera linked in that other thread. Until this one is updated, you might give that one a try.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] BERA1985:
I've tried to follow the instructions, but had a lot of problems:

Since I'm not an advanced user, I tried to modify the build.prop using a really naive method, and got my phone almost bricked:

1. I've installed Havoc OS on my Moto X4, so my bootloader is unlocked, but I didn't root my phone.

2. Using TWRP, I mounted the system part, copied the build.prop to my SD card, added those lines at the end of the document (using Windows Notepad):

vendor.camera.aux.packagelist=org.codeaurora.snapcam

vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2=org.codeaurora.snapcam

ro.camera.cfa.packagelist=org.codeaurora.snapcam

Saved back to my phone, and put it back to the system/system/ using TWRP again.

3. Then I got my phone stuck on splash screen!

I've tried to change the build.prop permissions (using chmod 755, 644, 0000), but no luck at all!

The solution I've found was to dirty install the same Havoc OS image over the existing one. My phone is working again, but no Gcam :-/

Does anyone know what I've done wrong?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] BERA1985:
Hey,

I have just discovered that the secondary camera works WITHOUT changing that build.prop file (at least this one, with Havoc OS). I've just installed it and enabled the "aux buttom".

Hope it helps others to avoid all those complicated steps, ahah.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] uccollab:
I see a couple of problems in that:

1) why the space in "snapcam" (or is it just XDA that screws what you write)?

2) you don't need to add those lines, but to edit them. They should already be there
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] BERA1985:
tks for the answer, but;

1. no, there's no spaces at all

2.in my file there was none of those lines! maybe cause I'm on a custom ROM?

anyway, it's working without changing anything, I figured that out later
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] frankh93:
I tried to put the lines on the build.prop as the tutorial shows, it worked but the wide camera wasn't working on the Moto Camera app... Is this normal or did I do something wrong?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] safatech:
Hey guys..

What is the best lib for Gcam?

I have liked the Xlib v 2.2 s and mainly the Azlib V1 (this generates twice the size of the photo)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] blueberry.sky:
I've activated "Enable aux button" in Settings but I don't see the tree icon anywhere. Could someone post a screenshot showing the little tree icon / lens switch button?

Button appeared after another reboot.

Thanks!
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] armaldon:
I have been trying to install the GCAM file posted, but I keep getting "There was a problem parsing the package".

I had uninstalled the previous GCAM, my phone is rooted and running Lineage 15.1

Any suggestions?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
I didn't have any issue after adding a PIE based ROM.

When using stock Oreo I had the same issue.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] v4mofo:
Looks like the linked Gcam (first post) isn't happy playing with the newest PPWS29.69-39-2-3 July 1, 2019 security patch. Simply comes up with "App not responding, info or close"

Anyone else noticing this issue? Suggestions for other Gcam's to try (I seemed to remember having to go through a few dozen to find a working one the very first time I tried this).

Thanks

NM, it was either losing info in the build.prop, or some sort of saved data within the app that was causing the fail. Between those 2, it's sorted (not sure which one did it).
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deez.:
The version 7.1 of the Gcam is out. Anyone knows something about the port for this phone?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] math_rossetto:
I tried the version for the Xiami Mi. And is barely usable.

i tried this https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_FinalBuild_V14.apk

The app freezes itself and the system with it. It takes some 2 or 3 minutes to unfreeze.

This happen a lot with other Gcam versions tough. Dont know if is a problem with my phone or the app that is too heavy for the system to handle.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deez.:
I've been trying it and mostly everything works, this one still having the same problem as others, when you get into the video, for some reason everything is darker, unless you record at 60fps. I would love a solution for this...

Edit 1: I don't know, I touched some stuff in the configuration and even if I ended up putting everything to it's default preset, for some reason now everything works fine :)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] math_rossetto:
It doesn't freeze or lag the app and the entire system with it?? ??
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deez.:
No, it doesn't. It even works better than the previous version. What OS and version are you using? And what about the model? Mine is XT1900-1 and I'm in Pie with the September security's patch.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] math_rossetto:
Weird... I'm using the same. And i dont have heavy applications running at the same time or a lot of services. ?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deez.:
I think it can be two things.

1st: maybe you system can is corrupted, so you may try deleting it all and installing the Oreo update and updating again with the OTAs (I did this a lot of times because something like you're describing was happening to me before, I did this and all started to work perfectly)

2nd: in the worst case, your phone may have something broken internally that makes all go laggy when you do something that involves camera and high processing.

I wish you the best n.n
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] souleman:
Pretty sure Oreo needs GCAM 6.1. Check out https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog592/
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ByAnyMeans24:
Has anyone tried cstark27: PXv4.0.1_GoogleCamera_7.2.014.apk?
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashishhsihsa:
I tried the following 7.0 version.

https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_Astrophoto_Version_V12.apk

It works for me with Astrophotography mode.

No issues so far.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] chief912:
Works on PE Android 10. Processing speed is significantly faster compared to v6.x.x
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
Can confirm it works well on HavocOS (Pie).

Items tested: Photo, portrait, night sight, lens blur, video, slow motion

The app loads as quickly as the old 6.2 does and has more settings, not sure if they're useful but they're there.

HOWEVER, I don't see a way to use the wide angle lens.

A few other notes

1) Geolocation appears to be working

2) Photobooth does not appear to exist anymore

3) Holding the 'shoot' button in photo mode makes a video instead of a photo 'burst' (at least for me it did)

I don't have any other GApps so I don't know if motion works or not nor any other add-ons such as ARCore.

The moto gesture opens the camera app like it did before.

Also, I can use the app with just using MicroG; I'm not sure if it's still needed or not but it's compatible with MicroG so GPlay isn't needed.

I'll keep checking this thread if anyone has any camera setting suggestions for better pictures.

Also just dawned on me, there are only two MP values to choose from full (9.1 MP) and medium (8.3 MP).
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ByAnyMeans24:
Thanks, man, this was very helpful.

But I found out that Urnyx05's Gcam works better for stock pie and the night sight pictures look better (APK has a few less option in settings but still good enough). Although the one released yesterday got some improvements, but night sight on the rear camera seem to be broken (at least for me on stock Pie)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
You're more than welcome. Another note, I found a new McFly mode, works and kinda neat.

Can you link to the version that you're talking about and how to you determine that the quality is better? (I'm not a photographer: hobbyist, professional, or otherwise)
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] gleenfield97:
wide angle works for me with GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.6 on Havoc Pie. It's identified as "telephoto" though, choosing "wide" would crash. It can enabled through Advanced -> Auxiliary camera (just scroll to bottom, it's the last one). Once enabled, the viewfinder would show "1x" & "2x" (switch to different mode or restart the app, if not shown).
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ByAnyMeans24:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-cstark27/

I was using PXv4.0.1_GoogleCamera_7.2.014.apk version. And I'm not a pro either, I just compared pictures taken with cstark27 vs Urnyx05's app. cstark27 tend to have a lot of noise on Moto X4, IMO.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] dougo007:
I've tried Urnyx05's apps and they always give me problems. One version crashed when processing a picture and another rotated the viewfinder when I turned my phone sideways making for a very distorted view.

I still recommend the following.

https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_Astrophoto_Version_V12.apk

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/

One key note is that in one case my camera wasn't focusing properly but a reboot seemed to fix it and another, a bit more often but still uncommon problem is that it was killing my gestures app at the same time the camera app froze, I think I just put it to sleep and back out again to fix that. One key note, which sounds obvious, is to make sure you're focusing the camera properly when taking night pictures otherwise although everything will be lit as expected, it will be blurred (especially text).

Also, motion tracking works in this version. Although it introduces a number of additional UI bugs, most notably, the button to take a picture seems to enjoy disabling itself but using the volume buttons work. Switching modes fixes this, but it's rather annoying so I'm personally keeping it turned off.
[Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion] drtiendiep:
Have you new update?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Questions & Answers] Fab117:
Hi,

We just finish a 4 days trip in Warsaw and very bad news, just noticed that I've lost all pictures older than yesterday (don't know what happened).

Spend the afternoon testing many dedicated softwares:

Recuvera,

EaseUS,

dr.fone

and many more.

But no success up to there.

I put my mobile in Debugg USB mode. I can see it with Windows Explorer, but not with most of the software. E.g. with Recuvera:

[IMG="Recuvera"]http://i68.tinypic.com/2rw80nl.jpg[/IMG]

Only dr.fone sees it. But seems that it can't root it:

Anyone with a proposal?

Would be greatly appreciated.

Fab
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] sebbo2015:
I had a Media Pad M3 with unlocked bootloader, rooted and TWRP as recovery. As I wanted to update my ROM to BTV-DL09C100B311 I had some problems in TWRP an thought updating step by step would be a good idea. So I downloaded all missing ROMs throught FrimwareFinder and startet with BTV-DL09C100B307_fullOTA.

The installation in TWRP with ADP sideload worked and when I restartet my device a was a bit suprised that the yellow "Bootloader is unlocked - your device is unsecure" message was missing. I restarted again and the message is still missing. I thought OK perhaps I can now install all updates through the EMUI build in process without FirmwareFinder or TWRP.

EMUI downloaded the update and asked me to restart and install. After the restart the install process went to 20% and told me then there was a verification error. When I restarted the tablet again I got a screen similar to the yellow "Bootloader is unlocked - your device is unsecure". The screen is red an told me "Your device has failed verification an may not work properly".

Now I'm stuck. No updates work and TWRP could not be started or installed again.

I tried reinstall TWRP with fasboot (https://xdaforums.com/mediapad-m3/development/twrp-greatslon-mod-t3489232) but I get the error FAILED (remote: "command not allowed"). I tried the newest TWRP mod from https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=125388 but same error.

Phone and FRP are still unlocked, as shown in FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE so this is not the cause of the above mentioned fastboot error.

I installed the Android SDK completly and downloaded the newest toolkit (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools) but still get the above error. So I dont think its a driver problem either.

I did not try to unlock the bootloader again. I don't think this makes sense even if I still have the original codes.

I would like to get TWRP back and update the tablet to the newest ROM version. And it would also be nice to know what happened here :)

Thanks in advance for everyone helping me back on track. I think the first step should be get over the FAILED (remote: "command not allowed") error and install TWRP again.
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] sebbo2015:
I got it :)

Needed to unlock the bootloader again. Even so it throws an error the red starting screen disappeared an I got the usual yellow one back and i could install TWRP.

//Edit

Managed to get to newest Version with this updater: https://xdaforums.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] Borkse:
I am also looking for a way to update my rooted M3 (WiFi edition) to the latest available version with security patch line of November.

Now I wonder whether with this updater in your post above this works immediately or if I also have to go through all the difficulties you faced?

Is it possible to install updates with a rooted device with this updater or do you always need to unlock the bootloader again?

Thanks for your help!
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] Borkse:
Just tried it out now and it worked! Data is still there, homescreen icons are a little bit messed up and root is gone (no problem).

This is great because I was looking now for a long time to find a way to update a rooted M3 with new OTA updats (all the usual way fails).

I used to do it with going back to stock and a factory reset being involved.

Funny that you presented me the solution with your problem.

Glad that you shared it. :)

Now the only thing I am missing is to install the Xposed Framework on the M3. If you know how to do this let me know (I am using Super SU).
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] sebbo2015:
Im happy I could help. I dont use Xposed.
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] kiwii.cz:
Hi, can you, please, describe this in steps? What I have to do before standard OTA update should work? And when (and how) to open bootloader once more? Thank you very much.
[Huawei Mediapad M3 Questions & Answers] sebbo2015:
Standard ota updates will not work. If you already have an unlocked bootloader you have to use this method https://xdaforums.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279 to manual update your M3 to the newest version.

If you have no unlocked bootloader please check this first https://xdaforums.com/mediapad-m3/development/twrp-greatslon-mod-t3489232