[OnePlus Nord Themes, Apps, and Mods] S4turno:
Some news...

New versions:

I have updated the main post with the recommended versions we use on the Telegram group (latest from Wichaya, Nikita, Arnova8G2 (beta), and Greatness). I picked Wichaya's apk as the "recommended" one, but this is just a suggestion for new users and/or for people that don't want to spend time testing.

Some people prefer Arnova8G2 and Nikita, which are great versions too, but they all create similar photos and have similar settings (the main difference is between the Arnova8G2 vs Urnyx05 base). I suggest that you all test and pick the one you think it's best for your usage.

I didn't add the latest from Urnyx05 as it still has some issues on the Nord (eg: front wide + hdr enhanced). Both Wichaya's and Greatness' versions are based on his mod and have these fixes, so if you like his apk, using a version from these two guys should be a good replacement.

Thread updates:

I no longer have my Nord, so I won't be able to create config files or anything like that. This thread isn't thread though. I'll keep an eye here and on the telegram group to see how things are going and keep the main post up-to-date.

Please report bugs, share your configs, leave feedback, etc, to help with this.

GCam 8:

The first mods based on GCam 8 are out. For the Nord, Arnova's version seems to be best one (can be found on his thread or this page). It's important to understand that

this is a beta version

. It's not as stable as GCam 7 or has the same number of features.

I don't recommend using it as your main camera app.

Sadly, a lot of the code is now obfuscated. I'm not sure if it's caused by the new split apk format that Google now uses or if they decided to make it harder to mod GCam. In any case, it is way harder to mod GCam 8 than it was with previous versions.

I know Arnova8G2 and BSG have been working very hard to make it usable, so if you talk with them, don't forget to say "thanks".

OnePlus, Android 11, and Aux support:

As some of you know, 3rd party cameras can't access the auxiliary cameras on some OnePlus phones (including the Nord) without root under normal conditions. "eszdman" found a way to do this without root, that's why current GCams can use all lenses on the Nord. Sadly, it seems that OnePlus broke this with Android 11.

There's no need to "panic" yet as the Nord is still on Android 10, but it's something to keep in mind if any of you is thinking about buying this or any other OnePlus phone. Not only you can't access the full resolution with GCam, but you also may have to use root just to access the extra cameras. One of the modders is even considering dropping support for OnePlus if this doesn't get fixed...

I don't see what is OnePlus trying to do here. One one hand, some of their staff recommend using GCam on their own forums because they know OnePlus processing isn't the best. On the other, they introduce these weird limitations...

In comparison, GCam can use all cameras and full resolution on the Asus' Zenfone line. Xiaomi also likes to limit the full resolution, but the extra cameras usually work well on phones with GCam support.

Anyway... as I said, not a problem right now for the Nord, but keep in mind that Android 11 may introduce new limitations.