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Share Google Camera port (I have experienced) for Redmi 5 Plus

Hi everybody,
I have experienced a time of this google camera port and found it quite stable, no crash.
And I decided to share it with everyone
It runs fine on Lineages, Mokee, AOSP Rom and MIUI
Note: ** Your phone has root and activate camera2api.zip file here
Download Google Camera for Redmi 5 Plus (vince): HERE
and HERE

Not working on redmi5 plus with miui9 rom
Sent from my Redmi 5 Plus using Tapatalk

Has root your device and enable camera2api ?

Share Google Camera port (I have experienced) for Redmi 5 Plus with Pure Google Rom
Any recommendation for gcam apk without need for a root? Thanks.

IRoN MaN9 said:
Any recommendation for gcam apk without need for a root? Thanks.
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In order to use the excellent Google Camera features ( HDR+ and etc.) you need to have Camera2 API Enabled, to do that you need root.
Otherwise you can just install some basic google camera with sub-optimal performance.

Does front camera HDR+ and portrait mode work?
I remember my Redmi 5 plus worked in portrait mode but no front cam HDR+
But now my phone is bricked, so I can't test it

ravemotion said:
Does front camera HDR+ and portrait mode work?
I remember my Redmi 5 plus worked in portrait mode but no front cam HDR+
But now my phone is bricked, so I can't test it
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Noup, i tried every GCam apk under the sun. No luck.
I can live with that but main reason i keep my stock camera around is because the front flash doesn't work on GCam...

ravemotion said:
Does front camera HDR+ and portrait mode work?
I remember my Redmi 5 plus worked in portrait mode but no front cam HDR+
But now my phone is bricked, so I can't test it
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yes, but you should turn off hdr mode in portrait mode

There are 2 versions here. If you use the first version, you will use the portrait mode normally. If you use the second version, during use you must turn off the hdr mode in portrait mode
I just checked it thoroughly. The first version is compatible with all roms. The second version is compatible with MIUI

I have no idea why, but Arnova V2 crashes a lot. I'm using latest EU stable rom.

grd549 said:
I have no idea why, but Arnova V2 crashes a lot. I'm using latest EU stable rom.
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so you should using first file or reinstall camera. I used 2nd file with MIUI Global 9.2.6.0 no crash yet

stole38 said:
In order to use the excellent Google Camera features ( HDR+ and etc.) you need to have Camera2 API Enabled, to do that you need root.
Otherwise you can just install some basic google camera with sub-optimal performance.
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Wrong. No root needed, just setprop hal3 = 1 in twrp adb shell Mode. Using gcam without root here, miui eu 9.5.4.0

blinking the camera2api.zip the camera stock is uninstalled? If not, how do I remove the camera stock?

Merces said:
Wrong. No root needed, just setprop hal3 = 1 in twrp adb shell Mode. Using gcam without root here, miui eu 9.5.4.0
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You should mention me since the long time I just saw your comment. Already activated camera2 api without root and it's working but fortunately the portrait in front camera not working. I know it's common problem hope will fixed in future
Sent from my Redmi 5 Plus using Tapatalk

This is outdated and really old version,

Dead-Shot said:
New latest updated Gcam review
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I've tried it with ROM pixel experience pie, it seems the front camera doesn't work

hapit84 said:
I've tried it with ROM pixel experience pie, it seems the front camera doesn't work
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Same with me

7i7oVN said:
Hi everybody,
I have experienced a time of this google camera port and found it quite stable, no crash.
And I decided to share it with everyone
It runs fine on Lineages, Mokee, AOSP Rom and MIUI
Note: ** Your phone has root and activate camera2api.zip file here
Download Google Camera for Redmi 5 Plus (vince): HERE
and HERE
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Hey brother the zip file link is not working
Can you please add a new link thanks

GCamera_Mod_v.5.1.23_R5Plus_fix_crash - I use it for Front Camera | Everything works, requires good config, flash works, no night-sight.
GoogleCamera_5.2.025-Final_fu24-18 - I use It for certain conditions not always so It's not recommended but It's ok to have it!!
MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova-based_v.1.4a_TlnNeun - It's the best GCAM for Vince, Night Sight, HDR+ Enhanced, Portrait on People,
Requires Good Config, has 5 Libraries in order from Google to Xtreme!

Funciona na pixel experiência ?

[MAGISK][APP][FIX]Google Camera with HDR+ on FRONT/BACK, Portrait mod fix and Guides

As everyone was asking for some guides and fixes of the Google Camera on our Mi Note 3 device, I decided to help you out with a guide and all necessary resources to get it working.
First of all, for people new to Google Camera, follow @dimi89 's guide as an introduction to all processes needed to achieve a working camera port.
To make it simple, you need to:
Unlock bootloader
Flash TWRP or boot it through fastboot (there are plenty of guides here)
Install Magisk systemless root through TWRP recovery
Flash my fixes module below to enable Camera 2 API and make front camera working as desired
Install the best APK for you from https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
Be happy
Until now, we had it working but some features like Portrait mode, front camera HDR+ and portrait, plus front camera flash were missing.
With the help of @defcomg I managed to make a Magisk Module as a bundle that does both enabling Camera2API and adds necessary libs to fix the camera. You can download it below.
As per the apk of the GCam on your device, I recommend latest Arnova8G2 version. You can also find it at the bottom of this post. It is great and does not require any other settings after you apply the fix in Magisk.
Downloads here:
-Camera2API, Portrait mode + HDR on front camera fix (MAGISK MODULE) - https://mega.nz/#!M5gjSQxJ!K5Q4XmdRimI_x2xpOWexHR52qUi5sklOV7SVhWWo9RE
-Stable and autoconfig GCam - https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/...eCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V7beta-test-9.apk
For any other questions, feel free to ask me.
IMPORTANT!! The fix for front cam may not work with all ROMs. It was tested on the following:
XIAOMI.EU Stable 9.5.4.0
XIAOMI.EU Stable 9.2.x.x
XIAOMI.EU Developer 8.3.22
Lineage OS
AOSP Extended
You can test it on your device on your own risk. If it does not work you can delete module from magisk.
Credits to @defcomg for the help with the library, @WebDingo for the magisk module and @Arnova8G2 for the amazing work with all GCam ports. Also crediting other developers for their great additions to this community.
Enjoy!

Great job
Great job Gcam now works very well, the only thing I noticed is that is laggy at times in portrait mode. Is it normal?

will it work on my mi5s?

Thank you, its working! Mi Note 3 xiaomi.eu 9.5.4.0

Artic02 said:
Great job Gcam now works very well, the only thing I noticed is that is laggy at times in portrait mode. Is it normal?
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Did you use the GCam version I recommended?
Sporso said:
will it work on my mi5s?
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No, MI 5S uses a different front camera sensor.

WebDingo said:
Did you use the GCam version I recommended?
Yes, latest Arnova's version. Hovewer it's not annoying because most of the times it runs smoothly, I wrote here only to inform you
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi Note 3 using XDA Labs
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Works on epic rom! Thanks!

Works on multirom 8.3.15

thanks bro for sharing
it works well

Anyone have flash via twrp fix version ?

Thanksss. With arnova v6 (and this beta) works fine. So I've a problem but...you have 60 FPS video? For me is ever 30 FPS and I search in every part of the web the way to have got 60 FPS in full hd. For me is very important. If you know a way, please tell me (also use another new custom ROM). Thanks

moredex said:
Anyone have flash via twrp fix version ?
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Yes it works through twrp.

What if i already add a c2api lines in build prop? Will it conflict?

Hey guys. Mıuı pro 8.3.22 good but pls help. I want to front camera mirror photo??
Mi Note 3 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi

This libs conflict with miui camera original libs if i install them with magisk? I want miui camera and its things untouched. Thanks!

Damm....
I do not know how the install this thing Magisk...
Cant be done by TWRP?

Big thanks for this been waiting for this to happen in months!
Do you think that this could be ported to Redmi 5/5plus? They exactly have the problem in portrait and hdr+. Anyways thanks again!

You made my day. The fix works perfectly and i love the selfie portrait mode.
Thank you very much and Arnova of course!

Working.....
Thank youuuuu!!
Also first install of Magisk!!

pyronia said:
What if i already add a c2api lines in build prop? Will it conflict?
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No, you shouldn't have any issue with that.

How to enable Camera2API on Mi Max 3?

My Mi Max 3 does not have Camera2API enabled, so I can't capture RAW pictures with the camera. How can I fix this? I tried Magisk but it broke the WiFi for some reason (WiFi could not be turned on at all). Is there any other way to enable Camera2API? I'm running MIUI 9.6.11.0 Stable (China ROM)
It's really stupid that Xiaomi doesn't let us capture RAW images with the default camera app of Mi Max 3. Good camera sensor totally wasted.

Was just hunting around for how to do this, is editing the build.prop file the only way I wonder? Couldn't find anything in the Magisk development and modification machine downloads section.

Look at this :
magisk-camera2-api-enabler
worked for me, i am now a happy Gcam user....

I ended up flashing a rom with it enabled.

Yeah I ended up doing the same, too as I wasn't aware of the module. I'll give it a go when MIUI 11 global finally surfaces!

1) Unlock your bootloader (Approx. wait for 1 week)
2) When it is ready, download "XiaoMiTool V2"
3) Unlock your phone.
4) Install TWRP
5) Install Magisk.

Which Google Camera port should I use?

I have level 3 hardware support for camera2.
The problem is, the apk in the guide seems like an old version, but there are about 100 different APKs here
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2/#apk411
Which one should I use? Would be nice to know what to look for for future updates too
Thanks

Id like to know as well, the sheer amount of links on the GCam page is really confusing.
I'm using the MiMax version which works well but sadly the portrait mode doesn't and you need to turn off HDR+ to get the fron cam working

Try the cstark27 one of the best fit this device, front facing camera is about the only thing not working but don't do selfies so I am ok with that

Hass31's port was made for Daisy and is the most functional port available at the moment.

Hakkinan said:
Hass31's port was made for Daisy and is the most functional port available at the moment.
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Yes but it is version 5 and has no night sight mode

Yet it still is the most functional one, lacking a gimmick feature that doesn't even work that well on this device isn't a huge deal.

Hi! I've update my MiA2Lite to Android 9 but now I don't find right version of GCam.. I tried many apk but everyone crashed when I start camera

IO13 said:
Hi! I've update my MiA2Lite to Android 9 but now I don't find right version of GCam.. I tried many apk but everyone crashed when I start camera
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you must unlock bootloader and enable camera2api or simpy root with magisk and install "camera2api enabler" module from the download section!!

Hakkinan said:
Yet it still is the most functional one, lacking a gimmick feature that doesn't even work that well on this device isn't a huge deal.
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Is that still the case after the Pie update?
I'm getting weird green artifacting sometimes

Now in pie i use arthur's latest version.
Everything is working and 5.3.15

There is no cera2api enabler in magisk download page. May be they removed it or what should i do to enable camera2 api?

mms047 said:
There is no cera2api enabler in magisk download page. May be they removed it or what should i do to enable camera2 api?
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After you've installed magisk
Download Root browser from play store
Open the Root browser
Go to the folder named "system" and open it
Scroll down to build.prop and click on it, open with Root browser text editor.
Scroll to the last line after the empty row press enter to start another row
Type 'persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1' without the quotations.
Press enter to move to another empty row
Them, press back and save changes
Now reboot your phone, you're good to go

Download pixelfy something like that

Anyone got ARCore working on this phone?

As we already know our phone doesn't support ARCore but there's a way to enable it on unsupported phones here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/ar/
Even tho I did what it said there I couldn't get it to work and every time I open an AR App or I try to open the Playground the app crashes. Did anyone manage to get this work on our device? If yes how?
Might work on custom ROMs but I'm interested in the stock PIE ROM.
Thanks!

Have the same problem. Did everything they said on the site. AR+ option enabled on pokemon go, but whenever I tried to use it, the screen went dark and crashes.

Would be nice if someone says that is able to use arcore right now in this phone. I wonder if it got patched

I know you said that you're interested in stock ROM, but that's the thread that pops up when people google anything related to ARCore and Mi A2 Lite, so I'm here to let everybody know that I got ARCore working on this phone using custom ROM called Pixel Experience. Every AR app I tried works except for Playgound. You can find it here on xda-developers. I couldn't reproduce these effects on stock ROM.

arcore enabler on magisk and voilá! (i recommend use the 1.5v zip file, the 1.6v crashes safety net!)

It doesn't work. Every time i open Playground app or any other AR app it crashes.
I did everything - Magisk+ arcoreenabler(both version 1.5 and 1.6) and installing Arcore and Playground app.
I'm on Pie stock.
Any help?

+1

I'm also trying to get ARCore working on my A2 Lite but still nothing... I want to install the Measure app, which needs ARCore, but every time I try to open, it crashes. Has anyone found a solution?

For a while I was able to run ARcore following these institutions, but at the time my device was on Android 8 but now after I have upgraded to Android 9 it doesn't work at all.

antonioaz23 said:
I'm also trying to get ARCore working on my A2 Lite but still nothing... I want to install the Measure app, which needs ARCore, but every time I try to open, it crashes. Has anyone found a solution?
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Have you flashed via magisk the ArCore fix?

nikoman1987 said:
Have you flashed via magisk the ArCore fix?
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Yes, I already tried that

antonioaz23 said:
Yes, I already tried that
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Right now I'm using an GSI version of android 10 for our device and all AR apps including gcam playground are working fine(maybe a little bit laggy in playground camera, but maybe it depends on which version of gcam you are using) Maybe these days if i have some free time ,i'll reflash stock rom and look for a solution

nikoman1987 said:
Right now I'm using an GSI version of android 10 for our device and all AR apps including gcam playground are working fine(maybe a little bit laggy in playground camera, but maybe it depends on which version of gcam you are using) Maybe these days if i have some free time ,i'll reflash stock rom and look for a solution
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I can confirm it

ax333l said:
I know you said that you're interested in stock ROM, but that's the thread that pops up when people google anything related to ARCore and Mi A2 Lite, so I'm here to let everybody know that I got ARCore working on this phone using custom ROM called Pixel Experience. Every AR app I tried works except for Playgound. You can find it here on xda-developers. I couldn't reproduce these effects on stock ROM.
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I installed the pixel experience rom but it still didn't work.

Guys, I made it work at june 19. I forgot to share here. Everything relationed to ARcore was working, even playground. My response is in this thread for whoever got the same issue:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/help/arcore-support-mi-a2-t3900879

Hey there, I remember I had got ARCore working A2 Lite. After flashing the module through Magisk, you need to install the ARCore app from PlayStore from here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.core
It should work afterwards, but Pokemon might not work, as they check for rooted/unlocked devices to prevent cheating.

marstonpear said:
Hey there, I remember I had got ARCore working A2 Lite. After flashing the module through Magisk, you need to install the ARCore app from PlayStore from here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.core
It should work afterwards, but Pokemon might not work, as they check for rooted/unlocked devices to prevent cheating.
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You just have to go to "magisk hide" inside magisk app and add pokemon go in there

Arcore is working!!!!!!!!
SnoopDoggyStyleDogg said:
As we already know our phone doesn't support ARCore but there's a way to enable it on unsupported phones here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/ar/
Even tho I did what it said there I couldn't get it to work and every time I open an AR App or I try to open the Playground the app crashes. Did anyone manage to get this work on our device? If yes how?
Might work on custom ROMs but I'm interested in the stock PIE ROM.
Thanks!
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I installed ARCore on my mi a2 lite on my stock rom! Reply if you want to know how.

2 Konnie said:
I installed ARCore on my mi a2 lite on my stock rom! Reply if you want to know how.
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"Reply if you want to know how." How?

Explaination
Fast Eagle said:
"Reply if you want to know how." How?
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Ok, I'll explain it to you very simple. Tell me if you don't understand me or if you want an explaination with detail.
(Continue at your own risk. I don't have any responsibility for bricked devices in case you don't know what you are doing!!!)
1: Downgrate your android device to the latest version of android oreo(8.1.0).
2: Root your android.
3: Install Magisk Manager.
4: Download and install the magisk module "ArCore/Playground Patcher".
5: Use a terminal emulator to enable camera2 api.
6: Install google camera port for mi a2 lite (or mi a2 if your device is a mi a2).
Done! Now you can play any ar game or install ArStickers for Google Camera(Ar Stickers is an older version of Playground for android 8)
Warning: Google Camera may crash when you are in Video mode or Photo mode but everything else works (including ArStickers)
Also let me know if it worked.