Downloaded the Google Pixel 2 camera APK and the pictures look better with HDR+! Nothing really substantial but the colors look much better. Below is the download link. Let me know what you think and if you notice any improvements:
[DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK]:
www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634795524
[ORIGINAL SOURCE]:
https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/09/08/hdr/
• The link above is the only version I found that worked on the V20.
• It has the blur effect so you can get that same blurred bokeh background effect like the Note 8, without the need for a "telephoto" lens.
• The selfie front facing camera quality sucks! Don't use it. Only use it for the main 16MP rear facing camera.
• Video recording is still better on the default LG camera app because it utilizes the omni-directional mics, whereas other apps only use a single mic. Plus it has manual settings and more options.
• The slo-mo mode is better on the Google camera app because it also captures the slo-mo sound, whereas the default LG camera does not.
• I find it works best when HDR is set to "AUTO", though sometimes colors can look too reddish and warm.
• Low-light looks very good and there's a bigger improvement in low-light settings.
• Apparently, it only works with Snapdragon 820, Snapdragon 821, or Snapdragon 835 SoCs.
Big thanks to the original developer for making this possible. More info about it:
"A Ukrainian developer by the name of B-S-G on the forum 4PDA has posted a modified version of Google Camera v4.4.012.156195200. This Google Camera app is the same one pulled from the third Android O Developer Preview that was released in June of this year. The developer was able to modify it to work with any device that utilizes the Hexagon 680 ISP or above, which includes those devices with the Snapdragon 820, Snapdragon 821, or Snapdragon 835 SoCs."
******09/29/2018 UPDATE: New updated version of the GCam app for the V20 is available here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-cstark27/
I recommend the latest cstark 3.8 build versions. You can install both the regular and wide angle version at the same time.
Regular:
cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.8.apk
Wide Angle:
cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_wide_v3.8.apk
[DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK]:
www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634795524
[ORIGINAL SOURCE]:
https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/09/08/hdr/
• The link above is the only version I found that worked on the V20.
• It has the blur effect so you can get that same blurred bokeh background effect like the Note 8, without the need for a "telephoto" lens.
• The selfie front facing camera quality sucks! Don't use it. Only use it for the main 16MP rear facing camera.
• Video recording is still better on the default LG camera app because it utilizes the omni-directional mics, whereas other apps only use a single mic. Plus it has manual settings and more options.
• The slo-mo mode is better on the Google camera app because it also captures the slo-mo sound, whereas the default LG camera does not.
• I find it works best when HDR is set to "AUTO", though sometimes colors can look too reddish and warm.
• Low-light looks very good and there's a bigger improvement in low-light settings.
• Apparently, it only works with Snapdragon 820, Snapdragon 821, or Snapdragon 835 SoCs.
Big thanks to the original developer for making this possible. More info about it:
"A Ukrainian developer by the name of B-S-G on the forum 4PDA has posted a modified version of Google Camera v4.4.012.156195200. This Google Camera app is the same one pulled from the third Android O Developer Preview that was released in June of this year. The developer was able to modify it to work with any device that utilizes the Hexagon 680 ISP or above, which includes those devices with the Snapdragon 820, Snapdragon 821, or Snapdragon 835 SoCs."
******09/29/2018 UPDATE: New updated version of the GCam app for the V20 is available here:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-cstark27/
I recommend the latest cstark 3.8 build versions. You can install both the regular and wide angle version at the same time.
Regular:
cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.8.apk
Wide Angle:
cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_wide_v3.8.apk
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