The camera of a smartphone is one the feature that gets better with Price and bigger Brand name. Google and iPhone are known for their Best in Class cameras.
Nokia recently opted for Zeiss Optics and a Feature-rich Camera app which gives a lot of Manual Controls, something which is missing in iPhone and Google Pixel cameras.
The camera app gives manual controls to white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed, and exposure compensation. It is the comeback of legendary camera app of Nokia Lumia, which ruled the camera department back in old days.
The camera app is ported to other supported devices by Linuxct so let’s have a look at requirement and some steps to make your smartphone compatible with the Port.
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How to install Nokia Camera port in your Device
The Pro mode works on devices which support level 3 Camera2 API. Check out if your smartphone support Level 3 Camera2 API. You can also use this app to check the compatibility.
Here are few smartphones which are supported:
- All Google Pixel Devices
- HTC U11 Life and Plus
- Huawei Nexus 6P
- LG Nexus 5X
- Moto G5s plus
- Moto G5
- Moto X4
- Redmi Note 4
- Redmi 4X
- Oneplus 3T
- Oneplus 5
- Razer Phone
- Mi A1
- Redmi 5 Plus
- Redmi Note 5 Pro (Oreo)
You need:
Android Smartphone with Snapdragon SoCs (2014 or later)
Android 7.0 Nougat or Latest
Root access on some devices which do not support Camera2 API by Default
Camera2 API enabled
Nokia Camera port: Download from Official XDA thread
Step 1: Root your Device (Magisk Manager recommended)
Step 2: Download Root Explorer, Edit Build.prop and add this line
persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1
or use Magisk Module
Step 3: Install the Camera app
Done.