Second, it brings Pixel features for non-pixel devices like the newer Google Assistant, built-in GCam support, Pixel live wallpapers, and more. Also, on some ROMs, you may have to flash a GApps package such as OpenGapps (website) or NikGApps (website). I have personally tested almost all the ROMs listed below on my Redmi K20 Pro, Poco F1, and Mi A1. Also, if you like the custom ROM, consider donating the developer behind the work.

• Download firmware files one of the Google Camera APK for your phone and see how good or bad it is in comparison to the stock camera app.
• And where they are available, they’re also more difficult to install than either of the other methods we’ve outlined.
• Some users use it on 0%, but you need to test and see which value is better for your phone.
• If you have tried to do so, you are probably familiar with the procedure, and how annoying it can get sometimes.
• Personally, I love Gcam 8.6 and have found it to work well on my Samsung phone.

You can always check out the XDA forums for instructions for your specific device. Users can now reboot their devices to recovery, in order to wipe device memory and storage. Each device has a specific key combination, which when pressed during boot will take them to the recovery console. Here users should wipe cache, dalvik cache and factory reset their device, which essentially implies cleaning apps and existing firmware. Secondly, users must choose a Custom ROM to install to your device, depending on the features they would want to have with that ROM.

This replaces the code cameraAPI2 SENSOR_COLOR_TRANSFORM1 and SENSOR_COLOR_TRANSFORM2 with that of pixel 3 (works for the creation of DNG images). Some versions allow users to use custom values for each colour channel (Crimson Red, DarkGreen, Light Green, Blue). Some versions support import/export of .xml or .gca configuration files. Since different users use their phones differently and the hardware also varies a lot, you should test this feature to see if it’s a good fit for your hardware and the way you use your camera.

Generally, a phone with stock Android can see updates to the latest versions of Android quickly, because the phone’s manufacturer doesn’t need to make many software changes. However, this does not guarantee every phone will always have the latest version.