Here is a complete guide to use Google Camera Night Sight Mode on any Android smartphone. Following steps are involved in the entire process.
Root Your Smartphone
You might be thinking why you should root your smartphone for such a feature. Well, the smartphones hide the key features and system-level modifications features under the root directory and you will not be able to access them. Therefore, in case of Google Camera Night Sight Mode enabling, it takes a rooting. It is mandatory to root most of the Android smartphones to enable Camera2 API, which is disabled by default. Then only you can use Google Camera with Night Sight Mode. There are many ways you can root your Android smartphone. Here we use the Magisk Manager to root the smartphones. FYI, Magisk is an open-source Android rooting solutions. So, you will be safe from being vulnerable to the third-party attacks and backdoor access. This is one of the best alternatives to the Chinese rooting module SuperSU. Following steps are involved in rooting your Android smartphone using the Magisk Manager. Also read: How to Bring Amazing 3D Animals to Your Living Room
Unlock Bootloader
The bootloaders on Android smartphones are locked by the OEMs by default. You need to unlock it using ADB/Fastboot utility on your system in order to install custom ROM or Custom Recovery. Here is how to unlock the bootloader using Windows 10. This will instantly unlock the bootloader of your smartphone. Therefore, you will be able to flash custom recovery easily. Also Read: How to Install ADB and Fastboot on Windows, Mac & Linux?
Flash TWRP Recovery
After unlocking the Bootloader, you can install the TWRP recovery. Please note that this step can result in a complete data loss from your smartphone. So, be sure to take a backup before proceeding with the steps. Anyways, do not exit from the Fastboot window after unlocking the bootloader. Now, proceed as follows. Now, move on to the next step. Do not disconnect the smartphone or close the CMD window. Don’t worry. You are almost there to enable Camera2 API and install the Google Camera with Night Sight Mode.
Flash Magisk Manager
The Magisk Manager is available from the Magisk’s official website. There is no device restriction, so you can flash any version available publicly. Here is how to flash Magisk on your Android smartphone. Your smartphone is now rooted using the Magisk Manager module, and you can grant root access to other apps and services.
Enable Camera2 API
Since we enabled the root access on the Android smartphone, it is time we enable the Camera2 API. As mentioned earlier, Camera2 API is necessary to run the Google Camera with Night Sight Mode, HDR+ and more. There are two ways you can enable Camera2 API on your Android smartphone after rooting.
Use Magisk ModuleEdit build.prop
Use Magisk Module
Magisk Module itself offers an application alongside the root manager. So, you will be able to manage the root access and enable various features using the modules, therefore the Camera2 API enabler. After enabling Camera2 API this way, you can instantly use Google Camera. After flashing the module, you can reboot the smartphone. Camera2 API will be enabled then.
Edit Build.Prop
If you do not want to install Magisk Module, you can go with enabling Camera2 API manually from Build.Prop file. This file contains information and features regarding your smartphone. Android smartphones running the version Lollipop or later has the Camera2 API feature inbuilt, but disabled by default. This method will enable it. Or, you can use the Terminal Emulator to enable it. On the terminal emulator, enter the commands as follows. susu persist.camera.HAL3.enabled 1exitexit
Install Modded Google Camera APK
The Google Camera with every feature was only released for supported Pixel smartphones. In the meantime, the Google Camera or GCam is available for every other smartphone, but with limited features. The unique options such as HDR+, Night Sight Mode, Portrait, etc. are available only on the one exclusively for Google Pixel. However, many developers have managed to port the same for other smartphones. The newly ported Google Camera mods work with almost every smartphones, that have Camera2 API enabled. Here are some links to the popular Google Camera mods to use Night Sight Mode on any Android smartphone. Download: Modded Google Camera APK Note: The Google Camera Modded APK with Night Sight Mode and HDR+ works with most of the Android smartphones. If it does not run with yours, you can do a quick look on the XDA-Developers Forum for the APK version compatible with your smartphone.
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