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Download Google Camera for Redmi Note 8 – GCam APK

 
 

This post was last updated on March 11th, 2020 at 09:39 am

A working mod of GCam or Google Camera 7.0 for Redmi Note 8 running on Android Pie is now available to download which is built by parrot043. This build of Google Camera APK (GCam) 7.0 for Redmi Note 8 has almost all the features working.

Available GCam versions

Below are the available versions of GCam for Redmi Note 8.

  • GCam 7.3
  • GCam 7.0
  • GCam 6.2

The Google camera 6.2 provides night sight and the GCam 7.0 or 7.3 provides Astrophotography mode on Redmi Note 8. The below section contains working and not-working features on this GCam.

Download Google Camera (GCam) 7.0 for Redmi Note 8


KNOWN ISSUES:
– No access to auxiliary camera sensors (Wide angle and Zoom or Macro)

Where to Download GCam for Redmi Note 8?

Below are the download link(s) of compatible Gcam APK for Redmi Note 8 –
GCam 7.3 Download
GCam 7.0 Download
GCam 6.2 Download
 

NOTE: Comment in a reply if this GCam has some issues or not working at all.

How to Install the Google Camera on Redmi Note 8?

  1. Download a compatible GCam APK from the above download link(s).
  2. To install apps from a third party app other than Play Store you need to enable app install from Unknown Sources on your Android device.

    For Android Oreo or Pie version, enable Install Unknown Apps from the app from which you are going to install the Google Camera APK.
    For example: if you have downloaded the Google Camera apk file on Google chrome or firefox browser on your phone.
    Or you have downloaded and copied the apk file to the file browser and you want to install it from there.

    Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Open the app (Chrome, Firefox or file manager app etc) > Install unknown apps and enable Allow from this source

    See the below screenshots that enables to install unknown apps on Oreo for Chrome app (you need to enable on the app from where you want to install the apk):
    Enable unknown sources to install app

  3. Once enabled, click on the downloaded app to install.
  4. Once installed you can clear the app data and open the app and enjoy the feature packed Google Camera APK on Redmi Note 8.

How to enable Astro Photography mode on Redmi Note 8 Google Camera 7.x

By default the astro photography mode is enabled on this GCam 7 for Redmi Note 8. In case you still want to change the setting, follow the below instructions to enable or disable the astrophotography mode.

  • Go to GCam Settings
  • Scroll down and go to Advanced settings
  • Then scroll down almost to the end till you get Use astrophotography Mode under Night Sight settings.

Below are the screenshots that shows how to enable the astrophotography mode.

How to shoot in astrophotography mode on GCam 7.0?

Once the Astrophotography mode is enabled, there are certain conditions to be met to capture photos in that mode.

Following conditions must be met to capture in Astrophotography mode (known as cuttlefish in Google Camera ports like this):
– It can be enabled on Night Sight mode (only)
– The phone must be kept static (use a tripod or keep the phone somewhere to keep it static)
– There must be low light condition
– It may take few seconds for this mode to come up when the above conditions are met

See the below screenshots to get an idea how to know if it is shooting in Astrophotography mode in GCam 7.0?

When the display shows something like “Astrophotography on” or “Phone is steady” or “Capturing cuttlefish” while capturing photo in Night Sight mode, then most likely it is shooting in astrophotography mode otherwise not.
When I kept the phone static in front of a good light source, the Astrophotography mode did not turn on no matter how longer I waited.
So, make sure it is a low light environment.

Try other GCam APK on Redmi Note 8

It is possible that this is not the only Google camera mod that works on Redmi Note 8. There could be other GCam mods out there that may just work fine on the phone.

You can always find a compatible GCam APK port or some of the GCam ports built by developers to try on your Redmi Note 8.

Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Redmi Note 8 forum For other Google Camera, Custom ROMs and all other device specific topics.

GCam / Google Camera APK

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siba

A Software Engineer by profession who has worked for few big organizations; such as: Broadcom, Cypress Semiconductor, LSI Corporation, Toshiba, Western Digital; on various cutting edge technologies and product lines, such as: RAID storage Driver, SSD firmware, Wi-fi firmware etc. Having more than 8 years of experience in software engineering domain.

 
 
 

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3 Comments

  1. dimmi February 11, 2020

    Die Astrofotografie-Funktion funktioniert nicht bei mir XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 8 4GB/64GB GLOBAL VERSION kennt jemand den Grund

    English Translation:
    The astrophotography function does not work for me XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 8 4GB / 64GB GLOBAL VERSION someone knows the reason

    Reply
    • siba February 11, 2020

      Is the Astrophotography mode not working or the Night Sight also not working?

      I will verify that and find a new GCam port from other dev if it works. Meanwhile, you can try the GCam 7.3 on Redmi Note 8

      Reply
    • siba February 11, 2020

      I have verified and updated to a latest GCam 7.0 APK in the download link. By default the Astrophotography mode is enabled but you need to follow few instructions (updated in the post) to get it to work.

      I have verified this GCam on my India variant of Redmi Note 8 and it worked. It should work with the global variant as well if there is no change in the chipset and camera sensors.

      Cheers.

      Reply