{"id":3172,"date":"2020-08-25T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2023-11-09T07:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:19:32","slug":"google-camera-oneplus-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/google-camera-oneplus-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Camera for the OnePlus 3 and 3T"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2020\/08\/gcam-oneplus-3-and-3t.png\" alt=\"GCam OnePlus 3 and 3T\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2020\/08\/gcam-oneplus-3-and-3t.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2020\/08\/gcam-oneplus-3-and-3t-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2020\/08\/gcam-oneplus-3-and-3t-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both the OnePlus 3 and 3T were a continuation of the &#8220;flagship killer&#8221; that OnePlus introduced with the One and they did that in 2016, the year they were released. In the camera department, the OP3 featured a 16MP back camera and a 8MP front camera. The 3T used the same 16MP Sony sensor for the back, but a new 16MP sensor from Samsung for the front camera.<\/p>\n<p>As often happens with OnePlus phones, their camera app\/photo processing isn&#8217;t very good, resulting in bad low light performance and blurry pictures with a &#8220;oil painting&#8221; effect. The good news is that Google Camera works fairly well on both the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, improving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dynamic range, especially in hard conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Detail, indoors and in low light.<\/li>\n<li>Night Mode, with Astrophotography mode in recent GCam versions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"celso-3990646342\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page OP3 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8393949082\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Download GCam:<\/h2>\n<p>In terms of performance and image quality, GCam 6 seems to be the best version for the 3\/3T, especially if you are on Android 9. However, newer versions are available if you need new features like Astrophotography mode.<\/p>\n<p>If in doubt about which version to use, just use the first version listed below.<\/p>\n<details class=\"details1 details3\">\n<summary>Google Camera 8.x (Stable, Android 10+) \u00bb<\/summary>\n<h3>GCam 8.1 by BSG:<\/h3>\n<p>All of the available .apk files should work, but if you don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re for, just download the first one to keep things simple.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-bsg\/f\/dl88a\/\">MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV2b<\/a> (BSG, 2021-11-21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-bsg-00\/\">configs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GCam 8.1 by Wichaya:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-wichaya\/f\/dl4\/1\/\">GCam_8.1.101_Wichaya_V1.4<\/a> (Wichaya, 2021-08-03, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-wichaya-04\/\">configs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"details1 details3\">\n<summary>Google Camera 7.x (Stable, Android 9+) \u00bb<\/summary>\n<p>Works better on Android 10. Some Oxygen 9 (Android 9) reported that they can&#8217;t see pictures and videos recorded with GCam 7.3.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a change made by Google, to avoid issues viewing pictures from inside GCam, install the Google Photos app (no need to login).<\/p>\n<h3>7.4 by Tolyan009:<\/h3>\n<p>Install and use. No need to use config files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog1476\/\">MGC_7.4_v1.0i_TlnNeun.apk<\/a> (Tolyan009, 2020-11-05)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>7.3 by Wichaya:<\/h3>\n<p>Based on a version from Urnyx05, but with fixes for this phone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/1-dontsharethislink.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/filesc\/GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.1_Wichaya_V3.1.1.apk\">GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.1_Wichaya_V3.1.1.apk<\/a> (Wichaya, 2020-12-15, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-wichaya-03\/\">configs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"message mminimal\">\u26a0\ufe0f After installing the app, download one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-wichaya-03\/\">configurations<\/a> for this phone (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">how load config files<\/a>).<\/div>\n<h3>7.3 by Arnova8G2:<\/h3>\n<p>If you want a version with more settings. Please load the config file to start with a set of stable settings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/cfiles\/gcm1\/GCam_5.200604.2138build-7.3.021.apk\">GCam_5.200604.2138build-7.3.021.apk<\/a> (Arnova8G2, 2020-06-05, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-arnova-05\/\">configs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog1195\/\">changelog<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Load this config (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">how load config files<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2020\/08\/op3-base-arnova7.3.xml\">op3-base-arnova7.3.xml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"details1 details3\">\n<summary>Google Camera 6.2 (Stable, Android 9+) \u00bb<\/summary>\n<p>Together with 6.1, GCam 6.2 is probably one of the best bases for this device. Sadly, GCam 6.x and older doesn&#8217;t work well on Android 10+.<\/p>\n<h3>6.2 by Tolyan009:<\/h3>\n<p>Install and use. No need to use config files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/cfiles\/gcm1\/6.2.030_TlnNeun_v.0.6d.apk\">6.2.030_TlnNeun_v.0.6d.apk<\/a> (Tolyan009, 2019-11-19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog849\/\">changelog<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6.2 by Urnyx05:<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not happy with the version above, use this one.<\/p>\n<p>No need to use config files either. You can change the &#8220;lib&#8221;: <em>Stock<\/em>, <em>Savitar v3<\/em>, and <em>Saves v1<\/em> are known to work well on this device.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/cfiles\/gcm1\/GCam-6.2.030_Arnova8G2_Urnyx05-v2.5.apk\">GCam-6.2.030_Arnova8G2_Urnyx05-v2.5.apk<\/a> (Urnyx05, 2019-09-20, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/changelog766\/\">changelog<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"details1 details3\">\n<summary>Google Camera 6.1 (Stable, Android 8+) \u00bb<\/summary>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using Android 8 or 9, GCam 6.1 is a good option.<\/p>\n<h3>6.1 by Arnova8G2:<\/h3>\n<p>Download, install, and load the config file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/cfiles\/gcm1\/Gcam_6.1.021_Advanced_V1.7.190716.1800.apk\">Gcam_6.1.021_Advanced_V1.7.190716.1800.apk<\/a> (Arnova8G2, 2019-07-16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Load this config (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">how load config files<\/a>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/f\/download\/celso_arnova_1.4.xml\">celso_arnova_1.4.xml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"details1 details3\">\n<summary>Google Camera 5 and 4 (Android 7) \u00bb<\/summary>\n<p>These versions are for Android 7. I don&#8217;t recommend them as they have lots of features disabled, specially in the front camera, but they can be used if you use Android 7.<\/p>\n<p>Install the apk and then follow the &#8220;recommended settings&#8221; for better results.<\/p>\n<h3>5.1 by Arnova8G2:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/gcamera\/GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.2.apk\">GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.2.apk<\/a> (Arnova8G2, 2017-12-11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommended settings: <a href=\"https:\/\/xdaforums.com\/showpost.php?p=74417844&amp;postcount=1215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">XDA post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4 by BSG:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/f.celsoazevedo.com\/file\/gcamera\/MGCB_7.0H_C2API_v.4.0_AllinOne_Full_Manual.apk\">MGCB_7.0H_C2API_v.4.0_AllinOne_Full_Manual.apk<\/a> (BSG, 2017-09-27)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommended settings: <a href=\"https:\/\/xdaforums.com\/showpost.php?p=73972732&amp;postcount=565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">XDA post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<h2>Limitations:<\/h2>\n<p>Since there&#8217;s no official Google Camera support for non-Google devices, there are some limitations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All cameras have access to full resolution. The only exception, is the 3T front camera which is limited to 4MP (due to the sensor&#8217;s pixel binning).<\/li>\n<li>Video is better on the stock camera. Stabilisation doesn&#8217;t work as well as stock and slow motion is broken on most GCam versions.<\/li>\n<li>GCam 7.x works better on Android 10 (some users report not seeing pictures\/videos taken by 7.x on Android 9). If you are on stock OxygenOS (Android 9), GCam 6 is probably the best option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This won&#8217;t be a limiting factor for most users, but if video is very important for you, you may have to use 2 camera apps. GCam for photos and OnePlus&#8217; app for video.<\/p>\n<div id=\"celso-325597585\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page OP3 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6697724032\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Useful links:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xdaforums.com\/oneplus-3\/how-to\/modded-google-camera-hdr-60fps-video-t3658552\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">XDA thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Google_Camera_OP3\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Telegram group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/op3fix\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OnePlus 3 and 3T fixes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/oneplus\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OnePlus subreddit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A word of thanks to BSG, Arnova8G2, Tolyan009, MarcAnt01, and everyone else that worked on making GCam work on the OP3 and 3T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both the OnePlus 3 and 3T were a continuation of the &#8220;flagship killer&#8221; that OnePlus introduced with the One and they did that in 2016, the year they were released. 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