{"id":4439,"date":"2021-07-08T23:57:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2023-11-09T07:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:19:31","slug":"gcam-asus-zenfone-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/gcam-asus-zenfone-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Camera for the Asus ZenFone 8 \/ 8 Flip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4443\" title=\"GCam Zenfone 8 &amp; 8 Flip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/07\/gcam-zenfone-8.png\" alt=\"GCam Zenfone 8 &amp; 8 Flip\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/07\/gcam-zenfone-8.png 500w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/07\/gcam-zenfone-8-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/f\/2021\/07\/gcam-zenfone-8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>In this page we&#8217;ll list stable GCam versions for the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip. While ASUS already does a good job with photo quality, just like with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/google-camera-asus-zenfone-6\/\">Zenfone 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/p\/gcam-asus-zenfone-7\/\">7<\/a> the modded Google Camera app can help improving it even further.<\/p>\n<p>GCam will give you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Better low light\/indoors performance.<\/li>\n<li>Less blurry photos when using HDR.<\/li>\n<li>Automatic long exposures with Astrophotography and Night Sight.<\/li>\n<li>Better dynamic range with Google&#8217;s HDR processing tech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using a Google Camera mod on the 8 \/ 8 Flip is easy and doesn&#8217;t require root. Just install the apk file, load a config file (often optional) and use it!<\/p>\n<div id=\"celso-3981242125\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page ZF7 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9552199652\"\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<h3>GCam 8 by Wichaya:<\/h3>\n<p>From Wichaya, the best modder for Asus devices. Install the first .apk file:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-wichaya\/f\/dl4\/\">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<div class=\"message mminimal\">\u26a0\ufe0f After installing the app, please enable\/disable the features and settings you want or download one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/configs-wichaya-04\/\">configurations<\/a> for this phone (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">how load config files<\/a>).<\/div>\n<h2>Additional notes:<\/h2>\n<p>To avoid issues when viewing photos or videos from inside GCam, keep the Google Photos app installed as it is the default gallery used by GCam. There&#8217;s no need to login and backup your files to Google, it&#8217;s only needed to view the files.<\/p>\n<p>While GCam works well on the Zenfone 8 and 8 Flip and can help improving photo quality (especially indoors or in low light), video quality &#8211; especially video stabilisation &#8211; should be better on the stock ASUS camera app.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no need to use Magisk\/root as ASUS phones expose all cameras, removing the need to use special packages names or a Magisk module. You just have to install the .apk file, load a config if available and use it!<\/p>\n<p>Due to the lack of Pixel-exclusive APIs on non-Google devices, features like dual exposure controls will won&#8217;t work on this device.<\/p>\n<p>The main modder for Asus&#8217; Zenfone line is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-wichaya\/\">Wichaya<\/a>, but versions from modders like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-arnova8G2\/\">Arnova8G2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-bsg\/\">BSG<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/dev-urnyx05\/\">Urnyx05<\/a> may also work.<\/p>\n<h2>Useful links:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xdaforums.com\/t\/working-gcam.4280045\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">XDA discussion thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gcamzenfone6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google Camera telegram group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/zenfone8\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Subreddit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/troubleshooting\/\">Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/how-to-install-apk-file\/\">How to install APK files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/f\/settings09\/\">How to load configs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celsoazevedo.com\/files\/android\/google-camera\/ar\/\">ARCore and Playground<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"celso-1697772300\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Celso GCam Page ZF7 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6897310014199352\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2986791304\"\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this page we&#8217;ll list stable GCam versions for the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip. While ASUS already does a good job with photo quality, just like with the Zenfone 6 and 7 the modded Google Camera app can help improving it even further. GCam will give you: Better low light\/indoors performance. 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