Realme 12 Pro GCam port is now available for the phone to download. This is a midrange phone which runs on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset.
It comes with a triple camera setup with a 50MP wide camera sensor, 32MP telephoto sensor and a 8MP ultrawide sensor. Of course Realme’s stock camera produces decent photos but still the GCam port on Realme 12 Pro captures somewhat better photos in portrait mode, Night Sight mode etc.
In this article you will find the best working gcam port for Realme 12 Pro including xml or agc config files if anything is available.
Realme Stock Camera vs GCam port on Realme 12 Pro
Realme’s default camera that comes on the phone and the Google Camera (GCam) port has significant differences to consider which one to use and where! To be able to take a wise decision on different situations, I will list down all the similarities and/or differences between these two camera apps.
Let’s have a look at the below detailed section so that you can understand things in a better way.
What’s better on the Realme camera?
Well, the default camera app that comes on the phone is equally good and provides several features that the GCam does not have.
Let’s have a look at the below features that is available on Realme 12 Pro’s default Camera:
- Pro mode on the the stock Realme camera app is available for photo and Night mode but not available for video.
- This provides common controls such as Shutter speed, ISO control etc. but not like the way the TRUE pro level features that comes on MIUI camera.
- Ultra Res photo mode (only on supported phones)
- Allows to capture in highest resolution each sensor supports such as 50MP
- Better compatibility with all camera sensors
- Macro mode allows to capture close-up photos
- The filter mode allows to apply filters so that you can create artificial good looking images
- Some supported models has the RAW capture similar to GCam port
Advantages of using Google camera / GCam on Realme 12 Pro
People know the GCam app from couple of years since when it had the HDR+. And then the camera app has evolved significantly.
Below are some of the extra features that you can expect to enhance your existing camera setup on the Realme 12 Pro:
- With Night Sight mode you get better exposed low light images from the camera.
- Astrophotography mode used to capture the sky and celestial bodies in the dark. Not for everyone, but worth mentioning in thia features list.
- Multi-mode video stabilization
- HDR+ brings much images in a condition where you have much brighter or darker regions in the scene.
- DSLR like bokeh effect on the portrait mode.
- RAW image capture so that it can be edited in the post
- GCam in most cases captures natural looking pictures
Disadvantages of GCam
- Finding the right gcam port for Realme 12 Pro is neither a straight forward task nor easy
- Not all compatible mods available are specifically tuned for the Realme 12 Pro. It is possible that some or other features of GCam might be working might not be working as intended.
- The stock Realme camera app has a pro mode for photo as well as Night mode which does not exist on Google Camera mod.
- Sometimes not all cameras are available to use.
- May require advanced settings to use the high resolution mode on the primary camera.
Available GCam versions for Realme 12 Pro
With every Android major version update we get a major update of the Google camera as well. With the recent release of Android 14 we have got the GCam 9.1 and later as the latest version to date. Here we have a working port of GCam 9.2 for Realme 12 Pro.
In between, there are some minor version release of the GCam also come, so I am listing out all available versions of GCam ports for the phone.
- GCam port 9.2 (Latest Version)
- GCam port 8.8 (RECOMMENDED)
- GCam port 8.4
- GCam port 8.1 (RECOMMENDED)
- GCam port 8.0
Compatibility Status of GCam on Realme 12 Pro
What’s working
- All basic features
What’s not working?
- Nothing reported yet
Where to Download the Realme 12 Pro GCam port?
As mentioned in the list of compatible Google Camera apk for Realme 12 Pro, here are the direct download links for the same.
| File name | GCam APK |
| Latest version | 9.2 |
| Requirements | Android 14 and later |
| Config support | No |
| Last updated | 9th March 2024 |
How to Install Google Camera on Realme 12 Pro?
- Download any compatible GCam for Realme 12 Pro from the download link(s).
- 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 10 or later version, enable Install Unknown Apps per app, I mean you need to enable this from the app you are going to install the APK file.
- 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 Pie for Chrome app (you need to enable on the app from where you want to install the apk):
- See the below screenshots that enables to install unknown apps on Pie for Chrome app (you need to enable on the app from where you want to install the apk):
- Once enabled, click on the downloaded Gcam port apk to install.
- Once installed you can clear the app data and open the app and enjoy the feature packed Google Camera on your Realme 12 Pro phone.
Troubleshooting GCam Issues
In case you have found any issue with the given Google Camera mod then leave a comment so that we can find out a solution for you!
You can also visit our known issues list for google camera which lists some known issues on this Gcam port, which might be helpful as well.
Conclusion
Of course GCam is good but that does not mean the Realme’s camera app is bad. The GCam provides better image quality, with several features of its own which out performs the stock camera app.
But Realme’s stock camera also has some good features which cannot be overlooked such as the Pro feature, better hardware compatibility etc.
Summarizing it all, GCam will not replace the Realme camera rather both the camera apps can be installed on the same phone and you can use each app for which it better suits to your needs.
New features and updates of the GCam app keep coming, hence there could be many versions of the GCam ports available for the Realme 12 Pro as of today and in future. This page will always list all the compatible Google Camera versions for the phone.
You can visit the Realme GCam ports page to download compatible google camera ports for other Realme phones.
How do I download GCam on Realme 12 Pro?
Visit the Realme 12 Pro GCam Port page on cyanogenmods.org to download all compatible gcam for the phone along with supported config files.
What is the difference between GCam and stock camera on Realme 12 Pro?
GCam and Realme’s stock camera has some significant differences such as 960fps super slow mo, True pro mode, better camera hardware compatibility on Realme camera. While the GCam brings multimode stabilization, cinematic video, better night sight and astrophotography.
Is GCam safe to install on Realme 12 Pro?
We have more that 1 million total downloads of all GCam port APKs on our site cyanogenmods.org without any complaint from any user ever.
Can I install GCam without root on Realme 12 Pro?
GCam does not require root on Realme 12 Pro to be installed.
Does GCam make photos better on Realme 12 Pro?
GCam is developed by Google which is the biggest software company in the world. Of course their camera software is much better than any other mobile camera app, so yes, GCam always produces the best photo on Realme 12 Pro