XIAOMI GCam Port | Google Camera v9.2

Xiaomi has a pretty decent camera app on its phones out of the box that brings some advanced features like Pro mode, super slow mo etc.. But is that all optimized to give the best picture quality?

NO!

The GCam is a well built software masterpiece that enhances the color production, crate natural looking images, gives you better contrast filled dynamic range, low light. photography and more which you will not find on Xiaomi’s stock camera app.

Google Camera or GCam port APK on Xiaomi phone enhances the picture quality beating the stock camera app on several cases like in normal mode, Night Sight mode etc. Moreover, let me bring this to the table that at least 8 or 9 out of 10 times users have seen the images produced by the GCam Port is better than the images produced by the Stock Camera of any Xiaomi phone.

You have to trust me on this, because I have tested almost all the major Android phones including the new ones. One interesting fact is that I also have lost track of when did I use the Stock Camera on my smartphone since the time I have used a ported the GCam app for my Xiaomi phone.

This is a one stop location which provides links to all compatible GCam downloads for available Xiaomi phones.

If you already know about Google Camera and it’s image processing capability you don’t need an introduction and may proceed straight to download GCam for your Xiaomi phone.

Google Camera / GCam Port Download for Xiaomi Phones

Well, if you have convinced by the brief explanation and some of the stunning images captured or you already know what this camera app is and want to try an available port for your Xiaomi phone, then below is a list of available GCam port to make your search easy.

GCam Port for Xiaomi Phones

GCam Port for Poco Phones

GCam Port for Redmi Phones

How to Install Google Camera Port on Xiaomi phone?

You cannot install Google Camera from Play Store on any Non-Google phone(s). Only a GCam port can be installed. To be able to install Google Camera (GCam) on Xiaomi phone it must have Camera2 API enabled to run Google Camera on any device, in fact.

If a phone is launched with Android Oreo or later, most likely it will have Camera2 API enabled by default. In case you still want to verify, follow the below instructions!

Verify and enable Camera2 API on your Xiaomi phone

Camera2 API needs to be enabled to be able to use GCam app. This is only required for older phones, typically running on Android 8 or lower.
Visit the below link that explains how to verify if Camera2 API is enabled, if not then how to enable the same.

• How to verify and enable Camra2 API

Follow the below instructions to install the GCam on your Xiaomi phone.

1. Download a compatible GCam APK port for your Xiaomi phone from the below 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.
3. For Android Oreo or Pie version, enable Install Unknown Apps from the app from which you are going to install the Google Camera APK.
   1. For example: if you have downloaded the Google Camera apk file on Google chrome or firefox browser on your phone.
   2. Or you have downloaded and copied the apk file to the file browser and you want to install it from there.
4. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Open the app (Chrome, Firefox or file manager app etc) > Install unknown apps and enable Allow from this source
5. 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):
   
6. Once enabled, click on the downloaded app to install.
7. Once installed you can clear the app data and open the app and enjoy the feature packed Google Camera on your Xiaomi 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.

What you get on a GCam for Xiaomi Phone?

Google Camera is designed to work only on Google Pixel and legacy Nexus phones by default and not on any Xiaomi phones. But, because of its unmatched image processing capabilities it has attracted more developers’ attention and users to port it for many phones which is known as GCam mod / port.

Let’s have a look at the key features of Google Camera which makes it stand ahead of all other camera applications.

Night Sight mode

This is one of the major feature which is why the GCam is popular. Night Sight mode captures unbelievably more light on darker conditions than any other camera application available on Android.

Below are some images captured in Google Camera Night Sight mode:
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Astrophotography Mode

Available on Google Camera 7.0 or any later version, which is designed to work only in low light conditions to capture better and cleaner photos of the celestial bodies such as sky and stars. Astrophotography Mode works on Night Sight mode with long exposures to capture more light and a lot of information of the scene.

Portrait mode

Portrait mode is used to create bokeh or background blur effect. Usually this is created using a larger aperture lens in DSLR which is not possible in Mobile phones. This is the reason Mobile phones use a secondary camera to evaluate the depth by detecting the focused subject in image and creating a blur effect on the rest of the image which is out of focus.

The biggest problem in this technique is detecting the edges of the subject in focus and out of focus where most of the camera applications fail. The portrait mode on Google Camera has an awesome edge detection algorithm which creates DSLR like natural bokeh effect there by making it the best in class camera application.

Below are some images captured in Google Camera Portrait mode:
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HDR+ image processing

Every image captured in HDR+ mode is processed out of multiple images with different exposures. This preserves much detail of the image captured and also creates a more contrast image. A better contrast image meaning not over or under exposed image unlike many camera applications.

Google Camera Samples captured on Xiaomi phones and other Phones

Before installing GCam on a Xiaomi phone probably you would like to see what kind of images people have captured using Google Camera application. Below are some of the Google camera samples taken on various phones including Xiaomi.
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Conclusion

Of course GCam is good but that does not mean the MI camera is bad. GCam provides better image quality, it has several features of its own which out performs the stock camera app.

But Xiaomi’s stock camera also has some good features which cannot be overlooked such as the Pro features, Vlogging features, and better hardware compatibility.

Summarizing it all, GCam will not replace the MIUI 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 APK keep coming, hence there could be many versions of the compatible GCam ports available for Xiaomi phones. This page will always list all the compatible Google Camera versions for all the Xiaomi phones.