Nothing Phone 1 GCam Port – Google Camera APK v9.2

I have got a working GCam port for your Nothing Phone 1 which is a very good phone. The phone is a mid ranger phone with a decent hardware spec and a Snapdragon 778 chipset.

It comes with a dual camera setup, out of which the primary camera is 50MP, and a 50MP wideangle sensor. The stock camera captures decent photos but not like this Nothing Phone 1 GCam port APK.

In this article you will find the best working gcam port for Nothing Phone 1 including xml or agc config files if anything is available.

If you find the listed gcam apks are not upto the mark for your phone then you can try GCam ports for below phones which are also powered by the same chipset Snapdragon 778:
– Galaxy M52 GCam Port
– iQOO Z6 GCam Port
– Xiaomi 12 Lite GCam Port

Below are the GCam download links for other Nothing phones:
– GCam port for Nothing Phone 2
– Nothing Phone 2a GCam port download

Stock Nothing Camera vs GCam on Nothing Phone 1

The default camera that comes on the phone and the Google Camera port has significant differences to consider which one to use and where! To be able to take a wise decision on different occasions, 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 Nothing camera App?

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 Nothing Phone 1 Camera app:

• Allows to capture 50MP photos on both primary and the wide angel camera.
• Supports RAW image capture just like the GCam does.
• Expert mode on the nothing camera app that provides pro manual control of ISO, Shutter speed, Leveller etc.
• Software supported Macro mode that captures 2X zoom photos.
• You can reorder the camera options to your preference.

Advantages on Google camera / GCam on Nothing Phone 1

People know the GCam app several years from now 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 Nothing Phone 1:

• Night Sight mode that gets you better exposed images in low light.
• Astrophotography mode used to capture the sky and celestial bodies in the dark. Not for everyone, but worth mentioning in this features list.
• Multi-mode video stabilization
• HDR+ captures a natural looking image in a condition where you have much brighter or darker regions in the scene.
• DSLR like bokeh effect in the portrait mode.
• RAW image capture so that it can be edited in the post

Disadvantages of GCam

• Finding the right gcam port for Nothing Phone 1 is neither a straight forward task nor easy
• Not all compatible mods available are specifically tuned for the Nothing Phone 1. It is possible that some or other features of GCam might be working might not be working as intended.
• The stock Nothing camera apps has a pro mode, which does not exist on Google Camera mod.
• Sometimes not all cameras available to use.
• May require advanced settings to use the high resolution mode on the primary camera.

Available version of GCam Port for Nothing Phone 1

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.x as the latest version to date.

In between, there are some minor version release of the GCam also comes, so I am listing out all available versions of GCam port that works on Nothing Phone 1 so that you can get to know when we have an update, right from the below list.

• GCam port 9.2 (Latest Version)
• GCam port 8.4
• GCam port 8.1 (RECOMMENDED)

Compatibility Status of GCam on Nothing Phone 1

What’s working

• All basic features

What’s not working?

• Nothing reported yet

Where to Download the Nothing Phone 1 GCam port?

As mentioned in the list of compatible Google Camera apks for Nothing Phone 1, here are the direct download links for the same.

How to Install Google Camera on Nothing Phone 1?

1. Download any compatible GCam for Nothing Phone 1 from the 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.
   1. For Android 10 or later version, enable Install Unknown Apps from the app from which you are going to install the APK file.
   2. 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.
3. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Open the app (Chrome, Firefox or file manager app etc) > Install unknown apps and enable Allow from this source
   1. 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):
4. Once enabled, click on the downloaded Gcam port apk to install.
5. Once installed you can clear the app data and open the app and enjoy the feature packed Google Camera on your Nothing Phone 1 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 Nothing’s camera is bad. GCam provides better image quality, it has several features of its own which out performs the stock camera app.

But Nothing’s stock camera also has some good features which cannot be overlooked such as the Expert features, and better hardware compatibility.

Summarizing it all, GCam will not replace the Nothing 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 GCam ports available for the Nothing Phone 1 as of today and in future. This page will always list all the compatible Google Camera versions for the phone.