Oppo A12 GCam Port – Latest GCam Download

Oppo A12 GCam port is now working on our phone lately. The phone is a budget phone which runs on a Mediatek Helio P35 chipset.

It comes with a dual camera setup, out of which the primary camera is 13MP and a 2MP macro shooter.

Of course the stock Oppo’s default camera captures decent photos but still the GCam port APK on Oppo A12 captures somewhat better photos in portrait mode, Night Sight mode etc. Try it and see the difference by yourself.

In this article you will find the best working gcam port for Oppo A12 including xml or agc config files.

Available version of GCam Port for Oppo A12

Based on what I have tested on the phone, below are the available compatible GCam APKs for Oppo A12 phone.

Along with the available gcam ports, I have also marked the Latest version and RECOMMENDED next to the version number which will help you straight in choosing the correct gcam port without going through the whole list.

• GCam port 9.2 (Latest Version)
• GCam port 8.1
• GCam port 32-bit (RECOMMENDED)
• GCam port 5.1
• GCam port 6.1

Compatibility Status of GCam on Oppo A12

What’s working

• HDR+
• Video
• Portrait mode
• Night sight
• All other basic features

What’s not working?

• Nothing reported yet

Download Oppo A12 GCam port APKs?

As mentioned in the list of compatible Google Camera apks for Oppo A12, here are the direct download links for you.

If you face any problem while downloading any of the GCam port APK, please use the comment box to inform me and I will fix it as soon as possible.

The latest GCam port 9.2 only works on the latest update of Android 11 on Oppo A12. If you are still on an Android version lower than that then consider trying one of the below APKs.

How to Install Google Camera on Oppo A12?

1. Download any compatible GCam for Oppo A12 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 Oppo A12 phone.

Oppo’s Stock Camera app vs GCam on Oppo A12

The default camera that comes on the phone and the Google Camera port has significant differences to consider which one to use! 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 Oppo 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 Oppo’s default Camera:

• Pro mode on the Oppo camera app that provides pro level features such as manual ISO, shutter speed control etc.
• Dual-view video allows to see both front and rear video at the same time. This is useful feature for vlogging.
• Access to all camera sensors
• Allows to capture in 13MP full resolution
• Ultra macro mode allows you to capture closeup photos
• You can add watermark to your videos

Advantages of installing Google camera / GCam APK on Oppo A12

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 Oppo A12:

• 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 Oppo A12 is neither a straight forward task nor easy
• Not all compatible mods available are specifically tuned for the Oppo A12. It is possible that some or other features of GCam might be working might not be working as intended.
• The stock 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.

Conclusion

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

But Oppo’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 Oppo 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 are keep coming, hence there could be many versions of the GCam ports available for the Oppo A12 phone today and in future. This page will always list all the compatible Google Camera versions for the phone.

Visit the Oppo gcam port page to download compatible google camera ports for other Oppo phones as well.

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