First Time Nexus Owner! - Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I had a question regarding the camera. I'm used to flashing ROM's that are stock android and having a poor camera. Is this the same case for this device? Will the camera quality be the same with the AOSP or CM ROM's?
I hope so, as I don't like not having the option to swap my buttons and no menu button/shortcut!
Thank you!

splxtreme said:
I had a question regarding the camera. I'm used to flashing ROM's that are stock android and having a poor camera. Is this the same case for this device? Will the camera quality be the same with the AOSP or CM ROM's?
I hope so, as I don't like not having the option to swap my buttons and no menu button/shortcut!
Thank you!
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The camera quality will be the same. OEMs on other phones usually have their own camera software and processing packages and that's why when you flash an AOSP Rom that won't have that specific manufacturers software. With Nexus is all pure Google and there's no other camera software.
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Request: Factory LG Camera app for AOSP based roms?

Hey folks. Wondering if someone can chime in on the possibility of this...
I want the Camera app from the factory LG rom to work on AOSP phones. only because its HDR ability was much better than any app I have tried to fill that void since I switched to CM. Also it's Manual focus was a nice feature among many other things.
I assume it'd need LG's Framework as well to make it work, but if anyone can try to piece this together, or get me the files Id need (I'm no longer on LG's rom) Id be very grateful!
WACOMalt said:
Hey folks. Wondering if someone can chime in on the possibility of this...
I want the Camera app from the factory LG rom to work on AOSP phones. only because its HDR ability was much better than any app I have tried to fill that void since I switched to CM. Also it's Manual focus was a nice feature among many other things.
I assume it'd need LG's Framework as well to make it work, but if anyone can try to piece this together, or get me the files Id need (I'm no longer on LG's rom) Id be very grateful!
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THIS! Would make running CM perfect for me.
WACOMalt said:
Hey folks. Wondering if someone can chime in on the possibility of this...
I want the Camera app from the factory LG rom to work on AOSP phones. only because its HDR ability was much better than any app I have tried to fill that void since I switched to CM. Also it's Manual focus was a nice feature among many other things.
I assume it'd need LG's Framework as well to make it work, but if anyone can try to piece this together, or get me the files Id need (I'm no longer on LG's rom) Id be very grateful!
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check out Focal on the play store?
fuego3048 said:
THIS! Would make running CM perfect for me.
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Please no"Me 2!" posts, they dont help the conversation.
steveo17 said:
check out Focal on the play store?
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Focal is going to perform roughly the same as stock CM camera. We need the stock LG camera from the G2 as it can better interface with the hardware, not to mention has device specific tuning for the hardware. No other camera will be able to compete with the stock G2 camera.
To the request, i spent some time trying to get it to work few days ago. Not much progress, others have posted that hey manged to get the camera app to completely start up and take pictures, i have not made this much progress. Wish they would have posted theirs.
There is already a discussion about this in the Att-dev section.
steveo17 said:
check out Focal on the play store?
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Focal doesnt work for me. I'm on newest CM nightly, and pressing the shutter button in focal causes a FC every time.
As an update, I took the apks and odexs from the LG rom for LGCamera CameraTestApp, LGGallery and the framework-res from the old rom. I tried sideloading the apps with no luck, they wont even show up in my app drawer. I assume I need to install the LG framework alongside CM framework, but that's beyond me.
Lenovo super camera
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masri1987 said:
Lenovo super camera
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No (working) manual ISO control
dagrim1 said:
No (working) manual ISO control
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And it doesnt work at all on CM.
The newest CM update added HDR and it seems to work exactly as with LG camera app. But we still need 13MP. CM's app is 8MP currently.
WACOMalt said:
And it doesnt work at all on CM.
The newest CM update added HDR and it seems to work exactly as with LG camera app. But we still need 13MP. CM's app is 8MP currently.
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not sure which build you're on but i can snap at 13 MP on the 10/28
Weird... I'm on 10/30 nightly. I only have 8MP available.
jug6ernaut said:
Please no"Me 2!" posts, they dont help the conversation.
Focal is going to perform roughly the same as stock CM camera. We need the stock LG camera from the G2 as it can better interface with the hardware, not to mention has device specific tuning for the hardware. No other camera will be able to compete with the stock G2 camera.
To the request, i spent some time trying to get it to work few days ago. Not much progress, others have posted that hey manged to get the camera app to completely start up and take pictures, i have not made this much progress. Wish they would have posted theirs.
There is already a discussion about this in the Att-dev section.
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Hi, is it not possible to download the lg package from one of the g2 standard roms some of them have packages with all the original g2 apps in or am i mistaken about what you want ?
Is this what you were looking for?
Edit: It's a WIP, but hopefully it will work well soon.
TNT321BOOM said:
Is this what you were looking for?
Edit: It's a WIP, but hopefully it will work well soon.
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If it works...possibly. The LGCameraAppTest2 is the lg cam, but it FC's, the CameraTest5 doesnt look like its form the g2.
masri1987 said:
Lenovo super camera
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Although this camera is awesome. We can't use the volume to take pics. Fc every time. Also burst mode Fc and shutter sound still goes off even though you enable it.
I love the ui of lenovo very aesthetic.
Just with burst mode worked with the volume button.
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Amalence makes the software the G2 uses for image processing, and they also have their own Camera software. It's virtually identical to LG's stock camera app, it just has a different skin.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
If you compare the stock to this, you'll see what I mean. It's the same camera as stock but with a different (IMO, better) skin.
DeaconBoogie said:
Amalence makes the software the G2 uses for image processing, and they also have their own Camera software. It's virtually identical to LG's stock camera app, it just has a different skin.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
If you compare the stock to this, you'll see what I mean. It's the same camera as stock but with a different (IMO, better) skin.
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Do you have a source for saying amalence is the company making LG's camera software? The program is similar yes, but not as good in my opinion. The HDR images are slower to snap and don't look as good to me. There is no "VR Panorama" or whatever LG called their photosphere mode
WACOMalt said:
Do you have a source for saying amalence is the company making LG's camera software? The program is similar yes, but not as good in my opinion. The HDR images are slower to snap and don't look as good to me. There is no "VR Panorama" or whatever LG called their photosphere mode
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Regardless its not going to have the device specific tuning of the stock camera.
DeaconBoogie said:
Amalence makes the software the G2 uses for image processing, and they also have their own Camera software. It's virtually identical to LG's stock camera app, it just has a different skin.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
If you compare the stock to this, you'll see what I mean. It's the same camera as stock but with a different (IMO, better) skin.
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I used that to take a night pic with it yesterday, the result was horrible.
With "A Better Camera"
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13273417/Android Crap/2013-11-01 03.57.29.jpg
With stock AOSP (Carbon camera)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13273417/Android Crap/2013-11-01 00.01.33.jpg
CasseTrop said:
I used that to take a night pic with it yesterday, the result was horrible.
With "A Better Camera"
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13273417/Android Crap/2013-11-01 03.57.29.jpg
With stock AOSP (Carbon camera)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13273417/Android Crap/2013-11-01 00.01.33.jpg
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Here are some shots i took. I still want the stock camera.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/18ljjw6c42icyme/A_Better_Camera.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2hfwiipvncjb08/CM.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hr0lkbgr5bdh8fe/AOSP_Nexus.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9a5y1db1yk0n34h/STOCK_HDR.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8uappy5ifphq361/STOCK.jpg
Note that the A_Better_Camera requires time to take 3 separate images, a good 1-1.5 seconds. The results are good tho.
I highly prefer the CM camera's HDR to A better camera, and I can't honestly tell the difference from the lg camera. The only thing missing is photosphere. I can use Focal for that, oddly enough that's the only feature that works in focal for me.
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[Q] CM camera quality and battery life

I have a Galaxy s4 (lte internacional) and i flashed CM last week and have been enjoyin it so far. I have only two concerns about the ROM, first is the battery life, i have found it to be somewhat worse than TW`s, how can i solve it? The camera is the biggest concern I have, i have found it to be worse, what do you guys think? is it really worse? is there a way to solve it?
Are these problems normal in CM?
Sorry for the bad english, im not from US
arthurvaz said:
I have a Galaxy s4 (lte internacional) and i flashed CM last week and have been enjoyin it so far. I have only two concerns about the ROM, first is the battery life, i have found it to be somewhat worse than TW`s, how can i solve it? The camera is the biggest concern I have, i have found it to be worse, what do you guys think? is it really worse? is there a way to solve it?
Are these problems normal in CM?
Sorry for the bad english, im not from US
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What version of CM are you on?
To be honest the TW camera is the only reason I still use TW based roms, I feel that it's undoubtedly better.
Vishak315 said:
What version of CM are you on?
To be honest the TW camera is the only reason I still use TW based roms, I feel that it's undoubtedly better.
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Same here. The keyboard with numbers on top and the camera. If these were on aosp. It would change android completely
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Yah...
I am using CM 10.1.3, i wish there were a way to port the TW cam to CM, i really miss the features and cam quality. Does anyone know a way to do so, or at leat improve quality of the photos?
arthurvaz said:
Yah...
I am using CM 10.1.3, i wish there were a way to port the TW cam to CM, i really miss the features and cam quality. Does anyone know a way to do so, or at leat improve quality of the photos?
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I've just started learning php coding. In tempted to design a keyboard and camera that replicates tw with no loss of quality and keyboard thats themed to aosp but had the numbers on top.
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skrapi said:
I've just started learning php coding. In tempted to design a keyboard and camera that replicates tw with no loss of quality and keyboard thats themed to aosp but had the numbers on top.
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It would be awesome if this eventuated...I'd certainly use it!
arthurvaz said:
Yah...
I am using CM 10.1.3, i wish there were a way to port the TW cam to CM, i really miss the features and cam quality. Does anyone know a way to do so, or at leat improve quality of the photos?
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Unfortunately no The TW camera needs the TW framework to operate...it hasn't even been successfully ported to GE roms yet.
skrapi said:
I've just started learning php coding. In tempted to design a keyboard and camera that replicates tw with no loss of quality and keyboard thats themed to aosp but had the numbers on top.
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Good Luck doing so! Hope you are succesful i really wish i nice cam, im loving CM so far.
Vishak315:47934339 said:
Unfortunately no The TW camera needs the TW framework to operate...it hasn't even been successfully ported to GE roms yet.
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There isnt even a better app?
Vishak315 said:
It would be awesome if this eventuated...I'd certainly use it!
Unfortunately no The TW camera needs the TW framework to operate...it hasn't even been successfully ported to GE roms yet.
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I've never done anything with apps/porting before. But... Any idea if it would be possible to edit the tw camera enough that it still works and and has the same functions but change enough that it will work as a 3rd party app?
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skrapi said:
I've never done anything with apps/porting before. But... Any idea if it would be possible to edit the tw camera enough that it still works and and has the same functions but change enough that it will work as a 3rd party app?
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I think that the source code for the TW camera isn't available, so I'm not sure how one would go about this...
arthurvaz said:
There isnt even a better app?
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I haven't tried any myself, but I know a lot of people like Snap Camera...try out a few and see which one you like, most of them offer trials.

kitkat camera - how improved is it

Hi,
I read two opinions in another thread, one said the camera quality is improved in kitkat, the other opinion said there was no difference.
My only reason for maybe upgrading to kitkat is if the camera is better. I dont want to upgrade otherwise as my moto g is working fantastically on 4.3 right now.
So would people be able to let me know if they think the camera is improved on kitkat, especially if it manages to focus faster and better.
Thanks.
I haven't noticed any difference, also tried focal but it's even worse, except at low light I think it's a little better.
Does anyone else have any suggestions? Has anyone tried LG camera?
It's the same. Motorola needs to push out a firmware update which is not part of the Android OS.
You should update to 4.4.2 anyway because its free, its an improvement in performance and there's no reason not to upgrade.
CADude said:
It's the same. Motorola needs to push out a firmware update which is not part of the Android OS.
You should update to 4.4.2 anyway because its free, its an improvement in performance and there's no reason not to upgrade.
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Wasn't 4.4.1 to improve the Nexus 5 camera? Then 4.4.2 provided other fixes.
wrj54 said:
Wasn't 4.4.1 to improve the Nexus 5 camera? Then 4.4.2 provided other fixes.
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Yes but Google controls the Nexus firmware. Motorola controls the Moto /g/ firmware. It's up to Motorola to fix their camera.
CADude said:
Yes but Google controls the Nexus firmware. Motorola controls the Moto /g/ firmware. It's up to Motorola to fix their camera.
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Motorola is Google now
@scott_doyland, you should always keep you device on the most up-to-date software possible. Also included in updates are various security updates to keep your device safe from viruses and such.
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I used Infusion ROM (Beta 2 which was 4.3 based) for a few days which uses the AOSP camera/gallery instead of the Motorola one. The image quality was much better compared to the stock camera.
CADude said:
Yes but Google controls the Nexus firmware. Motorola controls the Moto /g/ firmware. It's up to Motorola to fix their camera.
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I probably didn't state it clearly but I was thinking if 4.4.1 was aimed at the Nexus 5 camera, why would it improve the Moto G camera unless they have the exact same app and same issue.
My next thought is does Google/Motorola even think they have an issue with the Moto G camera? They obviously knew customers where unhappy with the N5's camera but unless they feel there's an issue with the Moto G, there will be no fix.
wrj54 said:
I probably didn't state it clearly but I was thinking if 4.4.1 was aimed at the Nexus 5 camera, why would it improve the Moto G camera unless they have the exact same app and same issue.
My next thought is does Google/Motorola even think they have an issue with the Moto G camera? They obviously knew customers where unhappy with the N5's camera but unless they feel there's an issue with the Moto G, there will be no fix.
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I agree here... I think everyone should take a couple minutes to voice their opinions to Motorola about the camera. Heck, all you have to do is live chat on the Help app and ask if they plan on releasing a software update to improve the camera quality. I think if enough of us do this, we could see results.
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I'm for that idea, though we'd need more than 10 participants to raise Googorola's concern.
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i even just don't wanna touch that camera icon.
just forget about taking picture with it.
same here
tonyleeloveyou said:
i even just don't wanna touch that camera icon.
just forget about taking picture with it.
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me too, but sometimes you need it. For example, you see some celebrity. But I will not be surprised when that celebrity refuse a photo on your MOTO G. That noise reduction is terrible. Just too much. If this will be fixed, I think that'll be decent camera.
The best camera is the one that's with you
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I did a live chat with Moto using the help app, I told them the camera takes terrible pics and asked if they were planning a software update for the camera app... The CS rep I was chatting with basically ignored the question and wanted me to clear the data on the camera and reboot the phone. Lol
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Is Motorola cheap (£99) because of cheap Camera? Not sure but you cannot have all top spec for this price range. Personally I don't think any update will improve this camera, more likely it's hardware issue. Anyway still great device.
Defy+ made way better pictures than this. KK doesn't improve it.
If anyone's interested, I did a quick write up in the themes & apps section on how to replace the stock Moto cam with the KitKat AOSP camera, which imo takes far better pics. Root is required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602054
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lowrider262 said:
I agree here... I think everyone should take a couple minutes to voice their opinions to Motorola about the camera. Heck, all you have to do is live chat on the Help app and ask if they plan on releasing a software update to improve the camera quality. I think if enough of us do this, we could see results.
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I did that just now. They told me to get latest version of camera app, so nothing useful as I had it already installed on my phone. It's the least I can do.
Walliser said:
I also have same issue. My camera is slow. I need to hold the camera for a little while during each shot.
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Slow? Mine is so fast that it doesn't even bother to focus :laugh:

Which is the best camera (paid or free or modded) for Lollipop AOSP roms ?

simple question - I have a lollipop based ROM and I know that I dont have the same drivers as XCam so quality will suffer.
But which camera app will give me the highest quality on Lollipop AOSP ? Do note that I'm not talking about which is the best app in terms of features, usability, etc. .... but simple image quality.
As of now, Google Camera seems to my (untrained) eyes as the best option. Sefnap's modded stock camera seems good, but on Lollipop it becomes a little unusable.
1. flash this
2. set it up..you can't set it up later..set up flash, focus, size etc..
3- install this
that's it
it you want to set it up later you have to "downgrade" it from app settings, then reinstall the 3.
bender_007 said:
1. flash this
2. set it up..you can't set it up later..set up flash, focus, size etc..
3- install this
that's it
it you want to set it up later you have to "downgrade" it from app settings, then reinstall the 3.
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Can you tell me what that is. I haven't found any reference to it in the forums. And explain the downgrade bit?
Thanks!
I've had really good luck with the plain Google Camera from the App store. Seems to take good generic shots with little effort.
sandys1 said:
Can you tell me what that is. I haven't found any reference to it in the forums. And explain the downgrade bit?
Thanks!
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It's older lg camera modded to work oj aosp. On top the apk is a little bit newer, takes decent shots. Night shooting is much better then on other cams(aosp related..)
bender_007 said:
It's older lg camera modded to work oj aosp. On top the apk is a little bit newer, takes decent shots. Night shooting is much better then on other cams(aosp related..)
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Hmmm... Flashing this takes away the transparent soft key buttons and the color changing notification bar. They are both black now. Is this expected?
My god, you are so right. The difference between your modded camera and Google Camera is astounding.
I really wonder why these changes can't be ported at the smali level to an open source camera like CM11S....because this is not leveraging the stock driver framework.
This is amazing
^ NOT my work. Search for apps subforum in G2 threads.
Works magnificent. Now aosp roms for lg g2 Will be Nice
Still getting slow shutter speeds. Are there any fixes for that yet?
GetPatriotized said:
Still getting slow shutter speeds. Are there any fixes for that yet?
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I am really hoping for the Camera2 API support in the new Lollipop roms for the G2. That should make it easier for any future ports to AOSP based roms.
Tried most of play store camera's and modded one's... I use my camera a lot so quality matters to me.Best overall and close to stock quality:A Better Camera.
geronib said:
Tried most of play store camera's and modded one's... I use my camera a lot so quality matters to me.Best overall and close to stock quality:A Better Camera.
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I'm afraid not - the stock camera zip in this thread blows A Better Camera out of the water.
See the comparison below - take a guess, which one is which!
bender_007 said:
1. flash this
2. set it up..you can't set it up later..set up flash, focus, size etc..
3- install this
that's it
it you want to set it up later you have to "downgrade" it from app settings, then reinstall the 3.
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Is it possible to add option to use front camera as well on the second app?
^ gmd full screen immersive mode, try it. Someone recommended it. You can switch then.
sandys1 said:
I'm afraid not - the stock camera zip in this thread blows A Better Camera out of the water.
See the comparison below - take a guess, which one is which!
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Just checked out what you were talking about, you are right modded lg cam beats a lot abcamera, thanks my friend
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Is it possible to use the Galaxy S5 original camera built by Samsung on LineageOS?

I'm asking this because all the cameras that are shipped with most custom roms s*cks...
Unfortunately, it seems to have proprietary stuff included in Samsung's original camera app.
No
DanielAedo said:
I'm asking this because all the cameras that are shipped with most custom roms s*cks...
Unfortunately, it seems to have proprietary stuff included in Samsung's original camera app.
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Sadly it's not possible as the stock camera is closed source ......
i didn't really try out the camera that much in stock before switching to LOS 15.1 but i am accustomed to just using OpenCamera anyway, hope that will give you at least enough control over settings to get decent pictures? (it is a challenge in modest light, i know)

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