To get a mobile phone that enjoys superb quality in the photographic section, you have to pay a considerable amount of money. Mainly, because it is one of the components that make the final cost of the smartphone more expensive. Even so, there are applications such as GCam that significantly improve the captures taken.
The Google camera is a software whose use has spread among users quickly because it increases the results that a camera can obtain, whether it is taking portraits, night photos or photos in motion. However, this does not work optimally on all devices. Specifically, those who do not have a Snapdragon processor are particularly affected.
This is due to the fact that it is an “exclusive” application of the Google Pixel from the American company, which mostly have a Qualcomm CPU integrated, which means that other brands such as Samsung are seriously affected in this sense by the use of Exynos chip . This implies that the smartphones of the South Korean brand cannot use it because there is no compatibility, but don’t worry, this does not mean that you cannot use a similar camera.
Zgcam, the ideal alternative
Developers have worked incessantly to find a way to port GCam to Samsung and this has resulted in the creation of Zgcam . Users who have tried this software claim that it works like a charm, although it is only possible to use the main camera.
Specifically, it is based on version 7.4 of the Google camera . In fact, it brings with it a large number of the functions of it such as Night Sight mode or astrophotography. The results are more than acceptable. Of course, this factor depends entirely on the Samsung mobile you have in hand.
How can you download it?
The necessary procedure to carry out the installation on our phone does not have any complications. All you have to do is access the Zgcam website , from which you can choose the version you prefer, although obviously it is advisable to opt for one of the most recent.
As we mentioned above, you can only use the main sensor, but this does not mean that there is no method to take photos with the front camera . Unfortunately, the only option for this is to root the device. A risk that may not be worth taking. Even so, if you are one of the bravest you just have to download the libraries that you can find in the Telegram channel of the Zgcam .
It should be noted that this photographic application does not have much to envy the Google camera . It is true that certain differences are appreciated, but this adapted software has interesting functions such as a warning when the lens is dirty or other peculiarities that we will mention on another occasion. For the moment, this is the option most similar to GCam that you can install on your Samsung phone, since, as long as the Asian brand continues to use Exynos chips in its terminals, it will be impossible to download the original version.