This post was last updated on September 15th, 2020 at 03:46 am

The most popular Google Camera / GCam APK is a feature packed camera application available on Android, developed by Google for its own Pixel Devices. The stock Google Camera APK has been reverse engineered and ported to many other Android phones.

The reason of its popularity is because of the unmatched software processing capabilities. Such as HDR+ which captures 10 to 12 shots to produce a HDR contrast image. The portrait mode provides DSLR like natural bokeh effect. The astrophotography mode provides cleaner images of celestial bodies, etc.

In this post I have listed down Google Camera APK download for supported Android phones.

This post is update as frequently as the new GCam versions are coming. So, make sure you always grab the latest build for your phone!

GCam 7.5 – The Latest GCam Port

[Updated on 31st July 2020]

As of writing this post, GCam 7.5 is the latest version which is aimed to work on the Android 11 update and brings the following features on table:

Motion Blur

Audio Zoom

Flash Intensity

Video sharing

The Google Camera 7.5 is the latest version which is available to download ONLY for Google Pixel phones. For rest of the world, you can try the the GCam 7.4.

The very first in this series was the GCam version 7.0 which was compatible with Android 10 update, which was a major version upgrade. This version brought the Astrophotography mode and Social sharing as some noticeable feature additions. Since then all other GCam 7.x update including this GCam 7.3 did not bring any big feature update or additions.

Below are some of the GCam 7.4 port available from various developers. If you certainly know that the GCam APK port from a specific developer works on your phone, then you can try one directly.

If not sure, I will recommend you to visit the device specific GCam page listed below. The device specific page contains tried and tested versions of compatible GCam for a phone.

GCam 7.5 by cstark27:

This GCam 7.5 port by cstark27 works only on Google Pixel phones!



GCam 7.4 by Zoran for Exynos Phones:

Zoran’s ZGCam port usually works for many Exynos based phones. Currently I am using this GCam 7.4 on my Galaxy Note 10 Lite which has an Exynos 9810.



GCam 7.4 by Arnova8G2:

Arnova8G2’s GCam port usually works for a wide range of phone. You can try this APK otherwise look at list below for a compatible GCam 7.4 for your phone.



GCam 7.4 by BSG:

If you know that BSG’s Google Camera port works on your phone then you can try this APK without looking at the device specific download page listed below.



GCam 7.4 by Nikita:

If you know that Nikita’s Google Camera port (typically known as NGCam) works on your phone then you can try this APK right away. GCam Build version 1.1 is the latest.

Also, you get different config files for different GCam builds.



GCam 7.4 by Parrot043:

If you know that Parrot043’s Google Camera port works on your phone then you can try this APK without looking at the device specific download page listed below.



GCam 7.4 by PitbulL:

If you know that PitbulL’s Google Camera port works on your phone then you can try this APK right away.

Gcam build version 1.6 is the latest one. Click on the drop down box to select the file to download.



As I mentioned earlier that the only problem is you may not know which Google Camera 7.4 APK port works on your Android phone! In the below list I have already added GCam 7.4 for compatible phones. If you want me to find the latest compatible GCam APK for your phone, then just leave a comment with your device details. I will try my best to find one for your phone!

FAQs about the Google Camera APK / GCam APK

Below are some of the frequently asked questions by users about the GCam app or the Google camera port.



What is GCam APK or Google Camera APK?

The Google Camera APK or shortened as GCam APK is the Camera application that exclusively comes pre-installed on Google Pixel or legacy Nexus phones. APK is the file extension or file type for an Android application. Basically, the GCam APK is the Google Camera application available on Android OS platform.

What is GCam APK Mod or Google Camera APK Port?

Google Camera is known for its outstanding software image processing that delivers DSLR like pictures on tiny mobile phone sensor. GCam APK is well known for its RAW image capture, HDR+, portrait mode, Night sight mode, Astrophotography mode etc. But it is not available fro any Non-Google device.

Because of the Google camera’s advanced features and software processing capabilities, the actual GCam APK has been reverse engineered and modified to make it compatible with other phones. This modified Google camera APK is known as GCam APK mod or port.

What features make the Google Camera so good?

Google camera is known for its unmatched software image processing which delivers unbeatable images on almost every Android phone it is ported to. There is no other camera application from any OEM that is even close to GCam. This paradigm may change in future, though. But Google is kind of not giving up on adding features to the GCam app.

Below are some of the key features from my point of view which makes the Google Camera unique. But don’t just go by my words. If you have a compatible phone, install it to believe. Yes, that’s true!

Better sharpness and saturation of colors.

Portrait Mode with better edge detection

Night Sight mode with better low light photography (on GCam version 6.1.021 and later)

Astrophotography mode (on GCam version 7.0.009 and later)

Object portrait mode is supported, which is also known as lens blur.

Integrated Google photos and Google lens

Supports up to a whopping 60X zoom.

4k 60 FPS video recording

RAW image capture

Some Cool Shots Captured on Google Camera APK

Before installing the GCam app on your phone probably you would like to see what kind of images people have captured. Is it really worthy the hype?

Let’s find out by looking at some of the shots captured on the Google Camera on various phones. Observe for the details in the pictures, the dynamic range (dark vs light), Color production (saturation ) etc.

Where to Download GCam APK for your Android Phone?

This post has listed down all available GCam ports for supported phones. You can scroll down through the entire list which is organized by phone manufacturer name to find a suitable Google camera port for your device.

As of now, Google Camera APK version 7.3 is the latest one among other popular versions 7.2, 7.0, 6.2 and 6.1. Below is a list of available GCam versions for specific phones, which is updated very frequently.

Edit 1: (16th April 2020)

Recently Camera Go app has been launched for low-end phones with 512MB of RAM or similar. Many developers have taken interest to bring ports for the Camera Go application.

So, if you have such a low end phone then you can visit the following link to download Camera Go APK port with HDR+ and 10x Zoom.



At the end of this post is a step by step guide that explains how to install GCam APK on an Android phone.



List of Google Camera APK Download for Supported Phones

Below are device specific download links to compatible GCam APK(s). Find the specific OEM, device and a working Google Camera APK from the below list.

Google Camera or GCam APK for Coolpad Phones Coolpad Note 5 Google Camera for Coolpad Note 5 Android Oreo

– Available Versions: 5.1

Google Camera or GCam APK for Essential Phones Essential Phone PH-1 Google Camera 6.1 for Essential PH-1 Android Pie

Google Camera 5.3 for Essential PH-1 Android Oreo

– Available Versions: 6.1, 5.3

Google Camera or GCam APK for Fairphone Phones Fairphone 3 Google Camera for Fairphone 3

– For Android version: 9

– Available Versions: 6.2

Google Camera or GCam APK for HiSense phones HiSense U30 Google Camera for HiSense U30 Android Pie

– Available Versions: 6.1

Google Camera or GCam APK for HTC Devices HTC 10 GCam for HTC 10 Android Pie and Oreo

– Available Versions: 6.1, 5.1 HTC U11 GCam for HTC U11 Android Pie

– Available Versions: 7.3 HTC U11 Plus GCam for HTC U11 Plus Android Pie

– Available Versions: 7.3

Google Camera or GCam APK for Le Phones Le Max 2 Google Camera 7.0 for Le Max 2 Android 10

– Available Versions: 7.0

Google Camera or GCam APK for Razer Phones Razer Phone 2 GCam for Razer Phone 2 Android 10, Pie

– Available Versions: GCam 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, 7.0, 6.2

Google Camera or GCam APK for Sony Phones Xperia X Google Camera for Xperia X

– Available Versions: 6.1 Xperia XZ2 Google Camera for Xperia XZ2

Google Camera or GCam APK for Umidigi Phones UMIDIGI A5 Pro Google Camera for UMIDIGI A5 Pro Android Pie

– Available Versions: 6.1 UMIDIGI S3 Pro Google Camera for UMIDIGI S3 Pro Android Pie

– Available Versions: 6.1

How to Install GCam APK on Android?

You cannot install Google Camera from Play Store on any Non-Google phone. To be able to install Google Camera or GCam on other phones than Google, you need to follow the below instructions.

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!

Required downloads and guides to install Google Camera app

First verify if your phone already has the “Camera2 API installed” or not using the Manual Camera Compatibility APK.

If it shows all features are supported, then you can just download the compatible “Google Camera App” for your phone. If the Manual Camera Compatibility app reports that your device does not support manual settings, then you need to install the Camera2 API using a custom recovery.

Installing a custom recovery requires an unlocked bootloader in most of the cases.

Download the Camera2 API zip file and a compatible GCam APK file for your phone.

zip file and a compatible file for your phone. Restart your phone in Recovery Mode

Install the Camera2 API zip file from the recovery.

Restart your phone normally and then “install the GCam APK” file for your phone.

That’s all on this Google Camera APK. I hope this list is helpful for many users. If you don’t find your phone in the list, you can leave a comment and I will try to get a working GCam APK mod for your phone!

To get similar apps an mod APKs like this Google Camera, stay tuned to the Android APK download page to get more Android Apps and mod APKs for Android Phone.