If you are here, then you probably want to install the Google camera on your BLU Vivo X5. Well, The BLU Vivo X5 smartphone released in September 2019. It is powered by Unisoc SC9863A chipset, 2800 mAh battery, 3GB  of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The device sports a single rear camera setup with 13 and front equipped with 8 MP. If you want to enjoy a better picture, install Google Camera on your BLU Vivo X5.

Google Camera is just a normal camera app with simple UI but some of the useful features. These features you won’t find in any mid-range device normally. Meanwhile, the Google Camera runs on powerful software API which works perfectly and offers stunning image and video quality. The majority of the users find it useful whether in daylight or night condition than the device stock camera. It has a nice simple user interface, on-screen modes/options, and settings as well.

In this guide, you can now install the Google Camera on BLU Vivo X5 without any hurdle. What we share here is the ported GCam app from the original Google Pixel device. This version is compatible with other device models as well. Thanks to some of the creative and hard-working developers such as Arnova8G2, BSG, and Urnyx05 who’re trying hard to make ported GCam APK files to most of the devices out there. Before that let’s find out What’s new in BLU Vivo X5.

BLU Vivo X5 Specifications:

BLU Vivo X5 was announced in September 2019 which sports a 5.7-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels.

BLU Vivo X5 is powered by a 4x 1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55, 4x 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55, Cores: 8 with  Unisoc SC9863A chipset coupled with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It also supports an external memory card. The device came out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie and backed by a 2800 mAh battery (Non-removable).

As far as the camera concerned, the device has a single-camera setup with 13MP primary sensors and a selfie camera with an 8MP lens. Other connectivity option includes 4G-VoLTE, GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth, Mobile Hotspot, accelerometer, light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass. etc. The BLU Vivo X5 come with a face unlock feature.

Google Camera Port for BLU Vivo X5

The Google Camera features HDR, HDR+, HDR+ enhanced, RAW, ZSL, Flash, AR Stickers, Night Sight, Portrait mode, etc. It also offers Super Res Zoom, AR Emojis, Google Lens, TimeLapse, Slow-Motion, Image Stabilization, Photosphere, and more. While the video recording also comes out clear and sharp as compared to the other stock camera apps.

Here we have mentioned the list of features/modes which are working and not working on Google Camera ported beta app for BLU Vivo X5. The issues/bugs may be fixed in the future.

Steps to install Google Camera on BLU Vivo X5

The Google Camera APK file installation process is as simple as installing any other third-party APK file. You don’t have to root your device for this.

Download GCam app

  • Download GCam by Arnova8G2: Download

  • 4PDA Camera post: Download

  • Download the GCam APK file from the download link above and tap on it.

  • Make sure that the Unknown Sources option is enabled on your device. In order to this, go to the device Settings menu > Security/Privacy > enable it. [If already enabled, skip to the installation]

  • It will launch the package installer and tap on the Install button.

  • Once the installation is done, open and use it.

  • Enjoy!

Still, if the camera app doesn’t work, then enable the Camera2api by using build.prop

Persist.vender.camera.HAL3.enable=1

I hope this guide will help you a lot and you have now successfully installed the Google Camera ported app on your BLU Vivo X5 handset. In case, if you’re facing any trouble, feel free to write down in the comments below.

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