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Get Google Camera’s incredible Night Sight mode on Xiaomi Mi 5, Essential Phone
June 09, 2025
The Google Camera app for theGoogle Pixel 3has been ported to theXiaomi Mi 5and theEssential phone, complete with working Night Sight mode.XDAforum memberArnova8G2 released the unofficial port(viaXDA) late last week, only a few days after it was made available on theoriginal Pixel and Pixel 2.
Night Sight is a Pixel 3 Google Camera feature that provides superior shooting in low-light and brightens up scenes that may otherwise be shrouded in darkness (it works incredibly well).
The port does come with a few small issues, though. Burst mode is broken in the port, and lens blur doesn’t work with the front camera. The app is otherwise fully functional.
XDAdoes note that the quality is improved but remains inferior to the Pixel 3 experience, but this can be said of the Mi 5 and Essential Phone cameras in general. Since the Essential Phone’s camera wasmaligned at launchI’m sure any of its owners will be pleased to try different options, even if it’s only effective in the dark.
Meanwhile, Arnova8G2 is apparently working on bringing Night Sight mode to the OnePlus 6 too, and possibly the 6T following its launch later today. We’ll keep you posted on developments regarding that — currently, the port is available but Night Side doesn’t work yet.
For now, if you’ve got a Mi 5 or Essential Phone and want to check this out, download thetweaked Google Camera APK here.
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