Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more.
Google’s Pixel 2 Camera App gets ported to original Pixel and Pixel XL
July 08, 2025
TheGoogle Pixel 2was recently said to have the best smartphone camera currently available, according toDxOMark. While there are questions to be asked aboutDxOMark’s scoring system, few are debating that Google has made great strides recently in the realm of photography.
The Google Pixel 2, like the original Pixel, is expected to once again provide superior camera quality, and for those who want to get a slice of that action right now,XDA Developershas the goods.
Like theGoogle Pixel 2’s launcherthat we reported on earlier today, the guys over atXDAhave managed to extract the new Pixel Camera APK for those with the original Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL (runningAndroid 8.0 Oreoor above) to install.
The new camera app delivers a handful of interface changes, as well as a Motion Photos and Face Retouching; however, which of these you will find functioning in the app is hard to say.
It’s said that the more advanced features like AR Stickers, Motion Photos, and Face Retouching may not be there — and Portrait Mode is ruled out on account of it requiring a dual camera sensor — but availability seems to be dependent on the device and the APK version installed (there’smore than one out there).
We tested it on a Google Pixel ourselves and found that, while the AR Stickers and Motion Photos didn’t work, Face Retouching and the exposure lock were functional.
If you want to try this for yourself, you can head toXDA hereand download the APK — it doesn’t require root permissions.
Thank you for being part of our community. Read ourComment Policybefore posting.
