Xiaomi uses its own camera application for MIUI, its version of Android. Although for a long time it has been exclusive to these mobiles, the community has managed to create a port to have MIUI camera on any Android.
The MIUI camera on any Android thanks to the Xiaomi Mi A1
Each manufacturer usually includes its own particularities in its customization layers. Thus, normally each offers their own applications music, gallery, maybe a browser ... And yes, there is also the application of camera. This is very important especially if a phone has a special feature, such as a dual camera. By creating the application in a dedicated way, you can take advantage of the full capabilities of the device.
Xiaomi is not far behind in this aspect and in MIUI offers its own camera app that could normally only be used on MIUI phones. However, for the launch of the Xiaomi Mi A1 they were forced to create a version that worked with pure android. Outcome? The community has created its own port of that application so that it works on other mobiles without MIUI.
How to download the MIUI camera on any Android
Like so many and so many other times, this MIUI camera port comes from the XDA-Developers forums community. What they have come to call MIUI Camera Universal Port It seeks to function as an apk file that can be easily installed on any Android. The first requirement is, yes, root your phone. You can learn how to do it by following our Android rooting tutorials.
Once this is done, remember activate unknown origins and you can follow the tutorial. Access this MEGA link and download the apk on your Android mobile. At the moment they are going for version 0.03, so development is continuous and they are fixing bugs as they are found. Visit the link in the source from time to time to find the latest version and find out if you need to update.
What you will need to do manually, once the apk is installed, is to grant it the necessary permissions. You can learn thanks to our tutorial to control permissions, and you simply have to give access to all. This port has eliminated, yes, the permission to access the Internet, to avoid problems if someday someone tries to use this app to get hold of your data. It has also been renamed the package to avoid conflicts with the original camera on MIUI devices. Having said all this, it only remains to enjoy the application and start taking photos.