Install Android 4.2 Photosphere Camera on Samsung Galaxy S4

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The Photosphere camera feature, that as introduces first with Nexus 4, is really one of the most interesting camera features. The Photosphere camera mode is an advanced form of 360º photography because it beautifully synthesizes several photo frames into one whole to give you a spherical shot. The feature achieves this by piecing together the picture in a virtual space. It then combines all the pieces together, adding depth to the space. Thus you can create an spherical image by moving and aligning the camera sensor to left, right, up or down. Below is very beautiful example that shows what kind of images you can capture using Photosphere.

Requirements:

• A rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 with a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP.
• Nexus 4 Photosphere camera flashable zip: Photosphere_camera42_galaxy_s4_v2.Zip

Installing Photosphere on Galaxy S4:

Here is how you can install the Photosphere camera from Nexus 4 on your Samsung Galaxy S4. I have tested it on GT-I9500 but it should work on other variants of the device including GT-I9505 LTE,  AT&T SGH-I337, T-Mobile SGH-M919, Verizon SCH-I545, Sprint SPH-L720, etc. Besides, the port should also work with other device with Android 4.2.

Please note that installing the Android 4.2 stock camera will not delete or replace the Samsung Camera. Since the Nexus 4 camera app is integrated with the Gallery app, you will also have ane Gallery app icon in your app drawer.

1. Download “photosphere_camera42_galaxy_s4_v2.zip” file and copy to your phone internal or external SD card storage.
2. Turn off your Galaxy S4 and reboot it  into CWM or TWRP recovery mode. Press the Volume Up+Home+Power button together till the “Samsung Galaxy S4″ logo blinks for 2 times, then release the Power key. Keep other keys pressed till you see the CWM or TWRP menu.
3. Inside the recovery mode, use the volume keys to scroll and the power key to select an option. If you have the touch version of recovery, you know well what to do.
4. First thing that you must always do whenever you flash a mod or port on your Galaxy S4, is the backup stuff. Go to “backup and restore” option in recovery menu and backup your current ROM. In the case of any mishap, you can restore your ROM anytime to get the device back to its normal state.
5. Go to ”advanced” option and “wipe dalvik cache”. Choose “yes’ when asked.
6. Returning back to the main menu, go to “install zip from sdcard> choose zip from sdcard” and select “photosphere_camera42_galaxy_s4_v2.zip”. Select “yes” on the next screen to confirm installation which will take just few seconds.
7. Go to “advanced” menu again and “wipe dalvik cache”.
8. Finally, come back to the main menu and select “reboot system now”.

Your Galaxy S4 will reboot now and you’ll see “Android is upgrading…” message. Wait till it finishes. Open your app drawer and look for the new Camera and Gallery apps. Enjoy!

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