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		_abox on Aug 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative Well, Google packages the pixel phones with their latest OS updates and pixel specific features like Gcam. By running a custom ROM you lose those. Its cameras mainly perform so well because of the big AI farms at Google.

cdesai on Aug 6, 2021 | [–]

Google Camera works just fine, entirely offline as well.

You do miss out on some other pixel-specific features (Hold for Me for example), but camera quality should be unaffected.

atatatat on Aug 7, 2021 | [–]

Pixel cameras are great, regardless of what app used.

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