How to use Pixel 2 portrait mode on the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X
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One of the most attractive features of Google's new terminal, the Pixel 2, is undoubtedly its portrait mode with only one main camera. Terminals such as the Huawei Mate 10 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 offer the user the possibility of creating portraits with a blurred background thanks to their double set of lenses, while the Google Pixel 2 does so through a post-processing effect. A novelty that would undoubtedly feel like a jug of cold water to the owners of the immediately preceding Google terminals.So far, the ability to use the Pixel 2's portrait mode on the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X has been discovered.
Portrait mode on models from other years
Charles Chow, a well-known modifier of the installation files of the camera application for Google terminals, has created a 'mod' (an alteration of the original APK so that the same application works on different terminals) that turns the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X cameras into portrait mode holders, without initially being able to enjoy it. With this portrait mode we will have results that, aesthetically, resemble those obtained by professional cameras. A person in the foreground, highlighted against the blurred background. A very attractive effect that many long to have in their mobile cameras.
A mod compatible with previous Google models
In fact, Charles Chow is quite well known by the community for bringing more advanced features to older terminals, as just happened with the portrait mode of the Google Pixel 2. Before bringing the portrait mode of the Pixel 2 to the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, Chow had already offered the augmented reality stickers of the new Google terminal to previous models. The new mod performs portrait mode as follows: the same lens takes two snapshots of the same image, one in HDR+ mode with zero shutter lag and one with portrait mode already applied.
Thanks to Android Police we have learned of the existence of this mod that the user can download and install on their Nexus 6P and 5X. In this link you can get this camera mod to be able to obtain images with a bokeh effect without having to have two cameras.Camera NX is the name that Charles Chow has created for this new mod that allows portrait mode to terminals with more time on the market. What are you waiting for to see the results?
