[Locked] IR camera - MI8 - Xiaomi Mi 8 Themes, Apps, and Mods

I've made a modded version of the great "Simple Camera" by SimpleMobileTools ( simplemobiletools.github.io ) to work with the secondary pocophone and MI8 cameras including the front facing infrared camera, you can record videos and take pictures, it's free, no ads, no analytics, and open source.
Working:
- Camera and using back secondary camera or infrared camera on LineageOS/AOSP roms
Let me know if you have problems on any other rom
Not yet working:
it seems it is NOT WORKING on MIUI roms - it seems that MIUI has disabled the camera access on newer versions, maybe with root there is a way to reconfigure miui to allow the two new cameras to work, still investigating, if someone has an idea i would love to know
If someone knows some rom/kernel/root/magisk module developer that may be able to help me let me know and i'll be more than happy to try and make it work on MIUI!
Hope it's useful, thank you!
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XDA:DevDB Information
IR camera - MI8, Device Specific App for the Xiaomi Mi 8
Contributors
TeraJL
Source Code: https://github.com/jlvcm/Simple-Camera
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Stable Version: 1
Stable Release Date: 2019-01-04
Created 2019-01-07
Last Updated 2019-01-06

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Wow, this is actually very good.
Working fine on Pixel Experience.
Thanks a lot. It is awesome in the dark.

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Thank you. It works.
Out of curiosity, any use beyond "trying"?

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Can you please post screenshots?

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The MIUI Hidden Settings app is able to get access to the IR camera (Hidden Settings > QMMI > 34. Camera Front). Maybe something that you can pursue to gain access to the IR camera on MIUI in your app?

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This photo attached I've shot in a 99% dark room.
The background is dark because it's pointing to my face. But if you point to the background ambient it all gets insanely brighter and visible (second attachment)
Of course the quality sucks. But we can clearly see what's in the path.

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for me wont work on pixel3rom, only black screen, only work with the back camera

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H4R81N63R said:
The MIUI Hidden Settings app is able to get access to the IR camera (Hidden Settings > QMMI > 34. Camera Front). Maybe something that you can pursue to gain access to the IR camera on MIUI in your app?
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thats true. it works in xiaomi.eu rom also.

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H4R81N63R said:
The MIUI Hidden Settings app is able to get access to the IR camera (Hidden Settings > QMMI > 34. Camera Front). Maybe something that you can pursue to gain access to the IR camera on MIUI in your app?
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Good find!
Did you manage to find the pictures taken ? Don't think they're actually saved..

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Stoffl_ said:
Good find!
Did you manage to find the pictures taken ? Don't think they're actually saved..
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No, I haven't found the saved pictures. I'm not a 100% sure, but I think that the Hidden Settings app uses the factory/feature testing methods because of the Pass/Fail buttons that appear while using the Front Camera IR in it. I also get a green check mark next to the front camera entry in the QMMI list after I have tapped the 'take picture' button.

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Yeah I think you're right.

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Wow this is working quite good. Thank you for the mod.

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Great it works on MIUI stock rom with magisk root
thank you

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Latest xiaomi.eu doesnt work even with root.
After granting root, there is still problem
Mi8

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Literally says in OP that MIUI roms aren't supported......

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kael2404 said:
Latest xiaomi.eu doesnt work even with root.
After granting root, there is still problem
Mi8
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i'm on xiomi.eu 9.1.24, and the IR camera works if you add this line to /system/build.prop
Code:
camera.aux.packagelist=com.joaolvcm.pocoseccamera

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Stoffl_ said:
Literally says in OP that MIUI roms aren't supported......
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Read changelog in play store

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Yeah I tested it after reading gulps post,neat.

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gulp79 said:
i'm on xiomi.eu 9.1.24, and the IR camera works if you add this line to /system/build.prop
Code:
camera.aux.packagelist=com.joaolvcm.pocoseccamera
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D'OH!
I can't modify build.prop, tried mixplorer, kernel adiutor and build.prop editor from playstore. they all get root permission but fail on saving build.prop
I am on latest xiaomi.eu stable, BL unlocked, TWRP and and Magisk
if I open connectbot and try as root i am able to "mount -o remount,rw /" but no luck with build.prop
If I try to "mount -o remount,rw /system" i get:
'/dev/block/platform/soc/1d840000.ufshc/by-name/system' us read-only
How did you managed to do it? (te prego ^_^)
Z

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zavorrax said:
D'OH!
I can't modify build.prop, tried mixplorer, kernel adiutor and build.prop editor from playstore. they all get root permission but fail on saving build.prop
I am on latest xiaomi.eu stable, BL unlocked, TWRP and and Magisk
if I open connectbot and try as root i am able to "mount -o remount,rw /" but no luck with build.prop
If I try to "mount -o remount,rw /system" i get:
'/dev/block/platform/soc/1d840000.ufshc/by-name/system' us read-only
How did you managed to do it? (te prego ^_^)
Z
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Seem the usual problem with /system mount....
Try this:
1) Reboot in TWRP
2) in TWRP go to "Mount" and select "cache, System, Vendor, Data"
3) Reboot to System, and now you should be able to modify the "build.prop"
Daje!!!