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Cine Shot (Partial Motion Still Photos) working on LG V30 - APP link & Instructions.

Cine Shot (Partial Motion Still Photos) working on LG V30 - APP link & Instructions.
Hey all, been a while since I've had any new discoveries because I have been busy with a move across the country, but I think this one was worth waiting for :good:
This post is a tough one to categorize, as its an "app" and its a "mod" but I also needed to include a little guide to help you all get it working. So I went with the Apps and Mods section, but if an Admin thinks this should go in the Guides section, I am totally cool with that.
Pre Install Notes:
This has been tested on my Rooted & Frankensteined LG V30 ThinQ LS-L998 on Sprint running US99827a software Security Patch Jan 1.19.
I do not know if this will work on non rooted devices simply because I haven't been able to test it on one. I do believe that this will work the same on a non-root V30 but I'll wait for confirmation from one of you... SOOOO if you have a non rooted device and you try this out, please let us know if its working.
Thank Yous:
A big thanks to @trouble. for requesting the G8 stock system apps in the G8 section & thanks to @iknow786 for originally providing the files which I used to make the link to the cineshot app below. If I did not happen across that thread we wouldn't have this new trick, so thank you both. Also a big thanks to all of the awesome folks that have kept the V30 development alive and kicking this long into the devices lifecycle. Very cool to see so many talented people still doing things for this community every single day. I cant begin to list everyone, but if you are active in here, you know who the folks are that have been grinding away at this all this time.
Ok so lets get you CineShooting!
Step 1) Go to the following link...
https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Pxy8B1k19Q8ALiHc1FeYUHb3c8y4DnJI
Steo 1a) Download, and install the CineShot apk.
(Im hosting this on one of my drives, so if anyone has issues with the download, now or months from now, PM me and I'll fix it. If its a while from now and you just write "dead link" in this thread I prob won't see it, so that's why I am recommending a PM. )
(Since I have not yet figured out how to integrate this new app into our camera app, you will need to launch the CineShot main process using one of the programs I will mention in step 2. I am including some screenshots for those new to this. Hopefully this post will be updated in the future with how to integrate the cineshot capabilities into the regular camera section, but for now this is what we have)
Step 2) Once you have installed the CineShot apk to your device you will need a shortcut maker program to access it.
Personally I am partial to Shortcut Master, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.shortcutmaster.lite&hl=en but other apps like "QuicksShortcutMaker" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut&hl=en_US (tested and works) should word as well. So if you don't already have one, download one of those two or your own favorite.
Step 2a) Open your shortcut program and find CineShot by either scrolling to it or searching "Cine" or "CineShot". No matter which program you used you should see at least one option under the CineShot app ending with the words ".MainActivity ". Go ahead and favorite or create shortcut for this process, as you'll want to have a quick way to get back to CineShot mode. Now go ahead and click that option and your device should launch into cineshot mode.
Cine Shot Mode - How-To:
Pretty basic stuff here. Point and shoot at whatever you want (objects should be moving in your frame otherwise your just taking a normal picture). It will record 3 seconds. After it stabilizes your "video" it will then show you options to draw with your finger on the moving parts of the images that you still want to move. Do this, and then save. You now have a cineshot image with partial movement of the image.
That's it. Pretty easy stuff. If you followed the very simple steps you should be able to record using either your front or back camera, and cineshot should be fully working, or at least as fully as it can on our devices. Enjoy.
I don't have any fun stuff nearby to post a good example of a cool Cine Shot Pic, so if you guys and gals take any, please share so people can see what the fuss is about.
And as always, feel free to share the love with a click on that "Thanks" button if this post helped you out

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Side Note: From that same cache of G8 apks, I was able to get the My Avatar app partially working using the same steps as above but with that specific APK obviously. Unfortunately, while it will take my picture, it will not spit out an avatar, so some sort of framework or back end stuff is not enabled. Anyone that has access to the newer devices with this, if you can find the additional necessary files, we could prob get this working too.
Anyone interested in checking out the G8 stock apps in the original thread I mentioned above can find that thread here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g8/themes/lg-g8-preinstalled-apps-t3904050
Other apps that I got to install from the g8 are these: Humanavatar (My Avatar) LGContentsettings (Wallpaper and Theme. Not sure what this updates though) and an update to the Tasks app.
Be cautious installing things you don't know anything about. As always, its your phone, so beware, and there are no guarantees yada yada yada.

It doesn't integrate with the camera because only camera apps built for pie onwards have that functionality. Once enabled in camera config files it crashes the camera app immediately.

TotallyAnxious said:
It doesn't integrate with the camera because only camera apps built for pie onwards have that functionality. Once enabled in camera config files it crashes the camera app immediately.
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Any idea why it crashes it? I mean other than it wasnt meant to work. Since the actual mode is functional I wonder if anything is actually missing in the Oreos framework/camera that needs to be there.

JonnyTrulove said:
Any idea why it crashes it? I mean other than it wasnt meant to work. Since the actual mode is functional I wonder if anything is actually missing in the Oreos framework/camera that needs to be there.
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The app doesn't have the shortcut built in. Only camera apps built for pie or newer have it. It's not framework. It's just the camera app.

TotallyAnxious said:
The app doesn't have the shortcut built in. Only camera apps built for pie or newer have it. It's not framework. It's just the camera app.
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Gotcha. That makes sense.
I'm glad you commented, as I was going to message you to ask your opinion on the My Avatar creation feature I mentioned after the original post. I can get it to snap a pic of my face, and it recognize I'm a person and takes the pic, but when it goes to process and spit out an Avatar it fails.
Since you're a good bit more advanced than I am, maybe you had an idea about what's keeping it from working.

JonnyTrulove said:
Gotcha. That makes sense.
I'm glad you commented, as I was going to message you to ask your opinion on the My Avatar creation feature I mentioned after the original post. I can get it to snap a pic of my face, and it recognize I'm a person and takes the pic, but when it goes to process and spit out an Avatar it fails.
Since you're a good bit more advanced than I am, maybe you had an idea about what's keeping it from working.
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It'll likely be working on Pie. I've made a list things I'm not going to attempt till we get pie.

How did u install humanavatar? Is it good? Like ios

Works on V20D non rooted...
Appreciate it

trouble. said:
How did u install humanavatar? Is it good? Like ios
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It installs normally but won't actually produce an Avatar. It trys to process the pic and then it fails.

JonnyTrulove said:
It installs normally but won't actually produce an Avatar. It trys to process the pic and then it fails.
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Yep Same here

This is cool! Thanks!
Sent from my LG-US998 using Tapatalk

iIf you use Nova Launcher you can make a shortcut natively by making a new widget and choosing "activities".
Sent from my LG-LS998 using XDA Labs

APK file
There is a chance we can use modular downloadable camera modes using the same technique
Food mode, 360 panorama, square mode, ar, avatar, etc
We need to get those APK from LG g7/v40 oreo

(11.06)GCam5.1.018-Xperia 1 and 5

HDR+ is already available through efforts
11.06
fix settings
please off motion
Download：https://mega.nz/#F!pg5y2CaJ!qH95TX8mieu7pP50DsPI-A
Sorry, bad English.
Original version：
GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.7
MGC_5.1.018_v2e_tolyan009_v1.3.9_manual_focus
If you like, you can donate ：https://paypal.me/machao44?locale.x=zh_XC

This is a good start! Thank you !

This is great! Is there a reason why you ported version 5 instead of the newer versions (6.x)? Merely curious.

Excellent, just did a quick test and photos seams sharper with gcam.
- Can you change default app for opening miniature?
- ISO setting don't work
Keep up the great work

iArvee said:
This is great! Is there a reason why you ported version 5 instead of the newer versions (6.x)? Merely curious.
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6. X because of the problem of white balance FC. I don't know how to fix it

M-Rom said:
6. X because of the problem of white balance FC. I don't know how to fix it
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I see. If there's anything you might need that could help, let me know and I'll try to help you out!

Donated. Great start start. Please continue working on this!

I cant use it always fc

i dearly hope that guy in the other thread who kept hammering on about wanting gcam to be ported to xperia 1 will give a fair donation to this bloke.

Hi! Ma Shao
China Mainland seems to have published nw-a100 and ZX500 Series with android 9 system
Have you tried to extract the app of the player from walkman APP (W.mucis)
For use with XPERIA phones.

What's the difference between the two apks?
Settings works, great!

M-rom you make very good custom ROMs you ever going to make for Xperia 1 I use to have m-rom on my xz premium

Portrait mode doesn't blur the background or am I missing something?

iArvee said:
What's the difference between the two apks?
Settings works, great!
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Some minor diffenence in settings.
Not all settings work, have to try some times.

My observations so far are that Gcam images look more organic and with much less artifacts than the stock camera, jpg files are also bigger with more information and hold up to editing better than the ones from the stock camera. The port is definitely worth it and I hope M-rom keeps working on it.

I can't get regular photos to work with either apk. Video works, photos w/front camera work, but can't get rear camera to work. Any tips?

No idea, both versions work for photos for me (on one of them portrait mode doesn't start). I use both.

Can anyone post comparison photos between Gcam and original ?

Portrait mode doesn't work with portrait camera.

mattfury said:
I can't get regular photos to work with either apk. Video works, photos w/front camera work, but can't get rear camera to work. Any tips?
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Maybe you can check if you turned the "raw+jpg" on or not. I tried this before and it won't work. Turned off then rear camera worked.

Gcam

I've tried quite a few gcam ports and I've found this version to be the best. The only issue I've found is the preview image freezes when using selfie night mode. It still takes a picture ok just the preview image freezes. It seems to be a common issue across all the ports I've tried.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V5.apk

Yep, been using this one also. Big improvement over the stock camera app!
Default app likes to just mesh colours together and makes it look pretty bad and blurry, but this port makes photos have much more detail.

I've just tried the Parrot043_v7 version and can confirm that night mode using selfie camera works perfectly on this one. There are a lot more options in the settings menu also regarding white balance and astrophotography etc.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V7.apk

yurtal said:
I've just tried the Parrot043_v7 version and can confirm that night mode using selfie camera works perfectly on this one. There are a lot more options in the settings menu also regarding white balance and astrophotography etc.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V7.apk
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Strange, I tried using that but the front camera night mode just froze. It still takes a photo, but it freezes after you choose that mode.
I swapped to this one, doesn't have the fancy features in the one you linked but it seems to work https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/Gcam_7.3.020_v1.2_TlnNeun.apk

MangoBento said:
Strange, I tried using that but the front camera night mode just froze. It still takes a photo, but it freezes after you choose that mode.
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Yes you are right, it does still freeze. It's really strange, in good lighting the front camera won't freeze when switched into night mode which is why I thought it worked, I was in a lit room at the time. If the environment is darker, the front camera preview still freezes like it always did.

Does the GCAM port give you the option of 1080/60fps for video?
I don't have the phone yet so am not even sure what the stock camera app options are.
Thanks

DanielGTST said:
Does the GCAM port give you the option of 1080/60fps for video?
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Well, the port I use does have a 60fps option, but the actual video itself doesn't look that smooth.
I'm sure another port will pop up soon enough with proper support (as this one has the option to enable 4k, but really it bumps it up from 720p to 1080p).

Thanks for that, it's good to know as I purchased it online assuming it would have the capability.
I was looking at other phones with the 665 SOC like the Xiaomi Note 8t and that has the 1080/60fps option in the stock camera app whereas Oppo doesn't for some reason.

DanielGTST said:
Thanks for that, it's good to know as I purchased it online assuming it would have the capability.
I was looking at other phones with the 665 SOC like the Xiaomi Note 8t and that has the 1080/60fps option in the stock camera app whereas Oppo doesn't for some reason.
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I just checked the Oppo website and it doesn't look like the camera supports 60fps https://www.oppo.com/au/smartphone-a52/specs/
Although not sure if a Gcam port can "enable" it down the track.

I realised that after I purchased it of course
The Xiaomi Note 8t added 60fps after an update so it wasn't there initially either, maybe Oppo will do the same.
GCAM sounds way better anyway so hopefully the 60fps smoothness issue gets sorted.

DanielGTST said:
I realised that after I purchased it of course
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Haha, such is the nature of the bargain priced beast, too good to pass up so you buy it on a whim!
But yes I'm sure there'll be a Gcam port popping up to solve the issue soon enough.
Plus it launched with Android 10, bound to be updated like the Xiaomi

I believe this port works best along with Mar 2020 config file which is also in the config folder
although it's not the most recent, it's most compatible, feel free to tweak settings according to your preference if anything breaks just load the xml file.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/117YpZCBTAhj1Gno7W_2dX_RSPAfdhi3u?usp=sharing
use the mar 2020 configuration file, the only bug with this is in slo mo videos where if you do 1/8 mode, it may not work properly so you have to stop recording and restart recording then it works.
all other ports have white dot (luma) noise on front cam and fixing it by library tweaks makes textures loose detail and sharpness, and view finder hangs in certain modes.

UsmanHSh said:
I believe this port works best along with Mar 2020 config file which is also in the config folder
although it's not the most recent, it's most compatible, feel free to tweak settings according to your preference if anything breaks just load the xml file.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/117YpZCBTAhj1Gno7W_2dX_RSPAfdhi3u?usp=sharing
use the mar 2020 configuration file, the only bug with this is in slo mo videos where if you do 1/8 mode, it may not work properly so you have to stop recording and restart recording then it works.
all other ports have white dot (luma) noise on front cam and fixing it by library tweaks makes textures loose detail and sharpness, and view finder hangs in certain modes.
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This one looks a bit nicer than the one I've been using, pictures seem less dull, thanks!

yurtal said:
I've tried quite a few gcam ports and I've found this version to be the best. The only issue I've found is the preview image freezes when using selfie night mode. It still takes a picture ok just the preview image freezes. It seems to be a common issue across all the ports I've tried.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V5.apk
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Ada config nya?
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Is there a config?

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Ada config nya?
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yurtal said:
I've tried quite a few gcam ports and I've found this version to be the best. The only issue I've found is the preview image freezes when using selfie night mode. It still takes a picture ok just the preview image freezes. It seems to be a common issue across all the ports I've tried.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_7.3.020_Parrot043_V5.apk
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Thank you! I have successfully decrypted with ikskoks's tool and Skyth's key.
Now I'm searching for the way to encrypt after editing the video

Redmi 9 Google Camera + Config file

Working well Google Camera. Every lens working fine. Use only HDR, no HDR +.
APK file: https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/trCamera_V7.1.apk
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6g13ZQiKk&t=279s

Thanks ?
We still waiting the offical support from Gcam ports

No problem. Redmi Note 8 Pro have stable GCam also I have Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and photos better than Redmi 9.

jarek3460 said:
Working well Google Camera. Every lens working fine. Use only HDR, no HDR
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Thanks for sharing, do I need to place the config file into android/data/trCamera/files ?
Do I need to change permissions for the XML file?
Edit: got it, it's right on the sd card, trCamera/XMLconfig
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Any news?

Can u pls upload the config file somewhere else? Can't download it from mobile. Always just opens the file instead of downloading.
Nvm finally downloaded it.

Colossus96 said:
Can u pls upload the config file somewhere else? Can't download it from mobile. Always just opens the file instead of downloading.
Nvm finally downloaded it.
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Download file.zip then extract it.you will get file.xml....
Now you can download it

Has anyone tested this Google Camera port? What is the quality and stability like compared to the stock camera?

Thank you very much for this port it's working great but how to switch to between different kens......

Does night sight mode run??

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/p/f/2020/08/q-config-for-redmi-9-trcam.xml
These settings are better, night mode works pretty good with it. Also, there are buttons to switch cameras
Use trCamera 7.1 with these settings, newer version crashes

numbazZ said:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/p/f/2020/08/q-config-for-redmi-9-trcam.xml
These settings are better, night mode works pretty good with it. Also, there are buttons to switch cameras
Use trCamera 7.1 with these settings, newer version crashes
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Unfortunately, it das not work for me.

Im not able to install it. Is it really working on your device?

Is there any google camera already working well on redmi 9? because the stock camera is a tragedy

Does not install on Redmi 9C

Nikita GCam APKs - Google Camera Port
Modified Google Camera app by Nikita.
www.celsoazevedo.com
Use NGCam_7.4.104-v2.0
Config attached

Is root needed for this?

Nope, not needed. But i use https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1530/
now with standard settings, only enable hdr+ button in settings and set hdr+ to always on

Ev5 said:
Nope, not needed. But i use https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1530/
now with standard settings, only enable hdr+ button in settings and set hdr+ to always on
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This version works great! but i have problems to watch gallery, screens still black.

rafa.glez said:
This version works great! but i have problems to watch gallery, screens still black.
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AutoAnswer: I had to install Google Photos to fix that.

Question [Rosemary]Any working version of GCam for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10s?

Any version that doesn't crash on startup
Just needs basic hdr and night sight support

BSG GCam APKs - Google Camera Port
Modified Google Camera app by BSG.
www.celsoazevedo.com
8.1 It works perfect, it looks for the xml in the same direction.

chequebo1 said:
BSG GCam APKs - Google Camera Port
Modified Google Camera app by BSG.
www.celsoazevedo.com
8.1 It works perfect, it looks for the xml in the same place
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Which file and config works best.

IamAlaminislam said:
Which file and config works best.
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Thank you.

I've been able to easily install gcam for my Note 10S with the playstore app Gcamator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.granturismo.gcamator
It use the BSG version and the appropriate xml config
Seem to works fine, I'm impressed by how photo quality is improved.
Ref: Omnivision OV64B & Mediatek Helio G95

Has anyone figured out how to add more options to the main settings menu in v8.1 (or higher) at all? E.g. in the... focus, flash, google awb, timer and ratio menu. I'm trying to add an option to turn hdr on/off but cannot find a place to make this setting.

stuntdouble said:
Has anyone figured out how to add more options to the main settings menu in v8.1 (or higher) at all? E.g. in the... focus, flash, google awb, timer and ratio menu. I'm trying to add an option to turn hdr on/off but cannot find a place to make this setting.
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Thanks but unfortunately that option seems to be missing from my version. I'm running BSG's 8.1.101. Which version is that in your screenshots please?

chequebo1 said:
BSG GCam APKs - Google Camera Port
Modified Google Camera app by BSG.
www.celsoazevedo.com
8.1 It works perfect, it looks for the xml in the same direction.
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It does not work perfectly actually.
Still has bugs when I try diff modes.
Anyone has any update on some config that works better?

deeWeebz said:
I've been able to easily install gcam for my Note 10S with the playstore app Gcamator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.granturismo.gcamator
It use the BSG version and the appropriate xml config
Seem to works fine, I'm impressed by how photo quality is improved.
Ref: Omnivision OV64B & Mediatek Helio G95
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Are you rooted?

DE SEXIEST said:
Are you rooted?
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No I'm not

stuntdouble said:
Thanks but unfortunately that option seems to be missing from my version. I'm running BSG's 8.1.101. Which version is that in your screenshots please?
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I seem to be on the same version as you Hesham-Abbas, but that option just isn't there. Maybe you have changed a setting in the 'developer settings' section?

when i use gcam i see camera lag, is there any way to fix it?

I tried the BGS version, I applied some logs as well, but there are still issues.
Anyone have a bugs free version or advice?
By bugs I mean, when going to the macro camera, app crashes and I need to uninstall and reinstall in order to work again. No way of choosing diff lenses for video, it's just dark.
Device not rooted btw.
Thank you,

The version shown in the screenshots in my last post works just fine for pretty much everything including the macro camera using chequebo1's config xml. Just disable the missing camera module option as it crashes if you try to select that one by mistake, you can remove the depth sensor camera too if not wanted, for reference they are camera modules 0.9 and 1.2 under settings>modules.
Links/info, etc, here:
Google Camera Ports Download
Modified Google Camera ports by BSG, Arnova8G2, ivanich, and others. Download hub for GCam ports.
www.celsoazevedo.com

DE SEXIEST said:
Are you rooted?
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deeWeebz said:
No I'm not
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I am sticked between buying the regular note 10 and note 10s because of the chipset.
Snapdragon usually gets more custom support than MTK

stuntdouble said:
I seem to be on the same version as you Hesham-Abbas, but that option just isn't there. Maybe you have changed a setting in the 'developer settings' section?
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This is everything related to HDR in the developer settings..
But, I think this is device/Chipset related..
I have Redmi Note 8 and my sister has Redmi Note 10. Both have Snapdragon..
I should have mentioned that earlier, SORRY..

Ok no problem, thanks anyway. Will check the settings you have posted just in case.