Choose two builds to see their practical focus and the checks each needs. The comparison does not assume that the higher number gives better photos.
R17
R17: practical focus
R17 is useful to people who tune processing manually. Its new controls target highlights, Sabre noise and sharpening radius; Samsung metering is added under System Setup. These are adjustment tools, so changing builds alone does not establish a better photograph.
Consider it when
You need those specific patcher controls or want to test Samsung metering.
Migration checks
Save an untouched copy of your XML.
Confirm Sharp Gain is above zero before evaluating Radius Gain.
Change one processing option at a time and compare the same scene.
Config: Radius controls do not activate while the main Sharp Gain is zero.
R18 mainly changes how you operate the camera: a larger exposure slider, popup controls and button vibration. It also adds custom noise/AWB model loading and viewfinder frame-rate controls. Hasli describes this as a usability update with no image-quality change.
Consider it when
You want easier viewfinder controls or need the revised default auxiliary-camera IDs.
Migration checks
Export your working settings before changing builds.
Recheck every lens after importing your existing XML.
Restart after choosing a custom noise or AWB model.
Config: Earlier configs are supported, but lens access still depends on the device and package.
RAW format selection, additional Sabre options, and noise-level presets were added.
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Dates identify hub listings. Separate fix-artifact dates are not confirmed; the R8 count includes Lite files.
Keep a working backup
Record the full filename and package ID of a working installation. Export settings before an update, and test defaults before importing an older preset. Same-ID packages may update or conflict; different IDs can be installed separately if Android allows it.
Version numbers mean different things
8.4 is the camera family; R8 through R18 identify Hasli releases. F1 and Fix2 name artifact fixes. Package names identify Android applications. LMC 8.8 and 9.6 belong to separate branches, with their own configuration considerations.
Sizes and hashes are unavailable because no binaries were inspected. A hub date is not automatically the date of a later fix.
Source access: 14 October 2026. Release dates are shown separately. APK testing is reported by founder Muzamil Ahad; individual phone-test records are not currently published.
