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.
Hub listing date2023-05-03
Separate fix dateNot confirmed
Minimum AndroidNot stated in source
Documented changes
- New TEST patcher controls adjust LDR highlights, Sabre noise, and highlight preservation.
- The Gain section gains radius controls; the main Sharp Gain must be above zero for them to activate.
- Samsung metering mode and other corrections were added.
Configuration and known limits
- The generic package explanation mentions qcamera3 and ruler, but neither is an actual R17 file on this release page.
Use the R16+ index linked below. Match the explicit release assignment and phone variant. R15 presets on later builds need testing; indexed files are community contributions.
Install and test this build
Export existing settings before replacing an app with the same package ID. Install one variant, confirm default camera operation, then load a matched XML and test each lens separately. See APK installation, XML import, and crash diagnosis.
Unverified metadata
- Minimum Android version, file size, cryptographic hash, and exact upstream patch number were not confirmed by this release page.
