The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8 have been out for more than a year now. Both the phones represent the pinnacle of Samsung’s smartphone innovation. These smartphones are often regarded as the best in business along with Samsung’s most recent flagships, the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S9. Why is it then that you cannot record 4K 60 FPS Videos on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8. These phones have only recently been surpassed by newer models and that too by only minor improvements. Let us see why has this been the case and how you can fix it.
Why does Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8 dont support 4K video recording at 60 fps.
So we know that all of Samsung’s flagship phones come in 2 variants stringent on the type of processor that is used in them. One variant uses the Qualcom Snapdragon processor while the other uses an Exynos processor. There are some ups and downs to both of these processors but we will not get into that since that is not the topic of this article. last year, Samsung’s Exynos 8895 processor that was implemented in the S8 and Note 8 had full capability to support 4K video recording at 60 fps. However, this functionality was restricted because the Snapdragon 835 processors, used in the other variants of both S8 and Note 8, did not have this functionality. So to level things out a bit Samsung intentionally limited 4K video recording at 30 fps even though the Exynos 8895 equipped S8 and Note 8 were capable of it.
How to Record 4K 60 FPS Videos on Samsung Galaxy S8, Note 8 without root
Now that we know why we couldn’t record 4K 60 FPS videos on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8 we can dive right into the solution for the problem. Thanks to an XDAdeveloper member, we now have a workaround which will enable us to use our Exynos variants of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8 to record 4k 60 fps videos.
Follow the fairly easy instructions below to unlock unofficial 4K@60fps video recording ability on Exynos S8 and Note 8.
Step 1- Download and install the rubberbigpepper.lgCamera APK
Step 2- Once you have installed the downloaded APK from above, go to settings and tap on the very last tab. then tap on “Edit Camera Script”.
Step 3- Now paste the following code into the field.
preview-size=%pref_width%x%pref_height%
video-size=%video_width%x%video_height%
camera-mode=1
cam_mode=1
cam-mode=1
video-hfr=60
preview-fps-range=60000,60000Step 4- Tap on Apply.
Step 5- Now navigate to the camera app of your smartphone and you will be able to record 4K 60 FPS Videos on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8.
And there you have it, enjoy the new 60 fps 4K video and leave us a comment below if you have any questions.