The Google Photos app has started automatically backing up all RAW images, reports 9to5Google. On a Pixel 8 that previously captured RAW pictures with the Pixel Camera app, the publication spotted Google Photos displaying a banner saying, "New RAW photos will appear in the Photos view and will now be backed up." The existing RAW images on the device won't be uploaded automatically. When you click a RAW photo, a JPEG version is also captured and uploaded automatically to Google Photos. That's not ideal if you take a lot of pictures in RAW since RAW files are larger than JPEG and could...
The Google Camera app exclusive to Pixel devices has been renamed to Pixel Camera on the Play Store by Google. The internet search giant also replaced "Google Camera" with "Pixel Camera" in the app description, and it now reads, "Never miss a moment with the fully redesigned Pixel Camera, and take fantastic photos and videos using features like Portrait, Night Sight, Time Lapse, and Cinematic Blur." The latest version of the Pixel Camera app available for the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7 Pro is v9.0, while the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro get v9.1. It's also worth mentioning that the latest...
Back in May, Google introduced a new Ultra HDR format with the release of Android 14 Beta 2, which aims to bring support for 10-bit HDR images, which will be fully compatible with standard JPEG images. This way, the system will display SDR images on non-HDR screens, but colors and contrast will pop when displayed on an HDR-enabled panel. The first app to bring support for Google's new Ultra HDR format is none other than Google Photos. In version 6.51.0.561138754, AssembleDebug found a few strings pointing at Ultra HDR support. Other third-party apps will be able to take advantage of...