#News #Pixel8a
First look at Google Pixel 8a's renders
OnLeaks with SmartPrix have leaked another Pixel, this time the Pixel 8a which is a tad smaller, narrower and thinner than the 7a at 152.1 x 72.6 x 8.9mm (while the Pixel 7a is 152.4 x 72.9 x 9.0mm)
The display is 6.1 inches with a center placed hole punch with thin, curved bezels and just like the Pixel 8, the design is more rounded. On the rear you have the signature Pixel camera visor with two cameras.
As other Pixels, the buttons, charging port and speaker are in their usual places, but what's surprising is that next to the speaker, there's a Ultra Wideband antenna on the top. You'll also find the SIM card slot on the left side.
Akita, the codename of the 8a features the Tensor G3 SoC and Mali-G715 GPU with 8GB of RAM and will launch with Android 14.
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First look at Google Pixel 8a's renders
OnLeaks with SmartPrix have leaked another Pixel, this time the Pixel 8a which is a tad smaller, narrower and thinner than the 7a at 152.1 x 72.6 x 8.9mm (while the Pixel 7a is 152.4 x 72.9 x 9.0mm)
The display is 6.1 inches with a center placed hole punch with thin, curved bezels and just like the Pixel 8, the design is more rounded. On the rear you have the signature Pixel camera visor with two cameras.
As other Pixels, the buttons, charging port and speaker are in their usual places, but what's surprising is that next to the speaker, there's a Ultra Wideband antenna on the top. You'll also find the SIM card slot on the left side.
Akita, the codename of the 8a features the Tensor G3 SoC and Mali-G715 GPU with 8GB of RAM and will launch with Android 14.
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Google Camera 9.1 adds a "rich color in photos" toggle that lets you capture images using the Display P3 color format instead of sRGB. This setting is enabled by default on the Pixel 8 series.
Display P3 wide gamut capture is a new capability of Android 14. Devices can capture wide gamut color images in JPEG format without using 10-bit HDR.
(This screenshot was from my Pixel 6 Pro, where the setting was disabled by default.)
Display P3 wide gamut capture is a new capability of Android 14. Devices can capture wide gamut color images in JPEG format without using 10-bit HDR.
(This screenshot was from my Pixel 6 Pro, where the setting was disabled by default.)
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The Pixel 8 is the first phone to capture photos in Ultra HDR, a new format that I think could be the future of mobile photography!
Ultra HDR is something you really need to see to understand, though, so I worked with Dylan Raga to put together a demo that shows it off. The results are STUNNING!
If you're using a Chromium-based browser on a PC running Windows 11/macOS with an HDR display or on a Pixel 7 running Android 14, then you can see these Ultra HDR samples in their full glory by going to the GitHub repo linked in my latest article for Android Police.
On Wednesday, you're going to see a lot of reviews of the Pixel 8 series go up. Unfortunately, since platform support for Ultra HDR is so limited, many of those reviews will be unable to showcase the photos taken from the phone in their full glory.
Most social media sites and CMSes compress images, which will result in the HDR gain map being removed from the Ultra HDR .jpg. Even Windows File Explorer corrupts the metadata when you simply edit the EXIF tags!
Oh, and the photos I took were all from a Pixel 6 Pro using Google Camera 9.1 (pulled from a Pixel 8). This means that yes, certain older Pixels are able to capture in Ultra HDR as well.
Ultra HDR is something you really need to see to understand, though, so I worked with Dylan Raga to put together a demo that shows it off. The results are STUNNING!
If you're using a Chromium-based browser on a PC running Windows 11/macOS with an HDR display or on a Pixel 7 running Android 14, then you can see these Ultra HDR samples in their full glory by going to the GitHub repo linked in my latest article for Android Police.
On Wednesday, you're going to see a lot of reviews of the Pixel 8 series go up. Unfortunately, since platform support for Ultra HDR is so limited, many of those reviews will be unable to showcase the photos taken from the phone in their full glory.
Most social media sites and CMSes compress images, which will result in the HDR gain map being removed from the Ultra HDR .jpg. Even Windows File Explorer corrupts the metadata when you simply edit the EXIF tags!
Oh, and the photos I took were all from a Pixel 6 Pro using Google Camera 9.1 (pulled from a Pixel 8). This means that yes, certain older Pixels are able to capture in Ultra HDR as well.
Android Police
Hands-on with Ultra HDR in Android 14: The future of photography
Ultra HDR on Android 14 is one of those rare photography features that even an untrained eye will notice right away
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#Apps #Camera
Google Camera v9.1.098.570503546.23 | Android 14
Updated: 09/10/2023
▪️Play Store
▪️APKMirror
Changelog:
• Ultra HDR support
• Display P3 capture support
Notes:
• Use Split APK Installer to sideload this file
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Google Camera v9.1.098.570503546.23 | Android 14
Updated: 09/10/2023
▪️Play Store
▪️APKMirror
Changelog:
• Ultra HDR support
• Display P3 capture support
Notes:
• Use Split APK Installer to sideload this file
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Here's a demo of the new Magic Editor feature, but on a Pixel 7 Pro 👀
I had to back up this photo before I could use Magic Editor on it, so most of the processing is likely done on the cloud.
Also, you have to agree to Google's generative AI ToS to use this feature.
I got this feature after sideloading the latest version of Google Photos onto my Pixel 7 Pro, and also spoofing some props.
(Ignore the fact that the device frame is a Pixel 8 Pro. I don't have the phone, I just use that frame because it looks good.)
I had to back up this photo before I could use Magic Editor on it, so most of the processing is likely done on the cloud.
Also, you have to agree to Google's generative AI ToS to use this feature.
I got this feature after sideloading the latest version of Google Photos onto my Pixel 7 Pro, and also spoofing some props.
(Ignore the fact that the device frame is a Pixel 8 Pro. I don't have the phone, I just use that frame because it looks good.)
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Here's a look at some of the other capabilities of the new Magic Editor feature:
* Change image styling
* Enhance portraits
* Change the sky
* Change the water
Videos via @nailsad_eleos
* Change image styling
* Enhance portraits
* Change the sky
* Change the water
Videos via @nailsad_eleos
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New features coming to the Google Recorder app:
* The ability to add certain recordings to a "Favorites" list
* A new "audio channels" setting that lets you change between mono and stereo
(The new AI summarization feature is not available yet.)
* The ability to add certain recordings to a "Favorites" list
* A new "audio channels" setting that lets you change between mono and stereo
(The new AI summarization feature is not available yet.)
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Google Pixel Hub
#News Google loses to Sonos patents, won't be able to import some of its own products Android Police Remember that earlier Google disabled casting volume controls when Android 12 released? They explained it's due to Sonos lawsuit and they have to take this…
#News
Sonos loses Google's appeal, group volume control coming back to Google Home devices
Google Blog
Google won their appeal for the 2022 Sonos lawsuit claiming 2 patent violations which restricted Google Home features.
These changes have now been brought back and now you can now control the volume of a device group, and have the same device under multiple speaker groups.
This Google Home app update is being rolled out immediately and will come in the next 48 hours on Android, with iOS following suit soon.
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Sonos loses Google's appeal, group volume control coming back to Google Home devices
Google Blog
Google won their appeal for the 2022 Sonos lawsuit claiming 2 patent violations which restricted Google Home features.
These changes have now been brought back and now you can now control the volume of a device group, and have the same device under multiple speaker groups.
This Google Home app update is being rolled out immediately and will come in the next 48 hours on Android, with iOS following suit soon.
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#Updates #Pixel8
Pixel 8 and 8 Pro factory images have been released!
Google has released the factory images for the Pixel 8/8 Pro. You can download the build it came from the factory or the October 2023 build.
The Pixel 8/8 Pro will get 7 years of guaranteed Android updates until October 2030.
Pixel 8 "shiba":
• UD1A.230803.022.A5, Sep 2023, US Non Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile carriers/CA/TW: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.B2, Sep 2023, T-Mobile: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.C1, Sep 2023, AT&T/JP/EU/IN: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.D1, Sep 2023, Verizon: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.041, Oct 2023: Factory Image | OTA
Pixel 8 Pro "husky":
• UD1A.230803.022.A3, Sep 2023, Verizon: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.A4, Sep 2023, US-Emerging/G-store,CA,TW,AU,Fi: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.B1, Sep 2023, T-Mobile: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022, Sep 2023, AT&T/EMEA/JP/IN: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.041, Oct 2023: Factory Image | OTA
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Pixel 8 and 8 Pro factory images have been released!
Google has released the factory images for the Pixel 8/8 Pro. You can download the build it came from the factory or the October 2023 build.
The Pixel 8/8 Pro will get 7 years of guaranteed Android updates until October 2030.
Pixel 8 "shiba":
• UD1A.230803.022.A5, Sep 2023, US Non Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile carriers/CA/TW: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.B2, Sep 2023, T-Mobile: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.C1, Sep 2023, AT&T/JP/EU/IN: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.D1, Sep 2023, Verizon: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.041, Oct 2023: Factory Image | OTA
Pixel 8 Pro "husky":
• UD1A.230803.022.A3, Sep 2023, Verizon: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.A4, Sep 2023, US-Emerging/G-store,CA,TW,AU,Fi: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022.B1, Sep 2023, T-Mobile: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.022, Sep 2023, AT&T/EMEA/JP/IN: Factory Image | OTA
• UD1A.230803.041, Oct 2023: Factory Image | OTA
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#News #Assistant #Bard
First look at Google Assistant with Bard integration
Developer AssembleDebug has found some information about the Bard integration in Google Assistant. Sadly, the feature is not working, but we know some things that Assistant can do with Bard:
• Write/draft/create an email
• Create and export a Google Docs document
• Add an image to your prompt and view the context on your display
Like Bard Web, you'll be able to tweak the answers to be shorter, longer, more casual/professional, simpler and you can use Bard Extensions for YouTube, Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, Flights, Hotels integration.
When Assistant w/ Bard is enabled, you will no longer see the original Assistant (is Google trying to replace Assistant with the Bard powered one?)
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First look at Google Assistant with Bard integration
Developer AssembleDebug has found some information about the Bard integration in Google Assistant. Sadly, the feature is not working, but we know some things that Assistant can do with Bard:
• Write/draft/create an email
• Create and export a Google Docs document
• Add an image to your prompt and view the context on your display
Like Bard Web, you'll be able to tweak the answers to be shorter, longer, more casual/professional, simpler and you can use Bard Extensions for YouTube, Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, Flights, Hotels integration.
When Assistant w/ Bard is enabled, you will no longer see the original Assistant (is Google trying to replace Assistant with the Bard powered one?)
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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#News #Calendar #WearOS
Google Calendar is now on Wear OS 3+ watches
As announced on the Made by Google event, the Google Calendar is now arriving on Wear OS 3 and newer watches.
The app shows your schedule, which you can open individual events to preview the date, time, location, notes, notifications, what calendar it's saved to and more. From that menu, you can open the event on your phone or delete it right on your wrist.
Besides that, there's Google Tasks integration, which lets you mark tasks as done, two Wear OS tiles for your next event and next tasks and a complication to show your next event on your watch face.
Download the app on the Play Store on your watch or remotely with this link
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Google Calendar is now on Wear OS 3+ watches
As announced on the Made by Google event, the Google Calendar is now arriving on Wear OS 3 and newer watches.
The app shows your schedule, which you can open individual events to preview the date, time, location, notes, notifications, what calendar it's saved to and more. From that menu, you can open the event on your phone or delete it right on your wrist.
Besides that, there's Google Tasks integration, which lets you mark tasks as done, two Wear OS tiles for your next event and next tasks and a complication to show your next event on your watch face.
Download the app on the Play Store on your watch or remotely with this link
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#News #Gmail #WearOS
Gmail is also on Wear OS 3+ watches!
Besides Google Calendar, Gmail also has arrived on Wear OS 3 or newer watches!
This simple app lets you view your inbox and all emails with multiple account support. There's also a watch face complication that shows the amount of new mails you have.
You can download the app on the Play Store on your watch or remotely right here.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
Gmail is also on Wear OS 3+ watches!
Besides Google Calendar, Gmail also has arrived on Wear OS 3 or newer watches!
This simple app lets you view your inbox and all emails with multiple account support. There's also a watch face complication that shows the amount of new mails you have.
You can download the app on the Play Store on your watch or remotely right here.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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eSIM transfer is finally here, as Google promised! When you set up the Pixel 8, it seems you have the option to transfer certain eSIM profiles from your old Pixel phone to your new one.
Tipster winner00 transferred a T-Mobile eSIM from a Pixel 7 Pro to a Pixel 8 Pro.
Tipster winner00 transferred a T-Mobile eSIM from a Pixel 7 Pro to a Pixel 8 Pro.
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Google's new "Pixel Troubleshooting" app, which helps Pixel users diagnose battery or network issues, is available on the Pixel 8 per Andreas Proschofsky for The Standard.
This app will likely come to other Pixel devices in the Android 14 QPR1 release.
This app will likely come to other Pixel devices in the Android 14 QPR1 release.
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#PixelBudsPro
Pixel Buds Pro gets two new colors!
Google has released two new colorways of the Pixel Buds Pro to match the new colorways of the Pixel 8:
• Bay
• Porcelain
The cost remains the same at $199, and you can preorder it on the Google Store.
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Pixel Buds Pro gets two new colors!
Google has released two new colorways of the Pixel Buds Pro to match the new colorways of the Pixel 8:
• Bay
• Porcelain
The cost remains the same at $199, and you can preorder it on the Google Store.
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Some tidbits from Google's AMA on Reddit about Android 14:
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In Google's Ask Me Anything (AMA) about Android 14 on Reddit, someone asked about the status of satellite SOS/SMS.
In response, Google said they're "working on it! In fact you can see the new telephony satellite interface in Android 14 source code. More to come on the Satellite eSOS feature soon."
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The Pixel 8 series will add support for lossless USB audio in a future later release, according to Dave Burke in response to a comment from a Redditor.
Android 14 added support for lossless audio formats over USB wired headsets.
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Dave Burke has shared more details about the new optimizations in ART 14, the major new version of the Android Runtime that's available in Android 14 (and will likely be backported to Android 12+ devices via a Project Mainline update).
For context, Google earlier said ART 14 "includes optimizations that reduce code size by an average of 9.3% without impacting performance." The smaller the files containing the code that ART has to interpret, the better it is for memory and storage.
According to Burke, these ART optimizations include "dead code elimination, collapse return statements, etc. An average phone can have 500MB-1GB of optimized code so this translates to a 50-100MB savings!"
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In Google's Ask Me Anything (AMA) about Android 14 on Reddit, someone asked about the status of satellite SOS/SMS.
In response, Google said they're "working on it! In fact you can see the new telephony satellite interface in Android 14 source code. More to come on the Satellite eSOS feature soon."
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The Pixel 8 series will add support for lossless USB audio in a future later release, according to Dave Burke in response to a comment from a Redditor.
Android 14 added support for lossless audio formats over USB wired headsets.
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Dave Burke has shared more details about the new optimizations in ART 14, the major new version of the Android Runtime that's available in Android 14 (and will likely be backported to Android 12+ devices via a Project Mainline update).
For context, Google earlier said ART 14 "includes optimizations that reduce code size by an average of 9.3% without impacting performance." The smaller the files containing the code that ART has to interpret, the better it is for memory and storage.
According to Burke, these ART optimizations include "dead code elimination, collapse return statements, etc. An average phone can have 500MB-1GB of optimized code so this translates to a 50-100MB savings!"
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