Google Camera's Pro controls can technically work on any Tensor-powered Pixel device.
Insider Kamila Wojciechowska has gotten early access to the new Google Camera v.9.1.098. By default, the Pro controls are only available for the Pixel 8 Pro. However, Camila was able to modify the app to "force" these controls to appear, and it turns out that they can work on Pixel 6 — 7 Pro devices without issue.
In the attached materials, Kamila showed manual focus, the ability to switch camera modules, ISO and shutter speed adjustments (Pixel 7 Pro — max 8 sec, Pixel 8 Pro — max 16 sec).
Mishaal Rahman has also confirmed, that Pro Controls technically works on his Pixel 6 Pro.
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Insider Kamila Wojciechowska has gotten early access to the new Google Camera v.9.1.098. By default, the Pro controls are only available for the Pixel 8 Pro. However, Camila was able to modify the app to "force" these controls to appear, and it turns out that they can work on Pixel 6 — 7 Pro devices without issue.
In the attached materials, Kamila showed manual focus, the ability to switch camera modules, ISO and shutter speed adjustments (Pixel 7 Pro — max 8 sec, Pixel 8 Pro — max 16 sec).
Mishaal Rahman has also confirmed, that Pro Controls technically works on his Pixel 6 Pro.
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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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Google_Camera_9_1_098_570503546_23_arm64_v8a_nodpi_Android_14+.apkm
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Google Camera's new update v.9.1.098.570503546.23
Installation via apps that work with APKS/APKM files. Android 14+
As a reminder, this is stock app, so Pro Controls are only available for Pixel 8 Pro.
❗️Portrait and long exposure modes may not work as the APK was unloaded from Pixel 8 Pro. I recommend delete the update and waiting for an update from Google Play.
Via APK Mirror (uploaded by Mishaal Rahman)
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Installation via apps that work with APKS/APKM files. Android 14+
As a reminder, this is stock app, so Pro Controls are only available for Pixel 8 Pro.
❗️Portrait and long exposure modes may not work as the APK was unloaded from Pixel 8 Pro. I recommend delete the update and waiting for an update from Google Play.
Via APK Mirror (uploaded by Mishaal Rahman)
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Google_Camera_9_1_098_570503546_23_arm64_v8a_nodpi_Android_14+.apkm
What's new in the new Google Camera 9.1.098 update.
• Newly designed controls for "Brightness", "Shadow", "White Balance", "Exposure" for video, "Speed" for slow motion and time lapse video and "Night Sight", which are now hidden in a new section at the bottom that can be accessed by pressing the new button in the bottom right corner. The same section on the Pixel 8 Pro houses the device-exclusive 'Pro' settings (ISO, shutter speed, etc.)
• Redesigned Quick Settings. They are now presented as a bottom sheet menu instead of a floating window.
• New option in advanced settings 'Rich color in photos'. It enables using the Display P3 format instead of sRGB. Devices will be able to capture wide gamut color images in JPEG format without using 10-bit HDR.
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• Newly designed controls for "Brightness", "Shadow", "White Balance", "Exposure" for video, "Speed" for slow motion and time lapse video and "Night Sight", which are now hidden in a new section at the bottom that can be accessed by pressing the new button in the bottom right corner. The same section on the Pixel 8 Pro houses the device-exclusive 'Pro' settings (ISO, shutter speed, etc.)
• Redesigned Quick Settings. They are now presented as a bottom sheet menu instead of a floating window.
• New option in advanced settings 'Rich color in photos'. It enables using the Display P3 format instead of sRGB. Devices will be able to capture wide gamut color images in JPEG format without using 10-bit HDR.
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Demo of Google Photos' Magic Editor' feature running on the Pixel 6 and 7 Pro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Magic Editor is an experimental editor that uses generative artificial intelligence that is 'exclusive' to Pixel 8 series. Mishaal Rahman was able to make the feature work on his Pixel 7 Pro via spoofing some props on the lates Google Photos update, and showed the ability to move and resize objects. But the features don't stop there.
I was also able to activate this feature on my Pixel 6 and found the following features:, change image styling, enhance portraits, and change the sky and even water.
This feature requires you to back up your image for it to work, so apparently all the computing happens in the cloud.
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Magic Editor is an experimental editor that uses generative artificial intelligence that is 'exclusive' to Pixel 8 series. Mishaal Rahman was able to make the feature work on his Pixel 7 Pro via spoofing some props on the lates Google Photos update, and showed the ability to move and resize objects. But the features don't stop there.
I was also able to activate this feature on my Pixel 6 and found the following features:, change image styling, enhance portraits, and change the sky and even water.
This feature requires you to back up your image for it to work, so apparently all the computing happens in the cloud.
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The latest Google Photos update adds a "Audio Magic Eraser" for Pixel 8 and 8 Pro.
The Audio Magic Eraser can detect sounds (people talking in the background, music, or wind) and sort them into separate layers with the ability to adjust their volume. With a few taps, you can reduce distracting noise to make your video sound the way you want it to. (Google demo).
I was able to get this tool to appear in the Google Photos video editor on my Pixel 6, but when I try to split the audio into layers, I get a "unable to edit sounds on this video" message. Apparently this is where Tensor G3 is now required.
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The Audio Magic Eraser can detect sounds (people talking in the background, music, or wind) and sort them into separate layers with the ability to adjust their volume. With a few taps, you can reduce distracting noise to make your video sound the way you want it to. (Google demo).
I was able to get this tool to appear in the Google Photos video editor on my Pixel 6, but when I try to split the audio into layers, I get a "unable to edit sounds on this video" message. Apparently this is where Tensor G3 is now required.
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Google is working on a redesign of the homepage. It includes a larger search bar like in the Google app, separating the most viewed pages into a separate container with rounded corners, and painting the page background in dynamic colors.
Right now, Google has a few design variations: white or dynamic search bar color; two lines of page labels; or a single-line carousel.
You can activate it with the 'Surface Polish' flag. It is present in the stable version of Chrome, but there only an early version of it with a square search bar of low contrast. The most finished version can be found in Google Chrome Dev and Canary.
Link to the flag:
chrome://flags/#enable-surface-polish
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This app will display your events and tasks (from Google Tasks), for the month. Events and tasks can be deleted directly from the watch. The app supports two tiles "Next Event" and "Next Tasks", from which you can directly mark the task completed. There is also a watch face complication showing "Next Event".
As always, the app can be installed from your phone or directly from the watch on Google Play.
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The Pixel 8's AI Wallpapers app is now on Google Play, and a new update is rolling out to Pixel 8 users.
The current themes are:
* Imaginary
* Mineral
* X-ray
* Night
* Terrain
* Translucent
* Luminous
* Painting
* Texture
* Bloom
* Soft-focus
* Volcanic
Currently, you can't export the wallpapers you create from this app, but if you have root access, you can grab them from
Here's the Play Store listing for the AI Wallpapers app. Note that this Play Store listing is only visible on compatible devices (or if you navigate to it directly).
For a full video demo of the new AI Wallpapers feature, check out my previous post.
The current themes are:
* Imaginary
* Mineral
* X-ray
* Night
* Terrain
* Translucent
* Luminous
* Painting
* Texture
* Bloom
* Soft-focus
* Volcanic
Currently, you can't export the wallpapers you create from this app, but if you have root access, you can grab them from
/data/user_de/0/com.google.android.apps.aiwallpapers/files.Here's the Play Store listing for the AI Wallpapers app. Note that this Play Store listing is only visible on compatible devices (or if you navigate to it directly).
For a full video demo of the new AI Wallpapers feature, check out my previous post.
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AiWallpapers.apk
AI Wallpaper 1.0 (39).apk
19.4 MB
[Updated] Google AI Wallpaper APK from Pixel 8 for Android 14 QPR1 Beta.
• Demo
• Changes: 5 new themes and the ability to leave feedback via thumbs up and down buttons
• Min SDK34
❗️Only for Android 14 QPR1 and newer
❗️Installing on stable Android 14 (older than December patch) will cause crashes of the Wallpapers and Style app
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• Demo
• Changes: 5 new themes and the ability to leave feedback via thumbs up and down buttons
• Min SDK34
❗️Only for Android 14 QPR1 and newer
❗️Installing on stable Android 14 (older than December patch) will cause crashes of the Wallpapers and Style app
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Here's a demo of the redesigned Google Weather UI on phones. The redesign is currently exclusive to the Pixel Tablet, and I've managed to enable it on the latest version of the Google Search app by spoofing the device's code name to 'tangorpro' (Pixel Tablet).…
The redesigned Google Weather UI is rolling out to all users.
The interface, which first appeared in mid-summer exclusively on the Pixel Fold and Tablet, is now becoming available on other Android devices. The rollout started a few weeks ago, and the redesign has been rolling out to more and more users in recent days.
There's no need to update anything, the page is still embedded in the Google Search app. If you still see the old UI, you can try clearing the Google app cache and stopping it. If that doesn't work, then the redesign isn't available to you yet.
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The interface, which first appeared in mid-summer exclusively on the Pixel Fold and Tablet, is now becoming available on other Android devices. The rollout started a few weeks ago, and the redesign has been rolling out to more and more users in recent days.
There's no need to update anything, the page is still embedded in the Google Search app. If you still see the old UI, you can try clearing the Google app cache and stopping it. If that doesn't work, then the redesign isn't available to you yet.
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