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Instagram’s ‘Night Mode’ camera is available on these Android phones

Instagram for Android is taking advantage of Android’s Camera Extensions API to power a “Night Mode” on the latest Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones. This Camera Extensions API allows Android ...
Android

Android 16 will help camera apps identify low-light situations

Android 16 will be set to add a new “Night Mode Indicator API” that will essentially help your camera and social apps recognize low-light situations. Depending on your current phone, chances are the ...
Road to VR

Google Confirms Android XR Allows Passthrough Camera Access: an Important Tool for MR Devs

Developers of mixed reality games have been clamoring for passthrough camera access on Quest for a while now, something now-departed Meta VP of XR Mark Rabkin said would come with the release of a new ...
Android

Google's CameraX update prepares Ultra HDR rollout for third-party apps

At its I/O 2024 developers’ conference in May, Google announced plans to support Ultra HDR image capture across all third-party apps with built-in camera functionality. It appears the company has made ...