Google Camera Archives

Google Camera 7.4 Update Brings 8x Zoom to Pixel 4

Kellen June 5, 2020 22

Google began pushing a new update to the Google Camera app on Pixel phones this week. The update, while mostly minor, does introduce a couple of settings tweaks worth knowing about as you dive in this weekend to film our world. First, should flip over to video...

Google Camera Go Brings a Better Camera to Entry Level Phones

Kellen March 19, 2020

Google's Go Edition line of phones is about as entry-level as it gets. These are phones that have a minimum set of specs with prices low enough that they are ultra-affordable, yet still offer quality with that value. But because they are so entry-level, one of...

Google Camera Update Hints at New Pixel Phones, Video Improvements

Kellen January 27, 2020

An update for the Google Camera update that showed up over the weekend gives us two hints about the future of Google Pixel phones. For one, we might get a video improvement, which is an area that Google's Pixel 4 got hammered on in early reviews. Additionally,...

Google Camera 7.1 is Here With a Fresh UI, New Features

Kellen October 8, 2019

During that initial wave of Pixel 4 leaks in early September, a new Google Camera app surfaced with a refreshed UI, new features, and a jump in build number to 7.0. That wasn't an officially released build and the app was a little buggy, but you may as well...

Download: Google Camera 7.0 App With Updated Night Sight

Tim September 13, 2019

That Google Camera 7.0 app we posted about earlier today is now available for download to select devices. If you want to give this dogfood version (internal testing version) a try for yourself, inside you'll find the updated version of Night Sight, plus a gang...

Night Sight Takes Panorama’s Spot, ‘Illumination’ Replaces Front Flash Option in Google Camera 6.3

Tim July 5, 2019

In an upcoming build of Google Camera for Pixel owners, version 6.3 to be exact, a few changes are happening. Night Sight Moves Detailed by 9to5 Google earlier this week, one big change in 6.3 is the moving of home location for Google's Night Sight mode. This...

Pixel 3’s Camera App is Now Available on Pixel 2 and 2 XL (Updated)

Kellen October 22, 2018

The new Google Camera that shipped on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL is now available to Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The app starting rolling out this morning, as far as we can tell, bringing with it the new swipey UI. UPDATE: This camera update included a buried...

Pixel 2’s Portrait Mode Gets Ported to Older Google Phones, Non-Google Phones Running Oreo

Tim January 2, 2018 38

One of the better features on the Pixel 2's outstanding camera is Portrait Mode, which focuses on a single subject (human or not) and provides a lovely bokeh effect around said subject. This feature, of course, has been exclusive to the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL,...