Google Pixel Visual Core

Report: Pixel 3, 3 XL to Feature Updated Visual Core Chip From Google

Tim August 24, 2018

While you can already read reviews and see numerous photos of Google's upcoming Pixel 3 XL, a new report from 9to5Google covers mostly everything you need to know about the cameras found on the device. According to a source of 9to5, the new Pixel phones will...

Moment Pro Camera Adds Pixel Visual Core Support

Kellen August 2, 2018

The Moment Pro camera app picked up an update this week that introduced HDR+ action on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices, thanks to new support for the Pixel Visual Core chip inside each. This should lead to HDR photos taken in a way that you might find in the...

Facebook Hires Away Googler Who Led Team Behind Pixel 2’s Pixel Visual Core

Kellen July 13, 2018 10

When Google announced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL last year, one of the most interesting bits of info about its release was the surprise inclusion of Google's first in-house chipset called Pixel Visual Core. While it wasn't the silicon powering the entire...

Google’s Pixel Visual Core Just got an Update Through Google Play

Kellen February 26, 2018 20

Google's Pixel Visual Core just got an update today through Google Play to v1.0.185741828. There isn't a changelog for the update, so we don't know what Google tweaked here. However, this app (or service) "updates image processing and machine learning...

Google Turns on Pixel Visual Core for 3rd Party Apps in Pixel 2 February Update (Updated)

Kellen February 5, 2018 24

Google's Pixel Visual Core, the company's first custom chip that helps 3rd party camera apps utilize their HDR+ technology, will be turned on for all Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL users with the February Android security patch. That update should go live later today,...

Google: Pixel Visual Core to be Enabled in Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2

Tim November 1, 2017 20

As most Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL owners should know, inside your phone is a special image processor, known as the Pixel Visual Core. As of now, this special processor is not enabled, but Google has provided specific details about when we'll be able to utilize it...

iFixit Tears Down the Pixel 2 XL to Find Its Squeezy Tech, Pixel Visual Core Chip

Kellen October 19, 2017 14

The folks at iFixit did their thing to the Google Pixel 2 XL today. They didn't find a solution for blue-tilting in displays or how to turn off sRGB mode, but they did find the rest of the goodies buried in this latest smartphone from Google. Thanks to this...

Pixel 2 has Google’s First In-House Chipset Called Pixel Visual Core, Aims to Bring HDR+ to More Apps

Kellen October 17, 2017 14

All of the talk in recent years about Google possibly designing its own in-house chipsets for phones has come true in a way on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. This morning, Google announced that both phones contain Google's first custom-designed System on Chip (...