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Google Play Store Showcases Android Instant Apps with "Try Now" Button
Google has announced that the Play Store has added Android Instant Apps for developers. Users can now try Instant Apps with the Try it Now button.
Android Instant Apps were first showcased in Google I/0 2016. The premise was great: users could try out apps without the hassle of actually installing them. Instant Apps worked by breaking down a native app into small parts, which could be loaded faster and downloaded, then executed quickly. It displayed the UI screen for an app, and as soon as it was closed, it was removed and and did not need to be uninstalled, because it hadn't been installed in the first place.
Google Camera with HDR+ Supposedly Working on Exynos Galaxy S7/S8/Note 8
The Google Camera app with HDR+ processing is now working on the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8.
Up until now, the Snapdragon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8 could install and use the unofficial Google Camera HDR+ port to benefit from its image processing, but the Exynos variants of these devices were out of luck. This changes today, as the unofficial Google Camera HDR+ port is now working on the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8.
Qualcomm Announces the Snapdragon 636 with Kryo 260 CPU Cores
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 636 SoC, the successor to the Snapdragon 630. It has 8x Kryo 260 cores and the Adreno 509 GPU.
Five months after launching the Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 platforms, Qualcomm has now expanded their mid-range SoC lineup in the 600 series of SoCs by announcing the Snapdragon 636. This new chipset is a direct successor to the Snapdragon 630.
Google Camera NX Brings Motion Photo, Face Retouching, and more to the Nexus 5X/6P
Google Camera NX V7 brings Pixel 2 features like Motion Photo and Face Retouching to the Google Nexus 5X and Google Nexus 6p.
The unofficial Google Camera HDR+ has proven popular for non-Pixel devices, as it improves image quality in many cases. However, it's worth noting that HDR+ wasn't actually launched with the Google Pixel - instead, it's been a mainstay of Google Camera ever since the release of the Nexus 5 in 2013. The major change with the Pixel was ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag) mode, which solved the major problem of HDR+: the speed. It made it possible to take photos quickly one after the other, without the camera UI freezing, and therefore it made HDR+ usable even for fast-moving subjects.
How Google Camera HDR+ Improves the Image Quality of Xiaomi Budget Phones
In this article, we analyze the improvements that the Google Camera HDR+ brings to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 over the MIUI Camera app. Check it out!
Xiaomi is currently the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India, and for good reason. Consistently, the manufacturer has posted class-leading performance and display quality at an exceptional value for its price. One thing, however, that Xiaomi hasn’t yet been able to nail is the camera performance of their budget smartphones. Thankfully, we now have the Google Camera HDR+ port.