{"id":254805,"date":"2023-10-16T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=310500"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:57:33","slug":"google-just-killed-your-google-camera-now-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-just-killed-your-google-camera-now-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has another victim: After Stadia, this is the app they will not support&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you well know, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/google-pixel-event-2023-when-and-where-to-see-the-pixel-8-presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google introduced its new family of phones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro<\/a>, earlier this month (releasing them worldwide on the 12th), and during the unveiling event, the company spoke highly of the new camera systems featured in both devices.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Pixel Camera\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f2da0868-fab3-471d-bc31-d1c085c58a5e\/3360437403\/pixel-camera-services-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Pixel Camera<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-camera-services.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-camera-services.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when we talk about camera systems, we&#8217;re referring to the hardware part\u2014the lenses and sensors chosen\u2014as well as the software part, the photography application, and everything it can do. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/these-are-the-three-reasons-why-you-dont-have-to-buy-the-pixel-8-and-yes-the-pixel-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">For that reason, the change was logical (although you might want to wait for the Pixel 9)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It makes sense too. For a long time, Pixel phones have been acclaimed as some of the best phones for photography, and <strong>based on what we&#8217;ve seen, it seems that the trend continues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best Smartphone Camera 2022!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LQdjmGimh04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google Camera is no longer the default camera app on Pixel phones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A significant factor that contributed to the excellent quality of Pixel photography was Google Camera. However, it appears that <strong>Google has decided to retire Google Camera and replace it with Pixel Camera, which will be exclusive to all Pixel phones, including the latest Pixel 8 series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the name change, <strong>Google has also altered the description, emphasizing how the Pixel Camera app<\/strong> will provide access to features such as Cinematic Blur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application also highlights all the exclusive features of the Pixel 8 Pro. By the way, <strong>the app mentions that it will only be compatible with Pixel devices running Android 14 or higher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Google Camera&#39; is now &#39;Pixel Camera&#39; on the Play Store\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZuquud9Dw\">https:\/\/t.co\/KZuquud9Dw<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/technacity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@technacity<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 9to5Google (@9to5Google) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9to5Google\/status\/1713025588166902014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, <strong>this isn&#8217;t the first time Google has discontinued an app or rebranded it as something else<\/strong>. The company has a notorious track record of doing things like this, and it has become so clich\u00e9 that <a href=\"https:\/\/killedbygoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">there&#8217;s an entire website<\/a> <strong>dedicated to all the products and services that Google has killed, renamed, or replaced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another thing to consider here is that, while the latest Pixel 8 series is great for photography,<strong> a significant number of non-Pixel phones were able to run the Google Camera app without needing root access<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope that the Pixel Camera app can also be ported to non-Pixel phones. The Android ecosystem would appreciate that.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Pixel Camera\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f2da0868-fab3-471d-bc31-d1c085c58a5e\/3360437403\/pixel-camera-services-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Pixel Camera<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-camera-services.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-camera-services.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope the Pixel Camera app can be ported to non-Pixel phones as well. The Android ecosystem would appreciate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":254808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[4209],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-254805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-android-14"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317200,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254805\/revisions\/317200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254805"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=254805"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=254805"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=254805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}