{"id":63792,"date":"2014-04-01T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=63792"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:46:57","slug":"upcoming-android-camera-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/upcoming-android-camera-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Android camera update focuses on portrait shots and new interface"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google’s camera app<\/a> for Android is mediocre at best but that may change soon. Engadget<\/em> reports that Google is working on an update for the camera app that will provide new features and a better experience.<\/p>\n

One of the upcoming features is background-blurring<\/strong> for portrait shots. This simulates a shallow depth of field of professional photographs. Shallow depth of field helps to focus a viewer’s eye on a subject in focus instead of details in the background.<\/p>\n

The viewfinder for the Android camera app is also being fixed. Currently, the camera app for Android does not show a one-to-one representation of what you’re looking at to what you’re photographing. The update provides an uncropped view<\/strong> so you know exactly how your photo will look after taking the shot.<\/p>\n

Google will also open up the camera app to developers. This mean the app can support third-party filters and effects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As with Google’s other first-party apps, the camera can be updated independently<\/a> from Android. This means you won’t have to wait for the latest version of Android to get the updated camera. Still, you have to be running Android 4.4<\/strong> or higher to see the new features.<\/p>\n

There’s no word about when we can expect the update to roll out.<\/p>\n

Source: Engadget<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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