Great update for the Pixel camera, between new UI and news for pixels 10

Google has started the release of a new important update for the Pixel camera, the camera app which, as the name says, is exclusive to smartphones Made by Google of the Pixel series.

Let’s find out the details of this new update, which comes in conjunction with the launch of the Google Pixel 10 to deeply renew the user’s user interface with style elements Material 3 Expressive and host the new exclusive functions of the latest arrivals.

Pixel camera updates with great news for everyone

As anticipated at the opening, Google returns to update the Pixel camera And this time it does it well: let’s move on to version 9.9.106.773153235.19 (which introduced education hub in June) to the New version 10.0.081.790960413.20 Which is already under the gradual Rollout phase on all pixels that perform at least Android 16.

By opening the camera we can see the first differences already at a glance: the design of the shutter button changes, the shape of the two icons on its sides changes (connection to the tunnel with preview of the last shot and key to switch to the front camera). The design of the zoom/objective selector design also slightly changes, while the settings icon becomes “full” and is no longer just the outline.

Another novelty is manifested in the transition between the various shooting methods (which however do not undergo variations in their essence): previously it was all the carousel of the modalities to flow; Now the text flows behind the oval pill which remains “fixed” and then expanded on the selected mode.

Moving on to the photographic methods itself, there is a nice novelty compared to the past: all the various shooting modes (and not only a few) are accompanied by an explanatory icon present on the shutter button; those already existing have been renewed but others, such as that of Panoramic (And Spherical photo), they are completely new.

By making a tap on the quick options (at the bottom right), we only find the addition of small details in Material 3 Expressive: For example, the selected tool will correspond to a circular icon while the others will have a square icon (with rounded corners).

By carrying out a tap on the gear to access the settings for the photographic mode, we will notice more or less the same treatment on the form of the icons; In addition, in the selector between “Generali” And “Pro” At the top, we will notice an oval pill on the selected card and a rectangular pill in the other. The button also disappears “Other settings”replaced by an oval button with the three dots at the top right in the card.

A treatment similar to that of the photographic methods invests the video recording methods: each mode to its icon on the registration button, the slider behaves in the same way in the transition between the methods and we find the same expressive style treatment in the quick options tab and in the settings tab (this time on video mode).

By accessing the settings of the Pixel camerawe can see the even more conspicuous presence of the Material 3 Expressive: the voices remain the same (except the new one Optimizes fps) but are reorganized to stay on the same page.

Some voices before were hidden in the item “Advance” While now they have all been arranged inside cards grouped by category. The switches have been updated to the new generation design.

There are some exclusive news for Google Pixel 10

The ones we have told you so far are the news that will be made available to all users in possession of a supported pixel. However, there is room for some novelties that will be exclusive of the Google Pixel 10 (at least of some models).

To take advantage of the new Pro res zoom up to 100x Available on the 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL pixels, for example, users will have to download a “model” of generative artificial intelligence directly from the app settings Pixel camera (Via Thespandroid Blog).

We can then find the presence of another exclusive function of pixels 10, called Coach chamberwhich uses Gemini to guide users in the perfect shot, providing suggestions on lighting, composition of the scene and much more. The function is indicated as “preview”.

Continuing to flow, we can see the presence of the new item Video format which goes further than the simple switch “Store video effectively ” Available so far that allows you to switch from the coding H.264/AVC to the coding H.265/Hevc. This is because Big G added the possibility of recording videos in AV1 format.

The last addition is the option to restore the colors of the captured photos or of the videos recorded under water (with the help of a waterproof case, as the same option suggests).

How to update the Pixel camera app

The new version 10.0.081.790960413.20 app Pixel camera It is under the gradual release phase through the Google Play Store on all supported pixels that perform Android 16 (i.e. from Google Pixel 6 onwards): to check your availability on your device, just take a tap on the underlying badge and, possibly, select “Update”.

In the event that, however, you “hurry” to receive these news on your Google Pixel smartphone, you can resort to the manual installation (Sideload) of the package, downloadable via apkmirrors and installed through an application that installs the “bundles” (.AKpm file), such as the official one of Apkmirror (in turn it can be installed through the Google Play Store, making a tap on the badge below).