Essential Phone's camera is getting an update featuring portrait mode and more

by Florin Troaca / Nov 29, 2017, 6:17 PM

Essential Phone's camera is getting an update featuring portrait mode and more

Since it hit shelves earlier this year, the Essential Phonereceived multiple software updates which, slowly but surely, have significantlyimproved the device. Now, a new update is ready, though this one will onlyenhance the phone's rear camera.

Thanks to a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session held byseveral Essential officials - including vice presidents of software andhardware - we know that the Essential Phone's dual camera will receive an updatelater today. This will bring a portrait mode (à la iPhone and other high-endhandsets), improved JPEG compression, and various stability fixes. Users willbe able to manually update the camera app, as this is can be found on Google Play- see the second source link below.

Essential further said that a new Android Oreo beta build for its smartphone would be released sometime next week. Unfortunately, the company doesn't knowwhen a final, public Android Oreo update will be ready.

The folks at Essential also talked about the fact that AndyRubin, the company's founder, has taken a temporary leave of absence (as reported earlier today). Apparently,this doesn't have any effect on Essential, and "it's business as usual"at the company's headquarters. Well, that's good to hear.

sources: Reddit, Essential camera app (Google Play)

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7 Comments

1. worldpeace

Posts: 3135; Member since: Apr 15, 2016

Update camera samples please :D

posted on Nov 29, 2017, 6:56 PM 4

2. hurrycanger

Posts: 1775; Member since: Dec 01, 2013

If they pushed the update before Cyber Monday I would have gotten one for myself. XD Hope the portrait mode on this phone isn't shietty like Motorola portrait mode...