Google has confirmed that it is currently working on new features for the camera of the Android device. Based on some code snippets found in the repository and publicly available, it was revealed that the ‘”application programming interface” (API) on the camera’s newest operating system Android 4.4 was removed shortly before the release. The new API supports the following formats for the camera Raw , burst mode , facial recognition and provides better control for managing the quality of the images.
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Gina Scigliano, a spokesman for Google , has confirmed that support the raw format and burst mode is already contained in the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for Android, which makes part of the operating system. But these two functions will be available through the API of the camera when it is released. Scigliano also revealed some extra details on burst mode. “The central point of the new HAL API and the future is concentrated around the burst mode.
The basic idea is that instead of making a single click through a series of parameters, the user will have the power to ‘tail’ the ability to do different shots with different parameters, such as exposure . subsystem of the camera captures a flurry of shots, which can then be processed and edited, “he said to Android Authority.
Nexus 5 is already using the burst mode + HDR mode, which combines several images into a high quality. Scigliano also mentioned that Google is working on a software update that will improve the camera of the Nexus 5. We have tried, here are the results:
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Into the meantime, it was revealed that Android 4.4 is “born” on Nexus 4 , before arriving at the latest Nexus 5. Dave Burke , head of engineering at Google, shared information about the “Project Svelte”, the feature that allows you to last I know I can also run on older hardware: “The objective of the Project was Svelte to reduce the memory footprint to operate the know on devices with 512 MB of RAM. The way we did it, we have not yet spoken, was to adapt the operation Nexus 4 with 512 MB of RAM and a qHD resolution, the most commonly used in low-end Android terminals, 2 cores instead of four and a lower clock. “
The main objective was to reduce the impact on the RAM of the main applications of Android Stock, then those included in the official Android 4.4.
Although these measures have been made to all users with Android 4.4 Nexus 4 are continuing to have problems. The road is long but the optimization for Google seems to finally be a priority.
[Source: International Business Times]
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