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Google has been testing adding Ultra HDR image capture to a limited camera API for Android 14 that’s aimed at the basic camera needs of social media apps, according to Android Authority.

Once the changes are available to developers, you’d no longer need to capture Ultra HDR images in a separate app to upload to Instagram.

The CEOs of Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all posted comments over the past hour wishing for Trump’s recovery and criticizing the use of violence.

That’s according to 9to5Google. As it happens, Android 15 may support directly controlling smart home devices with your phone via Thread, a key component of the Matter smart home protocol.

Pixel 9 phones wouldn’t be alone — Apple put Thread radios in the iPhone 15 Pro phones, too.

Mishaal Rahman reports that Android 15 adds a Thread Network Stack to allow Android smartphones with Thread radios to directly control Thread smart home devices.

But there aren’t any such phones yet. Only the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have Thread. With the Pixel 9 launching next month, that could soon change.

The country may have felt forgotten when the feature expanded to New York, London, and Tokyo last year, but starting today Canadians can take a virtual tour of their own cities including Montreal, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Edmonton. Check out the CN Tower, or pan your way through the historic streets of Old Montreal.

A teardown from Android Authority showed a new My Week feature that could let you share weekly photos with friends and family members. Those who receive the weekly memory may then be able to view a slideshow of the shared photos and leave a comment.

Instead of a patient having to export and share Afib data with their healthcare provider, doctors can now access this information from within the Fitbit Web API. According to Google, this could allow hospitals to incorporate patient data into heart health programs, while researchers can use it to inform studies.

Google’s Rick Osterloh mentioned the elusive XR collaboration briefly in his onstage appearance at Unpacked, without providing any new details. That’s the at least the third time we’ve heard about it without actually hearing anything at all about it. But I guess now we know it’s still a thing in the Osterloh Android era?

Google and Samsung confirmed that their deal for Gemini AI features on Galaxy devices will bring updates (announced at I/O earlier this year) that let it read and respond to what’s on your phone screen or in a video you’re watching, as well as new Circle to Search features.

With Number Lock, you can’t transfer your phone number to a new phone or port your number over to another carrier, Google says.

If you have Google Fi, it’s probably worth setting this up — SIM swapping attacks can be pretty bad!

It’s been five years since Google Maps rolled out the feature on Android, and now it’s finally available to iPhone users, as spotted by TechCrunch. The feature lets you see how fast you’re going compared to the road’s speed limit.