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- Google has finally fixed an issue with its Photos app that would strip Ultra HDR information from an image during even the most basic of edits.
- Google Photos Version 6.96.0.663027175 now allows you to crop and rotate an image without worrying about this issue.
- This isn’t the first time Google Photos has had issues with HDR and Ultra HDR, though it’s great to see Google working to address these quirks.
Google introduced Ultra HDR with the Pixel 8 series, though it has since made its way to a growing range of higher-end Android flagships. Ultra HDR works similarly to a JPEG image but adds an embedded HDR gaming map in the metadata. While Google might have been the first to bring us the feature on Android, Google Photos ironically doesn’t play nice with it. At least, until now.
Previously performing photo edits on an Ultra HDR image would strip it of its Ultra HDR technology, but as first spotted by Artem Russakovskii on X, this is no longer the case for basic edits.