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This is our first look at Google’s Pixel-like camera app for Android PCs

by | Feb 2, 2026 | Authority Insights, Chromebooks, Google, Google Aluminium OS, News

Google Pixel 9 Pro camera app open in hand

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority
TL;DR

  • Google has listed a Desktop Camera app on the Google Play Store.
  • The app is described as a ‘camera app for desktop’ and takes some cues from the Pixel Camera app for phones.
  • This app seems to be built for upcoming Android-based PCs running Aluminium OS.

Google is hard at work on Aluminium OS, which combines Android and Chrome OS into a new, merged platform for PCs. We’ve already got an early look at this platform, and now we’ve uncovered a Google camera app for “desktop.”

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We discovered a Google Play listing for a so-called Desktop Camera app by Google (com.google.android.desktop.camera). “Camera app for desktop. Never miss a moment with the Desktop Camera,” reads an excerpt of the description. Check out screenshots of the listing below.