Google Photos looks ready to finally solve its RAW backup problem

by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News, Photography

TL;DR Google Photos backs up RAW images alongside JPGs, which takes a lot of cloud storage. Earlier this year we found evidence for a new system that would store RAW images separately and not back them up. We’re now finally able to see this in action, and there’s even...

You’re missing out on your Pixel 10’s best camera feature

by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Photography, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When Google announced the Pixel 10 series, a lot of focus was given to the new 100x Pro Res Zoom as the highlight camera feature, with Camera Coach taking the second seat. What went under the radar is Google’s continuous work...

What Google did to the Pixel 9’s camera is unforgivable

by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 9, Photography, Pixel Camera

I’ve been using the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL for nearly two months now, and I keep getting surprised by how good the camera is. I know, I know, this is a Pixel, it’s supposed to have a good camera. But my past year with the Pixel 9 Pro XL left me with a sour taste in my...

I’m not using the Pixel 10’s Camera Coach, so why are you?

by dbadmin | Oct 13, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Photography, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup.

Here’s what to expect from this Android flagship’s Hasselblad camera add-on

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Camera, News, Oppo, OPPO Find, Photography

Credit: Weibo TL;DR OPPO has confirmed that its Hasselblad-branded external lens for the Find X9 series is a telephoto extender. It revealed that this is a 3.28x telephoto extender, turning the Find X9 Pro’s 3x camera into a ~9.6x camera. Recent history suggests that...

Did Google fix the Pixel 9’s lifeless photo colors on the Pixel 10? I’m shocked.

by dbadmin | Sep 14, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 9, Photography, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority What Google did to photo colors on its last few Pixel phones is criminal. There is no other way to say this, but the degradation in color quality and science was so palpable since the Pixel 6, culminating in the washed-out...