Google may finally be updating the camera app for stock Android! The new camera app will include new filters, effects, an improved user interface and much more. By the time Google is done with it, the camera app might actually be competitive with those from Samsung and Sony.
The new app will reportedly feature a new, simple and clean UI that is easier to use and contains a lot more features. Google will supposedly redesign the app with selfie and portrait takers in mind. The company will also include more photo editing effects and filters, including an effect that will blur the background in a portrait. Additionally, the depth of field for portrait shots will be reduced.
The new camera app will sport a much more functional panorama mode and a Photo Sphere mode for fisheye shots, too. The shots will now be higher-resolution, so your New York City skyline photos should turn out a whole lot better.
Google plans to expand the viewfinder on your smartphone display, as well, so that you can see the entire image that you are capturing when you take the photo. Previously, the viewfinder was cropped, so you couldn't see the edges of the photo you were taking until you had already snapped the shot. A lot of photo bombers and random objects used to waltz right on in to Android users' pictures, but no more!
Google might also open the app up to filters from other apps, meaning that you could theoretically import your favorite filters into the app itself. This will certainly make developers and filter lovers a lot happier, as they won't have to switch between photo editing apps to get the effect they want.
The camera app update could alongside the release of Android 4.4.3 KitKat, as a standalone app update, or a separate app entirely for all Android users. Late last year, Google was also rumored to be working on the camera app prior to the debut of Android 4.4 KitKat. A code repository hinted that burst mode, RAW capture and face detection might also be included in the new app.
Even though the camera app wasn't updated with the initial release of KitKat, these leaked features could just as easily end up in this update.
