There’s more to a great camera phone than hardware. Sure, camera sensors, focal lengths, and the chipset all have a major role to play. However, a phone’s camera app can make or break the experience.

Android 17 now supports vendor-defined camera extensions, allowing phone makers to share custom camera features with all Android apps.

Google has significantly improved Gemini Live’s camera resolution on Android, fixing blurry video reports for clearer AI interactions. Other tweaks include removing the quick swipe gesture for Live ...