✅ What’s new in Pixel Camera version7.3.017
The update appears to include a few key features, according to release notes and APK teardowns:
Dual‐exposure controls Manual control over focus, light sensitivity, and more Photo quality of the example photos on the spec page Dual-exposure controls: Works on (supported) devices like the Google Pixel 4 to give you manual control of brightness & HDR effects.
Better, more subtle Frequent Faces & Top Shot: “Frequent Faces” is there to identify people you take pics of frequently, so your Top Shot pick can be unblinked and smiling. Also: grabbing onto the shutter button can trigger a Top Shot shot in default mode on older Pixels.
Clues to 24fps video recording & Do‑Not‑Disturb during video: APK teardown has found that new features such as support for 24 fps video and automatic DND mode while shooting a video.
📱 Devices & compatibility
For Pixels devices, Also Google Pixel phones (ie: Pixel3, 3a, 4). A lot of those features are hardware-dependent (e.g. Astrophotography is only available if the sensor + algorithm and stability above a certain level align). Android Sage
Not working properly and not tested on other devices than those marked as compatible! You’re a developer, beta tester or you just picked the “auto” option for nightly builds? If you have in search of the APK file of the device compatibility list, check here! Notes: – Some features are not able to work because of module can only support some Android versions.
⚠️ Important cautions & considerations
Installing APKs: There are some websites that offer the APK (like APKMirror) for update7.3.017.291043786. APK Yet sideloading APKs from sources you don’t trust is riskier than getting them from Google: signature mismatches, bugs, instability.
Feature support is hit or miss: Just because the version number says 7.3.017 doesn’t mean that all features will work on your individual phone. For example, you may not see Astrophotography if your hardware or firmware doesn’t support it.
Updates & newer versions: This edition is outdated( ~Jan2020) There are later versions of Google Camera out there with additional bug fixes.
Modded/ported versions: There are mods (“GCam” ports) that purport to offer many of the same features to non‑Pixel phones, but these are unofficial and may be unstable.