Instagram's in-app camera will support Ultra HDR and Night Sight on Android
Key takeaways
- Google If you have a recent Android flagship, then you've probably noticed the benefits of Ultra HDR photos, which are able to capture more intense color and lighting details.
- With the changes, Instagram will better support the Ultra HDR format, which was introduced with Android 14 in 2023.
- Instagram users have long complained about its inconsistent handling of HDR uploads from Android devices and Google suggests that people should see some improvements there too.
Google If you have a recent Android flagship, then you've probably noticed the benefits of Ultra HDR photos, which are able to capture more intense color and lighting details. Now, Instagram is adding support for the format to its in-app camera, along with a handful of other upgrades for Android users.
With the changes, Instagram will better support the Ultra HDR format, which was introduced with Android 14 in 2023. This means Instagram users can achieve the same "lifelike vibrancy" when using the in-app camera as their device's native camera app. Meta is also adding support for Android's Night Sight feature for low-light captures and video stabilization.
Instagram users have long complained about its inconsistent handling of HDR uploads from Android devices and Google suggests that people should see some improvements there too. "We've completely optimized the capture-to-upload pipeline to ensure your photos and videos remain stunningly sharp when you hit 'post,'" Google wrote in a blog post. The company said that its own tests (which relied on an AI model) "confirm that video captured and uploaded to Instagram from Android flagship devices scores the same or better than the leading competitor."