According to new reports, Google is considering blocking the development of Google Camera ports in Android 15. This decision is driven by the company's transition to using its own mobile processors, potentially allowing them to make certain features and applications exclusive to Google Pixel devices.
The preview version of Android 15 was released in February 2024, with Pixel 5 series smartphones excluded from receiving the update. This move could prevent the porting of Google Camera to non-Pixel smartphones running Android, as all current Google smartphones now operate on Tensor processors developed in-house.
By utilizing their own processors, Google may have the capability to restrict features and applications on third-party devices, potentially removing support for Qualcomm DSP that was previously used for image processing on Qualcomm processors. This could result in a noticeable increase in image processing time, even if a successful port of Google Camera is achieved.
While Google has not officially confirmed these plans, industry experts believe this shift is likely. Given Google's lack of support for Snapdragon-based devices, they may gradually phase out features and functions for third-party processors in the future.
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