Subj : This handy new Google Pixel 8 camera app is out now for other Pix
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Oct 06 2023 14:45:04

This handy new Google Pixel 8 camera app is out now for other Pixel phones

Date:
Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:33:27 +0000

Description:
The new Google Pixel 8 Magnifier app is out now for other Pixel phones, and 
you might want to download it.

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Google's new Magnifier app, which it showed off at the Google Pixel 8 launch 
event , is making its way to the Play Store for you to download and use right 
now if you have one of the more recent best Pixel phones  and it doesn't to 
be the new Google Pixel 8 or Google Pixel 8 Pro (although it's not available 
on the Pixel Fold at the moment). 

The main purpose of the Magnifier app is, as the name suggests, to magnify 
things in your day-to-day life. Cant read the date on your carton of eggs? 
The app can make it larger for you. Is that over-the-counter menu too far 
away to read? The app can help you zoom in on it and show you everything 
thats on offer. 

But it goes further than just making text larger, with a few handy extra 
features that make it more than a simplified camera app. 

Firstly, theres the flashlight control. Rather than simply turning your 
phones torch on or off, this feature allows you to tune its brightness  so, 
for example, you wont need to shine a bright light in a dim restaurant when 
you only need a little illumination to read the menu. 

There are also helpful adjustments that you can use to make signs more 
legible. Tap the settings icon at the bottom-left of the screen and youll 
open up a range of options for altering the live feed of what the Magnifier 
app sees. (Image credit: Google) 

Filters allow you to alter the color of the text and background its written 
on. The options are Inverted, Grayscale, Grayscale Inverted, and then either 
red, yellow, or blue text on a white or black background, plus the reverse of 
these options (white or black text on a blue, yellow, or red background). You 
can also adjust the contrast and brightness of the image feed by tapping on 
different tabs in the adjustments menu. 

Lastly, the Magnifier app has Google Lens built in, so you can copy, listen 
to, and use Google Search for the text that you highlight on the image youve 
magnified. A must-download app 

The Magnifier app is nothing mind-blowing by any stretch, but we can see it 
being a handy tool for anyone with a Pixel phone; and even if you dont feel 
you need the app, it could be a handy one to have installed to lend a hand to 
a family member or friend. 

To download and use the new Magnifier app youll need to be using a Google 
Pixel 5 or later according to the apps page  the Google Pixel Fold and Google 
Pixel Tablet also arent supported right now. You can look for it in the Play 
Store by searching for 'Magnifier' and downloading the app of the same name 
created by Google LLC  the icon is a simple white magnifying glass hovering 
over a gray square on a blue background. You might also like Google Pixel 8 
launch as it happened Google Pixel 8 Pro hands-on Google Pixel Watch 2 
hands-on



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/this-handy-new-google-pix
el-8-camera-app-is-out-now-for-other-pixel-phones


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