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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

One of the big new features Google is preparing for the Pixel 8 Pro is “Video Boost,” which promises to greatly improve video quality through post-processing on Google’s servers. While there’s no firm release date for that just yet, the Google Photos app is setting the foundation.

About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. We’ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they’ll look in case that they do ship. With that in mind, read on.

"To boost your videos, turn on backup in settings, or back up this individual video”

“To use Video Boost, you need to back up this video, which requires signing in with your Google Account”

"Waiting to back up video”

“Backing up for Video Boost. This may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”

“Boosting video quality. This may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”

“This may take some time depending on video length, internet speed, and battery status. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”

"Boosting your video won’t affect your phone’s battery life or performance, but it may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So if the boost is happening on Google servers, it's tied to the Pixel 8 pro as a sales gimmick?

[–] philodendron@lemdro.id 5 points 11 months ago

Rumors say it was intended to be on-device originally but the chip just wasn’t capable enough. I guess they settled for gate keeping it to their flagship device anyway.

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