Google Pixel 3 Camera with Night Sight mode for Nexus 6P is now available for download. Night Sight is a new feature of Google camera app that lets users takes good photos in low light. This feature uses long exposure time and some software technique to bring better photos in low light. The modified Google Camera app is now available for the good old Nexus 6P.
After downgrading from Android O Developer Preview 2 to Android 7.1.2 Nougat, some Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P users are reporting that some sensors on their phone are not working properly. For example, the 360-degree image does not move with the movement of smartphone. Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer and gyroscope are affected. If you are experiencing sensor issue on Nexus 5X/Nexus 6P, here is how to fix.
Android 7.0 Nougat based OmniROM is now available for Nexus 6P. If you are looking for an alternative to stock Android, then you might like the OmniROM. A test build of Nougat based omni-7.0 ROM for Nexus 6P is ready to download, which you can install via custom recovery. Interested users may checkout the installation guide below.
Both Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P have the same 12.3MP Sony camera sensor, but Nexus 6P has some exclusive camera features, such as ‘Smart Burst’ and ‘EIS’ (Electronic Image Stabilization) that are not available on the Nexus 5X. In a previous post, we showed a method to enable EIS on Nexus 5X. Now, here is how to enable Nexus 6P’s burst mode on Nexus 5X.
You might have noticed that when you connect your new Nexus 5X or Nexus 6P to your PC via USB-C cable, it will default to ‘Charging’ mode (both phones have USB-C ports instead of micro USB). To access files from your PC or transfer files to your phone, you need to pull down the notification shade, tap ‘USB for Charging’ and then tap on ‘File transfers’ option. You have to repeat this step every time you connect your phone to your computer.
Fastboot and ADB are command line tools for your computer to communicate with your Android phone. However, without proper ADB and Fastboot driver installed in your computer, you will not be able to use ADB commands to flash system images on your phone, unlock bootloader, push files to system directory, etc.