Pixel Camera 9.7 brings back 'Quick access controls' to Google's phones

Google’s Pixel Camera application offers a feature called ‘Quick access controls’. It allows you to tap on the viewfinder to quickly adjust the white balance, brightness, and shadows. However, Google removed this functionality from the Pixel Camera application in the version 9.1 update. However, the company has brought back the ‘Quick access control’ functionality with the Pixel Camera 9.7 update.

You can use the quick access feature with a one-tap process in the Pixel Camera 9.7 version

You can now use a simple one-tap process to use the ‘Quick access controls’ feature in the Pixel Camera 9.7 version. Now, you can simply click on the viewfinder to quickly adjust the white balance, brightness, and shadows. Notably, you will need to first enable the ‘Quick access controls’ option from the app’s settings to use it.

The new version builds upon the Pixel Camera 9.6 update, which already brought many major changes. Some of these were a vertical Panorama mode, an Underwater mode for the Pixel 9 series, and easier access to Astrophotography mode for older Pixel handsets.

The Pixel Fold and Pixel 9 Pro Fold are also getting a Dual Screen Portrait mode

The aforementioned is not the only change in the Pixel Camera 9.7 version. The latest update also adds a new Dual Screen Portrait Mode on the Pixel Fold and Pixel 9 Pro Fold smartphones. Thanks to this mode, your Pixel foldable smartphone can use both the front and rear cameras to capture a portrait photo. This will give the person you are capturing a preview of the shot.

The Pixel Camera 9.7 update is currently available only in select regions. It has appeared in the Google Play Store for some. The company is also rolling out the December Pixel Drop update, which brings several improvements for Gemini AI. That’s not all, many other changes are included as part of the update.