TL;DR
- Google is probably going bringing its True Tone-like “Ambient EQ” feature back to its telephones.
- Initially featured on the Pixel 4, it was solely ever introduced back to the Pixel Pill.
- The feature has been renamed “Adaptive tone” and is coming to the Pixel 10 sequence.
The Google Pixel 4 was a revolutionary cellphone in some ways. Inexplicably, Google launched so many options with this cellphone — after which by no means introduced them back after that. From most likely the most secure face unlock you could get (two complete IR cameras!) to a fricking radar, the Pixel 4 was throughout revolutionary.
One other feature that was solely current on the Pixel 4 was the Ambient EQ, a feature that dynamically adjusted the show’s white stability primarily based in your setting’s lighting circumstances. The feature is admittedly just like Apple’s True Tone. Sadly, it disappeared on the Pixel 5 and solely ever got here back on the Pixel Pill.
Due to a supply inside Google, Android Authority has realized that Google is probably going bringing the feature back to its telephones with the upcoming Pixel 10 sequence.
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Whereas the Pixel 4 was Google’s first cellphone to have Show EQ, it’s really not the primary gadget to have it. The Nest Hub was the primary to introduce the feature back in 2018, a complete yr earlier than the Pixel 4. After that and the temporary look on the Pixel 4, the feature solely got here back on the Pixel Pill, presumably to make its sensible show facet higher.
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The Pixel 10 sequence is about to convey the feature back to Google’s telephones, though beneath a special identify. The feature will seemingly be referred to as “Adaptive tone,” precisely the identical as it’s on the Pixel Pill. Google describes it as “dynamically adapting the show to hotter or cooler tones primarily based on ambient lighting,” which appears an identical to the model on the Pixel 4.
The feature is enabled by an upgraded combo ambient mild and shade sensor, the “ams TMD3743.” The brand new sensor will seemingly be current on all (non-foldable) Pixel 10 units.
It would be attention-grabbing to see how nicely the feature works on the Pixel 10. The outdated model was criticized for not adjusting the white stability practically sufficient, and the Pixel Pill variation additionally wasn’t excellent. Hopefully, Google realized from that, and the brand new model will work higher. We’ll discover out when the Pixel 10 sequence lastly launches someday in August.
