Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. High dynamic range imaging is nearly as old as photography itself, the earliest example being Gustave Le Gray's 1855 work The Brig.

I'm not on an HDR capable display right now (Apple Studio Display) so to be honest it's not something I've really given any thought to. I have HDR displays on my Windows machine, but HDR on Windows is ...

Google Photos is adding an Ultra HDR feature to some Android phones This lets you increase photo vibrancy in a few taps It can be applied to regular photos even after they’ve been taken If you’ve ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Today's cameras and scanners can capture an amazing range of colors, highlights, and shadows. In editing, however, we reduce the amount of data to 8-bit or 16-bit, thereby losing much of the visual ...

HDR photos can be more vivid and better match our human eyes. But compatibility complications are holding back the technology. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Google has finally fixed an issue with its Photos app that would strip Ultra HDR information from an image during even the most basic of edits. Google Photos Version 6.96.0.663027175 now allows you to ...

So our phones shoot amazing HDR photos (not to mention a $5000 monitor to view them on), but neither Preview nor Safari will display them. Safari does HDR video, but not images. Which is doubly weird ...

Julie is a journalist and a seasoned tech writer who’s worked with tech giants before joining Android Police. She has the inside scoop on the newest innovations in tech devices and can tell you what’s ...

Google Messages quietly added Ultra HDR support in RCS chats. Pixel 8 users have reported that they can send Ultra HDR images within Google Messages. While there is no UI indication, the HDR gain map ...