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Google has quietly added support for Android’s new Ultra HDR image format to Google Messages when sending messages via RCS. Images in this format, when sent via RCS, will retain their metadata and display correctly on the receiving device.
This was first noticed by TheSpAndroid through the inclusion of the flag bugle.support_ultra_hdr within the application APK. The authors of the blog post confirmed through crowdsourced testing that the feature actually works on Google Pixel 8 devices when sending images via RCS.
The Ultra HDR image format is a recent inclusion in Android 14. This format is essentially a variation of the venerable JPEG and works by encoding a logarithmic interval gain map image into the metadata. When such an image is viewed on a device that can read this metadata and has an HDR display, the image is displayed in a wider dynamic range with brighter highlight luminance and more detail in the shadows. When viewed on a device without metadata support, the basic JPEG image is displayed in standard dynamic range.
Google added support for this feature in September ahead of the Pixel 8 launch.
The post continues on our Blog: Google Messages gets support for Ultra HDR images on RCS
What do you think about it? Feel free to reply below!
This was first noticed by TheSpAndroid through the inclusion of the flag bugle.support_ultra_hdr within the application APK. The authors of the blog post confirmed through crowdsourced testing that the feature actually works on Google Pixel 8 devices when sending images via RCS.
The Ultra HDR image format is a recent inclusion in Android 14. This format is essentially a variation of the venerable JPEG and works by encoding a logarithmic interval gain map image into the metadata. When such an image is viewed on a device that can read this metadata and has an HDR display, the image is displayed in a wider dynamic range with brighter highlight luminance and more detail in the shadows. When viewed on a device without metadata support, the basic JPEG image is displayed in standard dynamic range.
Google added support for this feature in September ahead of the Pixel 8 launch.
The post continues on our Blog: Google Messages gets support for Ultra HDR images on RCS
What do you think about it? Feel free to reply below!
