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Google to Launch Improved Android Camera App, Report Says

Citing “sources aware of Google’s plans,” Engadget said Google is currently testing the new app, which will be pushed to Android users as a separate update, and won’t be part of the forthcoming Android 4.4.3 update.

The new portrait mode will allow users to shoot photos with a shallower depth of field, enabling the subject to appear in focus, while the background is blurred; this is similar to features built into the new HTC One.

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