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You should have these apps on your new Android smartphone

Just got a new Android smartphone for the holidays? If it’s your first one, it could be a little intimidating, so to get you started, here are a few apps you should immediately install or set up on a new Android device. Alternatively, if you’re not already using these apps, it might be time to give them a shot!

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Hands-on: Night Sight is the best part of Video Boost on the Pixel 8 Pro [Video]

Video Boost is in the process of rolling out to Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, with the promise of much better video quality after Google gets a chance to process your recordings. Video Boost is an impressive feature, but in our time testing it so far, Night Sight Video is clearly the most impressive point Google has for this Pixel 8 Pro-exclusive feature.

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Google Photos reveals how Pixel 8 Pro ‘Video Boost’ feature will work including export and more

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One of the big new features Google is preparing for the Pixel 8 Pro is “Video Boost,” which promises to greatly improve video quality through post-processing on Google’s servers. While there’s no firm release date for that just yet, the Google Photos app is setting the foundation.

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Google’s Magic Editor may not let you erase or edit certain objects like IDs or faces

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Google Photo’s Magic Editor is an impressive AI-driven editing tool that can turn captured photos into something completely artificial. Though potentially problematic, Google does have a set of restrictions in place on what you can and cannot edit – though it doesn’t seem very good about enforcing it.

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