
Since then, he has mostly been faithful to the Google phone lineup, though these days, he is also carrying an iPhone in addition to his Pixel phone. After his HTC One S refused to connect to mobile internet despite three warranty repairs, he quickly switched to a Nexus 4, which he considers his true first Android phone. Manuel's first steps into the Android world were plagued by issues. He isn't shy to dig into technical backgrounds and the nitty-gritty developer details, either. Manuel studied Media and Culture studies in Düsseldorf, finishing his university career with a master's thesis titled "The Aesthetics of Tech YouTube Channels: Production of Proximity and Authenticity." His background gives him a unique perspective on the ever-evolving world of technology and its implications on society. He has been covering tech news and reviewing devices since joining Android Police as a news writer in 2019. Manuel Vonau is Android Police's Google Editor, with expertise in Android, Chrome, and other Google products - the very core of Android Police’s content.

Let's hope we'll soon see more interesting changes to the app, like automatic dark mode and the promised RAW improvements. You can also download it over at APK Mirror. Even though there aren't any user-facing changes in this 2.19.1 release, we can assume that the app will stay functional on the latest phones and Android versions for the foreseeable future.Ĭheck the Play Store to see if the update to version 2.19.1 is already available to you.

Those are not really killer features that take the app to the next level, but at least Google still seems committed to it. We were told that the developers have been working on updates since 2019, planning to add improved RAW support and maintaining compatibility with the latest devices. We've been monitoring Snapseed's update status over the last year and reached out to Google to ask what it plans going forward. We first suspected that this could mean the app now supports Android 10's system-wide dark mode, but the app still doesn't respect changes to it at all. The Play Store changelog says there's a new dark theme mode in Settings, but that's not actually new - it's been there since 2018.
