The Pixel 8 lacks a camera mode Google offered since 2012
www.androidauthority.com
Google has offered the Photo Sphere Mode on its phones for over a decade now, but the company has ditched this feature on the Pixel 8 line.
  • SomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    English
    20·
    9 months ago

    Whoa I had no idea this happened. I used to be a part of a group that would go in and add street view for places like public transit stations so people could gauge accessibility. It’s such a shame that Google killed that ability…

    • Paradox@lemdro.idMEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      You should refocus your efforts to OpenStreetMap and it’s associated entities. Don’t give Google free data they will later take away or charge you for

      • SomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        English
        10·
        9 months ago

        A lot of it was updated with both OSM (imagery via Mapillary) and Google Maps.

        While I love the “don’t make Google stronger” stance, the goal wasn’t to help Google but instead to help the people who needed the imagery. And (at the time, at least) most people planned their routes using Google Maps so it was important to meet them where they were.