Earlier this week, a company called DisplayMate Technology Corporation discovered that the image quality of pictures in the photo gallery were downgraded between Android 2.0.1 and Android 2.1. Using a Motorola DROID, Dr. Raymond Soneira found 24 bit color depth in the pictures on the Android 2.0.1 gallery, which dropped to 16 bit color depth after the upgrade to Android 2.1. Google confirmed Dr. Soneira's findings with the following statement, "The Gallery app in Android 2.0.1 isdifferent from the Gallery app in Android 2.1. Google developed Gallery inAndroid 2.0.1, which uses 24-bit color rendered using 2D technology. On theother hand, Cooliriscreated Gallery in Android 2.1, which uses 16-bit texturesrendered using 3D technology. We don't have anything specific to share at thistime regarding the Gallery app in future versions." So if you thought that you were losing your eyesight or your mind by thinking that the pictures on your DROID were not as sharp after the upgrade, you can feel better knowing that there was a drop in the gallery's quality. Of course, that fact itself might not make you feel all that well either.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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