Google ha diramato in queste ore una nota molto importante per coloro che dispongono di un Nexus 4, visto che ora siamo consapevoli del fatto che il modello non supporterà le API della fotocamera di Android Lollipop.
Ecco quanto affermato dalla casa produttrice:
“Unfortunately, the Nexus 4 will not be updated beyond LEGACY camera2 level support.
Its hardware and firmware were not designed to support the full feature set provided by camera2, including manual controls and DNG support, and such support cannot be added retroactively to it.
The Nexus 5, 6 support all the major features of the new API; the Nexus 9 supports manual controls, but does not support DNG.
Whether non-Nexus devices support the new camera2 features is up to the manufacturers of those devices at this point; retrofitting camera2 support is a major effort, as it generally requires a near-total rewrite of the camera HAL module (essentially, the driver) for a particular device. We are certainly encouraging manufacturers to undertake that effort, but on many existing devices, the hardware simply isn’t capable of supporting features like burst capture, or RAW sensor output”.