Android Picture Gallery Image Quality Downgraded In Android 2.1

This might not be a worry to you unless you have rather sharp eyes, but the folks over at DisplayMate Technology Corporation have discovered that the picture gallery in Android 2.1 offers lower image quality than that of the previous version. When using a Motorola Droid, it was discovered that the picture gallery in Android 2.0.1 was using a 24-bit color depth, but that was lowered to a 16-bit color depth after getting the Android 2.1 update. It seems that Google has also confirmed this via the following statement:

“The Gallery app in Android 2.0.1 is different from the Gallery app in Android 2.1. Google developed Gallery in Android 2.0.1, which uses 24-bit color rendered using 2D technology. On the other hand, Cooliris created Gallery in Android 2.1, which uses 16-bit textures rendered using 3D technology. We don’t have anything specific to share at this time regarding the Gallery app in future versions.”

Did you notice any difference when you updated your Motorola Droid to Android 2.1?

Matthew Chung
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Tags: Android, android 2.1, Google