- HDR content can really stand out on a screen of SDR images, especially in low-light environments .
- In order to limit distractions like that Google’s been working on an new set of “Enhanced HDR brightness” options.
- After first spotting them in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, they’re now usable in the new Android Canary release.
Google just opened the door on a brave new world of Android development, extending its existing program of Developer Previews and Beta releases to now offer a Canary track, bringing the most curious Android fans early access to its latest in-development features. Of course, we haven’t wasted any time installing one of those Canary builds on our Pixel hardware, and are already crawling through to identify what’s new. One of the first concrete changes we’ve spotted concerns a find we initially identified last month in the code for Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1.
We’re talking about that new “Enhanced HDR brightness” settings option, which includes both a toggle for choosing whether or not you want to see HDR content at all (or if it should just be displayed at SDR levels), but also a slider for adjusting the intensity of the HDR effect.
