Essential Phone's Camera app updated with YouTube Live 360 support

Himanshu, 09 December 2017

Essential has released another update for its Camera app, bumping it to version 0.1.091. The update brings along a couple of changes, including YouTube Live 360 support (for Essential 360 Camera) and support for Live 360 with a Facebook Page.

The previous update pushed by the company enabled Portrait Mode as well as included reduced JPEG compression and added exposure compensation for all regular camera modes. The company has already made its 360 Camera modular accessory capable of live streaming 360-degree videos to Facebook Live.

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Reader comments

Anonymous
11 Dec 2017
n6p

Don't need that update but essential is doing a really god job. Had money phones but the essential phone is much more premium for an better price. I like the idea with the notch but it should be possible to stretch the videos fullscreen.

AnonD-687126
10 Dec 2017
2Tq

I completely don't get why it's a big deal. I think someone said it on the internet and so people just copy. They don't think for themselves. The notch is fine. You get a bit more screen, and it makes the phone look interesting.

1ns0mniac
09 Dec 2017
M1P

It is the most beautiful & the most premium feeling phone I've ever held. I'd buy it over Pixel 2, but... I wanted faster OS update & a good camera, so went with Pixel 2. I still wish to buy that phone... I hope on the next iteration, they'll...