The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have a special processor inside developed by Google for their visual brains specifically. These devices hadn't had this processor activated before this week – now ...

Google’s very first in-house chipset, Pixel Visual Core, is finally enabled with the February 2018 Android security patch. Pixel Visual Core is designed to compile HDR+ images five times faster than ...

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will be the first phones to feature a custom System on a Chip (SoC) solution from Google. While Apple has been creating its ...

Ever since it was revealed as Google’s hidden chip inside the Pixel 2, the Pixel Visual Core has been clad in a little bit of mystery. Google hasn’t helped matters in its communications, and until ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. One of the new features in the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL is the 'Visual ...

Snap a photo using a Google Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL with the default camera app and Google’s HDR+ technology helps you capture images with high dynamic range colors so that you don’t just get better ...

Back in October, Google announced that it has included a custom chip — Pixel Visual Core — for accelerating the HDR+ feature on the Pixel 2 lineup. However, the component has remained largely dormant ...

Last week, Google revealed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL contains a “custom-designed co-processor” for machine learning and image processing. This Pixel Visual Core is not yet enabled, but when ...

Google on Monday said it will soon start enabling the Pixel Visual Core on its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Android flagships in order to bring their HDR+ capabilities to more camera apps. The custom system ...