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How to capture Northern Lights with Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
It’s the right place if you are wondering about tips to capture northern lights with your Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The Galaxy S24 Ultra packs Samsung’s best camera hardware and is excellently suitable for capturing natural wonders.
Northern Lights is considered one of the world’s most famous natural wonders. In the US, New York City’s sky lit up with hues of pink, purple, and green on Thursday night as northern lights were visible in the city.
In addition to the US, Northern Lights were also seen in the UK due to Solar Storm. It’s like a festival for astrophotography lovers and photographers. You don’t need a professional DSLR camera to capture as your Samsung Galaxy is here to help.
Capturing perfect short of the aurora is a bit tough but not impossible. You need to adjust some settings in your Galaxy camera application. Expert RAW offers pro controls, making the S24 Ultra the ultimate solution to shoot aurora borealis.
Here’s how to capture the Northern Lights.
On your Galaxy device, open the One UI’s Camera app (Expert RAW preferred). Now, enable night mode on your phone’s camera app. You need to modify some settings due to which you need to access the Manual settings mode.
Now, toggle the ‘MF’ icon to focus the camera and turn off the flash setting. ISO setting needs to be adjusted to 1600 and above so the sensor works better in low light. White balance should be around 3200K so the image will look more natural.
Next, you need to adjust the shutter speed (longer) based on the brightness of the aurora. I recommend placing the phone on a tripod horizontally so your Galaxy can capture a wider image, covering a larger portion of the aurora light.
You can use ProCam X – Lite, available on Play Store, to access manual settings.
In October 2024, Samsung updated its Galaxy Enhance-X app, which brings the popular Camera Shift feature to more devices. This feature helps you take and edit full-body photos easily. If you own a compatible Samsung device, you can take advantage of the Camera Shift feature.
Camer Shift Feature
The Camera Shift feature lets you enhance your photos by focusing on specific subjects. It was initially available only on the Galaxy S24 series, but now it’s expanded to other models.
The latest update includes a simpler and user-friendly design. Instead of navigating through three separate menus, you can now access everything from a single menu.
With improved recognition capabilities, the Camera Shift feature can now better identify children, upper body shots, and group photos. You can also apply special effects to specific people in group images, giving you more creative control.
Moreover, the update also includes a Colorization feature that adds color to black and white images and a Motion Clipper feature to allow you to create GIFs from Motion Photos.
Eligible Devices
The Camera Shift feature is available for several Samsung flagship devices. Here’s a list of the eligible models:
Galaxy S series
- Galaxy S24
- Galaxy S24 Plus
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy S23 Plus
- Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Galaxy S22
- Galaxy S22 Plus
- Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S21
- Galaxy S21 Plus
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
Galaxy F Series
- Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Galaxy Z Fold 3
- Galaxy Z Flip 6
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Galaxy Z Flip 3
Galaxy Tab series
- Galaxy Tab S8
- Galaxy Tab S8+
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S9
- Galaxy Tab S9+
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S10+
- Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
If you have any of these devices, you can use the new features. It is worth mentioning that your Galaxy device must be updated on One UI 6.1.1 or a later version to enjoy the new feature of the Camera Shift feature. However, the company is preparing to make these features available for devices running One UI 6.1
Be sure to download or update Galaxy Enhance-X through the Galaxy Store to explore new features.
How to use One UI 6.1 Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy
Google App is updating its bottom navigation bar by bringing back a more modern design called Material 3. This change introduces a new pill-shaped indicator that shows which tab you’re using.
The revamped bottom navigation bar arrives with the latest beta version 15.40 of the Google App, thanks to 9to5Google. With the fresh design, Google aims to make it easier for users to navigate.
Instead of just highlighting the tab icon you’re on, the new design surrounds the icon with a pill shape to make it clearer and more appealing. Google app initially introduced this design in 2023 but later decided to revert to its previous look. Now, after some changes, the app has once again been back with the updated look.
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Aside from the testing new design, the company is also looking into a new verification feature for its Search function. This feature would give verified businesses a blue checkmark, similar to what you see in Gmail to help users easily identify trustworthy sources online.
Not everyone has access to Google App’s latest beta update yet, but users can force-stop the app through their device settings if they don’t see the new look right away. With the return of Material 3 design and new features on the way, users can look forward to a more enhanced experience in the Google App.
Google retracts report suggesting MediaTek chip in Galaxy S25
Exynos 2500 could not be commercialized in Galaxy S25 due to Samsung Foundry’s 3nm yield issues. Google recently published an erroneous report suggesting the flagship MediaTek Dimensity chipset in the Samsung Galaxy S25.
The erroneous report by Google spread widely following the early rumors of Samsung’s adoption of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 in the Galaxy S25. Google has now confirmed the error that it misreported MediaTek chip and Samsung.
The original quote shown on Google’s DeepMind website was as follows:
- For example, MediaTek, one of the top chip design companies in the world, extended AlphaChip to accelerate development of their most advanced chips — like the Dimensity Flagship 5G used in Samsung mobile phones — while improving power, performance and chip area.
After backlash, Google updated the section of paragraph – removing any reference to Samsung:
- External organisations are also adopting and building on AlphaChip. For example, MediaTek, one of the top chip design companies in the world, extended AlphaChip to accelerate development of their most advanced chips while improving power, performance and chip area.
The ‘Google DeepMind team’ reportedly confirmed to AndroidAuthority that the passage ‘Dimensity Flagship 5G used in Samsung mobile phones’ was ‘erroneous’. Well, it doesn’t mean that Samsung won’t be using MediaTek in Galaxy.
Last month, the Tab S10 series debuted with Dimensity 9300+ internationally. It was the first time when Samsung utilized MediaTek chipset in its flagship product range. The Samsung-MediaTek partnership may expand further next year.
So far, we haven’t seen any clue about the Galaxy S25 with Exynos 2500. The Galaxy S25 Plus and S25 Ultra benchmarked with Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Therefore, it’s undeniable that the vanilla S25 could not ship with Dimensity 9400 SoC.