

Photography is a core part of what we do with our phones, and raw photography on mobile devices helps those with a creative bent express themselves better without having to head to a PC. Google's Snapseed move shows how raw photos are gradually becoming more mainstream. For example, you can typically do a better job with raw photos if you want to boost brightness in dim areas and fix the blue cast of shady shots. Although they're more of a pain to edit and share, raw photos offer editing flexibility and better image quality compared to conventional JPEG photos. With Wednesday's Snapseed 2.9 release for iPhones and iPads, the software now can edit raw-format photos, the pictures taken directly from a digital camera's image sensor without any processing. Snapseed, a Google photo editor that goes beyond the basics of Google Photos, just got a little more serious. Snapseed for iOS greets you with a notice saying it can edit raw photos.
