Essential Camera update adds 360-degree Tiny Planet mode and ‘flash’ for front-facing camera

Essential has been steadily instilling more and more features into the PH-1, many of which have concerned the camera. Most recently, the Essential Camera app has seen autoHDR and 360-degree live-streaming added. Today Essential announced via Twitter that Tiny Planet mode and “flash” for the front-facing camera (read: white burst from the screen) are bundled in the latest Essential Camera update.

Get your selfie look ready. We just released an update to Essential Camera app that adds flash for the selfie camera, Tiny Planet mode (beta) for 360° photos and videos, and stability fixes. Download it now: https://t.co/zXoZ765GHF pic.twitter.com/TJpTMUtFVv

— Essential (@essential) February 26, 2018

Check out all the Land Cruisers in the background!

Tiny Planet mode is what you see above; it essentially (pun not intended) creates a “tiny planet” with you in the center. You’ll be able to look at all of your 360-degree photos and videos as Tiny Planets with the tap of a button, and you can edit and share them as well. You can also save stills from Tiny Planet videos. And as several phones without physical front-facing flashes do, the “selfie flash” feature simply lights up the screen with a sea of white while a photo is being taken for the illusion of a flash.

Here’s the full changelog for your perusal:

The update is already live on the Play Store as version 0.1.097.006. PH-1 owners, let us know how you find the new camera additions.