Report: Google looking to stop smartphone manufacturers from adding built-in 'beauty' modes

According to a report from XDA Developers, Google might be making changes to its Camera API in Android 11 that will prevent them from using algorithms to smooth skin, change skin color or alter the facial geometry of subjects. Sharp-eyed XDA Developers Editor-in-Chief, Mishaal Rahman, noticed in Google's Android 11 Compatibility Definition Document that the company is banning equipment manufacturers from 'implementing facial tweaking algorithms during image processing.' Although the relevant sec...