Samsung said it is working with the three apps to bring features like the aforementioned night mode, smooth zoom, etc. Moreover, these social media apps will also allow the use of the Galaxy S22’s telephoto lens to capture photos and videos within these apps.
Samsung didn’t say if it is bringing these features to other third-party apps
Additionally, customers of the Galaxy S22 lineup can also shoot portrait videos directly from Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok. The portrait video feature is pretty nifty as it focuses on the subject while using advanced algorithms to blur the background effectively. Samsung said users can access Super HDR, digital image stabilization, and autofocus for videos from the in-app camera on the three social media apps. This is big because such features are usually limited to Samsung’s stock camera app. While users could always upload pictures and videos from Samsung Gallery, this makes the process somewhat easier. As XDA notes, Samsung hasn’t mentioned any other apps besides the three mentioned above. This suggests that the partnership could be limited to the three most popular social media apps. In any case, this is a nifty feature to include with the flagship lineup. It’s actually quite surprising that it took Samsung this long to come up with something like this. But it’s better late than never. There’s some hope that Samsung would eventually release APIs to enable developers to embed these features into their apps. However, this could end up being a pipe dream. The Galaxy S22 series brings a slew of changes from the predecessor. The manufacturer reserved the glass back panel for the Galaxy S21+ and the Galaxy S21 Ultra last year. However, the vanilla Galaxy S22 also features a glass back, bringing some parity with its higher-end siblings. All three flagships also feature Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus+ glass with Samsung’s proprietary ‘Armor Aluminum’ construction. The latter first arrived with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Z Fold 3 last year and is known to be scratch-resistant.
