Essential says it has improved its terrible camera with new software updates

Essential has released another update to address what is by far the weakest element of

its debut smartphone: the camera. This latest attempt is a two-prong approach, as the company has simultaneously released a new firmware update for the phone itself and updated the Essential Camera app in the Play Store. “Our small team has been hard at work improving the Essential Camera app,” software engineer Michael Kolb wrote in a blog post. The latest version of the camera app promises to “eliminate shutter lag for one-off captures.” That delay when shooting even a single photo has been a major annoyance for users. Essential also claims to have improved low light photo quality and made all-around image output more consistent in various conditions. Here are the specifics of what you can expect to see after installing both updates:                                                              https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/5/16431562/essential-phone-better-camera-quality-updates