In March, it was discovered that one of the main engineers responsible for Google's famous Pixel Camera technology, Marc Levoy, had left the search giant. Today, it was revealed that he has landed a new role at Adobe, and is creating an app that will work on both Android and iPhone. As noted in a tweet by Android Authority's David Imel, Levoy has joined Adobe as a vice president and partner to work on computational photography projects, including the existing Photoshop camera app, as well as a new "Adobe Universal Camera App." < p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damn. I just found out that Marc Levoy, who previously headed computational photography at Google, has just joined @Adobe as VP and colleague to work on CP initiatives as well as an "Adobe Universal Camera App"? Will you work on the Photoshop Camera, Research, and sensei teams Jul 20, 2020 While working at Google, Levoy led the teams responsible for HDR+, portrait mode, and night sight in the Pixel Camera app, all features that made the technology stand out back then and have been since they have become standard issue on many other flagship camera phones. The Google Pixel has been noted for being able to achieve great photographic results with more limited hardware than its competitors, using a single camera (for the top three combined) rather than a dual or triple array and in s' pushing algorithmic prowess. of the phone to lift heavy objects. Levoy is also responsible for launching Google Street View and, prior to working for the tech giant, was a Stanford professor teaching computer science, digital photography and art science, so it's clear he's the right man for the job. For a truly universal camera app to exist across Android and iOS devices, you'll need to account for the hardware differences between phones, as well as the various operating systems and platforms that power them, which you don't. A small matter. While there aren't a lot of details about what the Universal Camera app can take (or if it's actually separate from the Photoshop Camera app, we know it will work), it's exciting to see someone of Levoy's heritage and experience working on a photography project. this type.