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HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro update brings better face unlock, more natural colors in AI mode

Huawei's latest update will deliver more "authentic" colors when you use the AI camera mode.
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January 7, 2019
HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro camera app.

The HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro is arguably the most feature-packed smartphone in the last 12 months, offering everything from a triple camera setup to reverse wireless charging. The company has delivered several noteworthy updates too, and it’s not quite finished yet.

HUAWEI has just issued another update, labelled 9.0.0.171, according to GSMArena. HUAWEI’s new update weighs in at 482MB, so what does it bring to the table?

For starters, the company has optimized face unlock for “certain scenarios.” In plain English, this should mean facial recognition is better in tricky conditions. But the improvements go beyond facial unlocking.

HUAWEI has also tweaked photo quality when using the Master AI option, saying photos should now have “more natural, authentic colors.” For what it’s worth, our own Bogdan Petrovan didn’t notice a big difference between AI and non-AI shots in his Mate 20 Pro review. Nevertheless, HUAWEI’s camera app also lets you switch between three color modes, so you can always go for a more saturated appearance if you prefer.

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The camera tweaks don’t stop there, as HUAWEI has also fixed discrepancies between the preview and the actual photo, as well as the camera failing to launch in “certain scenarios.”

Finally, the Chinese manufacturer has included Google’s December 2018 security patches in the update. You might have to wait a few days or weeks to see this update, especially if you’re on a carrier version of the Mate 20 Pro.

It marks the latest in a series of updates for the late 2018 flagship. Previous updates have enabled AI Zoom, better in-display fingerprint scanning, improved photo quality, and several video-related effects.

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