The app for taking better photos — with no AI

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An illustration of Gemini, Alien: Romulus, the Meta Quest 3, and Halide, on an Installer background.
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 48, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for a lot of books this week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

I’m back after a couple of weeks off — thanks to everyone who wished me a good vacation and sent over book recommendations! I wound up reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, She Rides Shotgun, and The Wager and highly recommend all three. Mostly, I spent two weeks chasing a toddler around various restaurants and playgrounds, and it was a good time, but I am oh so very glad to be back hanging with all of you. And it turns out I missed a lot of good stuff!

This week, I’ve been reading about W...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/18/24222043/halide-process-zero-google-gemini-podcast-installer

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