Google Photos - Missing Pixel 8 Features / Best Shot etc

[dylangerdaly]

Describe the bug Google Photos app is missing flagship features like Top Shot.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open Google Photos
2. Browse a Photo Taken on a Pixel 8
3. Observe only Magic Eraser is available

Expected behavior There be other tools like Best Shot and Unblur

Screenshots

System Android Version: 14 Custom ROM: Graphene with microG / Sandboxed GMS Disabled

Additional context I would guess the issue seems to be a Phenotype Flag missing to enable these features.

[dylangerdaly]

May as well enable other features like Pixel 8 Pro's Manual Mode while we're in here.

[kekkodance]

I get this issue too.

[ale5000-git]

Could someone with a stock ROM paste the result of this command please (include also phone model info)? adb shell pm list features

[dylangerdaly]

From what I understand these features are actually completed online/cloud.

8 Pro's Manual mode is the only thing you can locally flip on.

(Not 100%)

[ale5000-git]

I know for sure that some features influence Google Photos, maybe something is missing. So getting the full list from a stock Pixel phone and another list from the custom ROM would reveal it.

[RizzoV]

Resurrecting this to report that LOS21+MicroG (user app) on a P8P, despite having many other Pixel-related features, misses "com.google.android.feature.GOOGLE_EXPERIENCE" required to make the Google Camera be available to download in Aurora Store.

Maybe that's the one causing the missing tools in Photos too.

[ale5000-git]

Could you please post the full list for comparison? adb shell pm list features

[RizzoV]

I am only aware of that bit, I don't have a device with the stock ROM to make a complete comparison.