Android Police: How Oreo's color profiles work on the Pixel 2 and 2 XL

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

How Oreo's color profiles work on the Pixel 2 and 2 XL

This is a guest post from developer Carlos Lopez, also known as ShortFuse. He's the developer of SuperOneClick and Fusion.

With the Pixel 2's release, it seems many Android fans have their pitchforks in-hand, and it's the display that's the target of their criticism. Owners of the 2 XL have noticed color shifting at an angle or laggy pixel response, which causes a "jelly-like" effect. Another complaint, which will be the focus on this article, is what some have called "muted colors." At first glance, it seems like the Pixel 2 isn't capable of showing as many colors as other OLED devices, but this isn't true—the colors are intentionally "muted" and locked via software.

How Oreo's color profiles work on the Pixel 2 and 2 XL was written by the awesome team at Android Police.