Samsung has released a new update for its Expert RAW app for the Galaxy S23 series. The company is pushing some quality improvements and a bug fix to the app. The new version is only compatible with the latest April 2023 firmware build for the Galaxy S23 trio.
The latest update for the Expert RAW app comes with version number 2.0.08.5. The official changelog supplied by Samsung mentions image quality improvements and a fix for the loading error of Astrophoto to Lightroom with High-efficiency RAW (via @daniel_scuteri). Overall, it’s a relatively minor update but could help improve the user experience a lot. If you’re using a Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, or Galaxy S23 Ultra running the April security patch, you should be able to download the new update for Expert RAW from the Galaxy Store (link below).
This Expert RAW update doesn’t seem to fix the Galaxy S23’s “halo effect” issue
It appears this update for the Expert RAW doesn’t fix the abnormal halo effect that Galaxy S23 phones produce around subjects in photos. Subjects have a light outline across the borders, which is particularly visible in low-light photos, though regular daylight photos also often exhibit similar unnatural effects. The issue has been there since day one and Samsung hasn’t fixed it yet. We recently learned that the company is finally readying a fix.
By the looks of it, the said resolution will roll out with an update for the phones rather than the Expert RAW app. In that case, we will likely have to wait for the May security update. Samsung released the April patch for the Galaxy S23 phones in the last week of March. It remains to be seen if the May patch arrives before we enter the new month. We will keep you posted. In the meantime, you can click the button at the end of this article to download the latest version of the Expert RAW app from the Galaxy Store.
As for users of other Galaxy flagships, like the Galaxy S22, Samsung recently announced that it plans to bring more camera features from the Galaxy S23 series to them. It has already pushed Image Clipper with the April update. There are a few more in line, including a focus priority option. Make sure to keep your Galaxy flagship updated so you don’t miss out on the latest features. Go to Settings > Software update > Download and install to check for updates manually.