Lumia Camera app will become standard for all Windows phones

The Lumia Camera app, which originated on the Nokia-developed Lumia phones, will now become the default camera app on all new Windows phones. (Microsoft purchased Nokia’s devices and services business in 2013.)

This news comes as Microsoft announced a bevy of new products at a press event in Redmond, Washington today. Microsoft also talked a lot about how certain apps would become “universal” on mobile and desktop devices.

The Lumia Camera app is apparently one that Microsoft wants to make universal. So whatever brand of Windows phone you have — Samsung, HTC, whatever — it’ll have the Lumia Camera app.

The app has some cool features. Microsoft is promising “images of the highest quality at the fastest speed with only milliseconds between shots,” as well as the ability to long-press on the shutter button to move the camera to 4K mode. When shooting video in this mode (at 24 frames per second), you can simply choose any frame from the video, and it will be of high enough quality to stand on its own as a high-quality still.

The Lumia Camera app was released last week as part of the Lumia Denim update for Windows Phone smartphones.

Hat tip: Engadget