Smartphone photography has evolved dramatically over the past few years, but one of the most important developments for serious photographers has been the rise of RAW capture on Android devices. While computational photography continues to dominate the mainstream market, RAW photography offers something entirely different — control, flexibility, tonal depth, and a far more photographic workflow. For photographers who want greater creative freedom, shooting RAW on Android can completely transform the image-making process. Rather than allowing aggressive AI processing, sharpening, noise reduction, and colour enhancement to dictate the final image, RAW files preserve substantially more image data directly from the sensor itself. That extra information becomes invaluable during editing. Highlights…