With the Pixel 9 series, the Camera app gained a new Panorama mode and Google has some tips on how to get the most out of it.

Part of this ongoing project involves a jaw-dropping deep-sky panorama that was photographed in Arabia over 70 nights, during a four-year period, and comprises an incomprehensible 12,220 photographs.

It’s a marked improvement over previous versions of the app, but the new focus on a vertical timeline comes with drawbacks that won’t be to everyone’s taste. Dark Sky is now divided into four tabs, ...