Huawei fixed the camera flaw in his P40 pro.

The camera on the Huawei P40 Pro just got much better.David PhelanThe phone is beautiful, powerful, and highly capable, though the absence of Google Mobile Services remains an issue for some. You can read my review here. Though Huawei is going through turbulent times just now, as brilliantly chronicled by Forbes contributor Zak Hoffman, it is working to improve the performance of its latest phone in several ways.MORE FROM FORBESHuawei Just Offered Fans 1 Brilliant Reason Not To Switch BrandsBy David PhelanIt comes with some of the best cameras ever seen on a smartphone if you check with DXOMark you’ll see it thinks it’s the best camera phone ever.The cameras are tremendous and yield brilliant results. The four sensors are versatile and the combination of optical and digital zoom goes as high as 50x.Huawei P40 ProDavid PhelanAt that zoom, the level of detail isn’t as crisp, of course, though it’s arguably much better and creates more usable images than that other super-zoom camera, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.But the Galaxy had a feature that was very helpful in higher zooms, specifically the presence of a picture-in-picture frame so you could see just where you were focusing. At 50x magnification that can be hard to see without such a feature.Now, the Huawei P40 Pro has it, too.That’s courtesy of a software update that arrived last month in China and is now being rolled out worldwide, as spotted by Huawei Central. To find it, simply go to Settings then System and Updates and then Software Update. Although it’s on its way, it may take a few days to reach every phone in every country. The update is version 10.1.0.131 and is 1.46GB big.For instance, it improved the quality of high-resolution photos, Huawei says. It also optimized the camera’s anti-jitter function and improved video recording.But it’s the later update that will have the biggest effect on taking photos. The picture-in-picture frame pops up when the zoom goes above 15x.Petal Search on the Huawei P40 ProDavid PhelanThe other big development with the very latest update is the arrival of Petal Search. It’s a cute name but it’s not instantly clear what it might be for unless you know. Is it a plant identifier? A florist locator?When you know that it’s what used to be called Huawei Search, its purpose becomes clearer.Although it has been on Chinese Huawei phones for some time, under its old name, it’s a completely new feature for the rest of the world.The searching that it does is pretty expansive. First of all, it looks for apps.As mentioned above, Huawei’s version of Android does not have Google Mobile Services as it’s an open-source edition. So, that means no Google Play Store and in turn, an absence of apps unless they appear in the Huawei App Gallery. This is growing daily but still misses many household favorites. So, for instance, Facebook is not in the Huawei App Gallery. Open Petal Search, though, and type in Facebook and the app will guide you to the official download page on the Facebook site.With other apps, such as Spotify, for instance, it will guide you to APKPure where you can download the app. Petal Search is also for checking the weather, sports questions, news feeds, and more.It’s still not quite as smooth as having Play Store on the phone, but it takes a lot of the pain points out of the equation and is another way that Huawei phone users can manage without Google.