Google Photos just got a huge AI upgrade with 'Remix' — here's what you can do now
Google wrote a support post detailing how to use Remix and showing off the kinds of images it's capable of creating. Essentially, you feed Remix an image, and it lets you choose between a few different art styles to create a cartoon version of your photo. It seems somewhat limited now, with only four art styles, but it's easy to see it expanding into a more robust feature down the road.
Currently, the styles available are:
Those four art styles are some of the most popular looks, though.
A nice benefit of using Google's Remix over ChatGPT or Gemini is that it's freely available in the Google Photos app — you don't need to sign up for another subscription just to turn yourself and your loved ones into funky cartoons.
Google's blog post detailed how to use the app, and it's quite streamlined. Here's the basics:
It's important to note that this is still rolling out, so you may not see it yet on your Google Photos account. If it's not showing up for you yet, just wait a bit longer.
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