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CNET
2 days ago
- Business
- CNET
Google Photos Is Getting an Editor Overhaul and New Sharing Features for Its 10th Birthday
Google Photos is 10 years old, and the search giant celebrated the milestone with a blog post announcing new features on the way and some tips to get the most out of your Photos experience. Previous Pixel 9-exclusive features will soon be headed to more devices and be easier to find in the app. This includes Auto Frame, which extends the background of a photo, and Reimagine, which regenerates a selected portion of a photo with just a text prompt. But the biggest announcement is that the photo editor itself is getting a huge redesign. The new editor looks more streamlined and falls in line with Material 3 Expressive, Google's new visual overhaul for Android 16 that's more colorful and animated. Google says Photos will get even smarter over time by, "pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, unlocking new ways to relive, connect and share memories." For more, don't miss Android 16's big visual redesign, which is available in the latest beta. Google toots its horn with Photos stats Over 10 years, Google Photos has gained a lot of traction. Over 1.5 billion people use the app or website every month. 9 trillion photos and videos have been stored through the service. Every month, Google says, 370 million searches are performed, 440 million memories are shared and 210 million photos are edited. An updated photo editor that's easier to use The upcoming photo editor redesign put all of the editing tools in the same place for easier access. Other features include new AI suggestions that will combine multiple effects at once to enhance your photos. Here's one of the new features in the Google Photos editor redesign Google The new photo editor will begin rolling out globally to Android users starting next month and iOS users later this year. For more, don't miss the latest on Project Astra that Google shared during its I/O conference earlier this month.
GSM Arena
2 days ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
Google Photos celebrates 10 years with a new editor
Google Photos has turned ten years old, believe it or not. To celebrate the occasion, it's received some new features. First, a redesigned editor, which provides helpful suggestions (including AI suggestions that combine multiple effects). You can also tap an area of an image to only get suggestions for it. Reimagine and Auto frame are located alongside brightness and contrast controls. The new editor is rolling out globally next month on Android, with iOS following "later this year". New editor Next, you can share albums with QR codes, and create a personal montage to share, and even revisit the places you've been with the new Places feature found under the collections tab. All of your photos will be seen here geographically pinned on an interactive map. Search is better and you can ask exactly what you're looking for without worrying about using a keyword. Google notes that for best results you should always name the faces in your photos. The app also lets you remove items that are already backed up in order to free up space on your device. Google Photos will keep whipping up Best of Month and Year End Recaps automatically, and you can personalize what you see in your grid by letting the app stack similar pictures that were taken close together, or hide screenshots, GIFs and memes. Speaking of customization, you can hide specific people, pets, or dates, as well as choose between time-based or themed memories. Source
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Business
- Android Authority
Google Photos celebrates turning 10 with a new and improved editor and easier album sharing
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is celebrating 10 years of Google Photos with a fresh look and new tools for the editor. You can now share entire albums instantly with people nearby with just a QR code. The rollout for the new photo editor begins next month for Android users, and iOS later this year. For a lot of people, Google Photos is where all their memories live in terms of cloud-based storage. With at least 15GB of space on the free tier, Google Photos is one of the better options available. And believe it or not, Google Photos has been around for an entire decade. Since a decade of Google Photos is quite a feat, Google is celebrating the milestone with a brand new look for the Google Photos editor. The redesigned editor has a more simplified interface that puts all of the editing tools in a single place along with helpful edit suggestions to get the perfect photo. In a single tap, you can select the subject, background, or any other part of the photo. With some help from AI, a menu containing several suggestions tailored for that particular area pops up, all designed to enhance that part of the image. Or if you want to edit the entire image, there are AI-powered suggestions that combine several effects for a quick and painless edit. There are also new tools like Reimagine and Auto frame, which originally made their debut with the Magic Editor in the Pixel 9 series. These new tools can be found with the other manual adjustment tools like brightness and contrast. Reimagine utilizes generative AI to make a scene more ideal (turn a gloomy overcast sky into a sunny one), and Auto frame helps achieve the proper crop. Ryan Haines / Android Authority Reimagine in Magic Editor Once you get those edits in, you'll likely want to share those results quickly with others. If those people happen to be nearby, you can now share entire albums faster by generating a QR code for people to scan. Once someone scans the code, they're able to view and even add photos to the album if needed. So when are we getting all these new goodies? We got an early look at that QR code sharing feature in an APK teardown last month, but it's now rolling out for all Google Photos users. For the redesigned Google Photos editor, however, it will begin landing on Android devices running Android 8 or newer in June, with iOS devices later this year. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
