Latest news with #GooglePhotos
Android Authority
19 hours ago
- Android Authority
Google Photos is getting Tinder's swipe mechanic (wait, what?)
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is letting some users clean up their cloud storage with a Tinder-style interface. Users can swipe left to delete large files and blurry photos or swipe right to keep them. This seems to be a limited release for now, and there's seemingly no way to activate it. Google Photos offers a few ways to claw back cloud storage. One option available in the app is the ability to review and delete blurry photos and large files. Now, it looks like Google could spice up this process. Redditors and Telegram user Bruno have recently encountered a Tinder-style prompt in Google Photos that lets you swipe to keep or delete blurry images and large photos or videos. Check out the Telegram user's screenshots below. It seems like this option popped up randomly for some users as a prompt, so there isn't a way to access the feature right now. Nevertheless, swiping left on a photo or video lets you delete it, while swiping right lets you keep it. A Redditor also noted that Google showed them 250 photos as part of this prompt. The screenshots above seem to corroborate this. Oddly enough, this feature first surfaced roughly six months ago when a Redditor spotted the option. So it's clear that Google has been experimenting with this tool for a while now. It also comes roughly seven years after another Redditor mooted the idea. Don't want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a preferred source in Google Search to support us and make sure you never miss our latest exclusive reports, expert analysis, and much more. In any event, this seems like a fun, intuitive way to free up Google Photos cloud storage. I imagine this could be pretty handy if you're waiting in a queue, in the bathroom, or in another situation where you have a few idle minutes. We therefore hope this feature rolls out to more users soon. But I also hope Google throws us a bone and finally upgrades the base storage plan. Follow
Phone Arena
2 days ago
- Phone Arena
Android Chrome and Photos apps both get a makeover courtesy of Google
Material 3 redesign for the Chrome settings page in Android. | Image credit-Android Police Google is also making some changes to the Google Photos app with the Pixel 10 series about to be unveiled in just days. The changes are in line with Google's Material 3 Expressive design makeovers. The new look was discovered in the app code for version 7.41 of the Google Photos app. Another look at the Material 3 redesigned Chrome settings page for Android. | Image credit-Android Police The Material 3 redesign will allow you to replace the circle that contains an image of your face in Google Photos with various shapes (this is the Material 3 face picker). After selecting the new shape of the "box" you want to contain your photo, you can change the name that the Google Photos app uses to refer to you. This is a more streamlined way to change your name than the current method, which requires you to find your photo under the People and Pets collection and type your name twice. Google doesn't include any hint of these directions anywhere in the app. Google Photos face picker. | Image credit-Forbes New tabs found on the top of the app will allow you to filter out all albums except for those shared by others, or those you've created yourself. Using these filters will stop you from having to scroll through a long list of albums or search for albums by typing in album names in the search bar, and taxing your memory. New filters found on the Material 3 redesign of Google Photos. | Image credit-Forbes The update containing the new Google Photos Material 3 Expressive redesign is rolling out now, although it seems that the Material 3 face picker might need some more work before Google releases it.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Google Photos is bringing emoji reactions to shared albums
Google Photos is not your ordinary image and video gallery app, especially considering the plethora of editing and AI features it offers. Over the past few weeks, we've seen evidence of video editor upgrades coming to the app, while Google has also broadly rolled out its revamped image editor interface announced back in May. We're now getting an early look at another upcoming feature of Google Photos. Courtesy of version 7.40.0.790840830 of Google Photos, app expert AssembleDebug enabled a "React" button for images and videos in shared albums. In its current form, users can react to photos or videos with the "Like" button. However, it looks like Google wants to make interactions a little more intuitive by introducing preset reactions (via Android Authority). Tapping the React button, which replaces the Like option, pulls up five commonly used emojis, including the existing red heart, a laughing face, a smiling face with heart-shaped eyes, a party popper, and clapping hands. We don't know if Google intends to expand the selection of emojis you can react with, so for the time being, these appear to be the only choices. Designed to make your interactions a touch better Current (left) vs upcoming Meanwhile, any reactions to the contents of the shared album will appear in the "Comments" section as individual comments. It's also worth noting that any photos you have liked in the past will continue to appear as before. New reactions will appear next to the user's profile image in the Comments window, as shown in the fourth image above. It's unclear whether this is intentional or something that will be modified when the feature is ready to roll out to the public. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long to find out. In a separate development, Android Authority found that Google Photos also defaults to the yet-to-be-launched "Create" tab upon startup, which was revealed by Google a couple of weeks ago. This aligns with Google's announcement that it would roll out widely in August. Create will be home to multiple tools, including AI offerings like photo-to-video and the recently added Remix, which lets you transform your existing photos into sketches, anime, comics, or 3D animations. Google Photos Google LLC PHOTOGRAPHY Price: Free 4.4 Download
Forbes
4 days ago
- Forbes
Google Photos Gets Much-Needed Update Ahead Of Pixel 10 Launch
Key Takeaways Google Photos Updates Two Features Google Photos is testing some significant design upgrades, aligning with the upcoming launch of the Pixel 10-series. A new report from Android Authority indicates that key personalization functions will soon be updated in line with Google's Material 3 Expressive design philosophy, expected to feature heavily on the Pixel 10 range. These updates, discovered in the app code for version 7.41 of Google Photos, follow earlier Material 3 updates reported by the same source, suggesting how Google Photos and other apps will continue to evolve. Google Photos Tests Easier Name-Changing The first update simplifies changing the picture you use as your default face in Google Photos, altering both the layout and wording of the interface. The new version replaces the existing, small circular face tiles with much larger, irregular shapes from Google's updated Material Shapes Library, prioritizing faces over the accompanying text, which has also been simplified. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Once you've selected your new face image, you are then given the chance to change the name Google Photos uses to refer to you. This is a much-needed upgrade, not only because it complies with Google's latest design rules, but also because changing a name in Google Photos is currently such a clunky process, which requires finding the person in the People and Pets collection and tapping on their name twice. What's worse is that Google Photos provides no on-screen instructions for this procedure. Active Now! Improved Sharing To Google Photos Albums Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches. You can now choose to display only albums shared by others, or those you've created yourself, simplifying the process of finding shared albums, especially when you want to add pictures to a shared album. Without these filters, users have to scroll through a lengthy list of albums or try to recall album names to type into the search box. This is particularly challenging when locating albums named and shared by others. This update is rolling out now, and many users are already seeing the new filters. Keep an eye out next time you're searching for an album, as they do make the process a whole lot easier. The new Material 3 Expressive face picker isn't currently available to users and may undergo significant refinement before release. However, its strong alignment with Google's latest design principles suggests we'll see these and similar updates rolling out to Google Photos and other apps soon. For example, Google recently revamped the Pixel Watch interface with Material 3, offering an insight into what's to come. Expect to see even more Material 3 Expressive design when Google officially unveils the Pixel 10 series on August 20, 2025. Follow @paul_monckton on Instagram.
Phone Arena
4 days ago
- Phone Arena
Google Photos might get a new way to show if images were made or edited with AI
The discovery was made in version 7.41 of the app, where code references a feature called "threepio." It would add a new "How was this made" section to the photo details view. It would involve swiping up on a photo or video, where users could see details about how it was created or edited. The labels it might include are: "Media created with AI" "Edited with AI tools" "Edited with multiple AI tools" "Edited with non-AI tools" "Media captured with a camera without software adjustments" It may also detect when multiple editing tools were used or when several images were combined. Additionally, if the file's edit history is missing or has been changed, Google Photos would show an error message instead. According to the source, this functionality appears to be powered by Content Credentials, a system that attaches a persistent history of edits to a file. That information stays with the media even when shared, unless it's removed. The idea isn't entirely new for Google. The company has already developed SynthID, a DeepMind project that invisibly watermarks AI-generated images. While it's unclear if SynthID is being used here, both approaches aim to give people more context about the origins of visual content. Examples of realistic images created via Imagen 3, a Google image generation tool. | Image credit — Google Other companies have been working on similar solutions. Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative tracks edits in image metadata, while Meta has committed to labeling AI-generated images across Facebook and Instagram. Together, these projects show that the tech industry sees transparency around AI edits as increasingly important. If Google releases this feature with Google Photos, it could be a useful tool for quickly checking whether photos and videos are authentic. While the irony is not lost on me that this is the same company that developed tools to generate very realistic AI images and videos, I can see how having this could be valuable in areas like journalism, education, and online sales, where trust matters. Additionally, including such a tool in one of the most widely used photo apps could set an example that others follow.
