- Google photos celebrates its 10th birthday
- New publishing tools arrive on Android and iOS
- Users will also be able to share photos via the QR code
Google Photos has now been with us for 10 years, and Google marks the opportunity by thinking about the application photo editor and adding part of the ruse supplied by AI which was previously exclusive to the best pixel phones.
The Repamp reistor collects certain key features together while adding new ones: choose to modify a photo and you will see a certain number of improvements suggested appear. Press someone or something in an image, and even more suggestions appear, as the option of moving the selection elsewhere in the image, or blurring the background behind.
The tools that have already been exclusive to the Google Pixel 9 series will now be available for everyone. They include the automatic framework to obtain suggested cultures for a photo, and reinvent, which works as a mini IMA image generator to allow you to introduce new elements or modify those existing with text prompts.
Other examples provided by Google include obtaining suggestions on how to improve a particular area of a photo and modify the appearance of the sky using the Reimagine tool – so that you can transform a cloudy day into a sunny day, if you wish. The redrawn publisher reaches Android next month, with iOS after “later this year”.
Easier sharing
Far from the redesigned publisher, Google Photos applications also facilitate the sharing of photos with other people. You can now do it using a QR code – so that you can simply transmit the code to other people or publish it publicly so that anyone can use.
Google also used the opportunity to share some tips and tricks to use its photo application. It’s not new but you might not have aware them: like the way you can type Places on Collections Tab to see your photos spread over the locations and focus on photos and videos from special places.
Another feature highlighted by Google is the way you can use natural language in research, whether “me in a blue shirt” or “at the beach” – and Google AI will find what you are looking for. Just press the Research Button in the lower right corner, then put your request at the top.
According to Google, since its launch 10 years ago, more than 9 billions of photos and videos have been stored on the service, and more than 1.5 billion people use it monthly – making 210 modifications each month. Personally, I think it’s always a shame that Google has won unlimited storage for pixel owners.
