Google Photos gets new ‘live album’ automatic sharing, and depth editor

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Google has introduced the ‘Live Album’ feature that can turn any album into a live album. You can just choose the people you want to see, and Google Photos will automatically add photos of them to your album as you take them and then share the album with family and friends. Continue reading “Google Photos gets new ‘live album’ automatic sharing, and depth editor”

Google might be testing Color Pop, manual bokeh effects in Google Photos

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Google might be testing new Color Pop, along with manual bokeh effects.  as some users are reporting to have gotten the new editing tools The Color Pop keeps the focus of the photo in color and desaturates the rest of the shot. The manual bokeh lets you do something similar by blurring the background instead of desaturated. Continue reading “Google might be testing Color Pop, manual bokeh effects in Google Photos”

Google opens up Photos Library API to everyone

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After being in developers preview over the past few months, Google today announced that its Photos Library API is now generally available. Those who wish to build and test their own experience can join the partner program for a larger integration.  Continue reading “Google opens up Photos Library API to everyone”

Google Photos 4.0 for Android brings Material Design, swipe up Info Shortcut

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Search engine giant Google is slowly updating its web service both in terms of feature and visual appeal. It’s a known fact that Google has revamped Gmail, Chrome (Chrome 69) and now, its time for Google Photos. Continue reading “Google Photos 4.0 for Android brings Material Design, swipe up Info Shortcut”

Google Photos v3.26 brings captions in photo books; hints at ability to edit VR images and more

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After Chrome, Google is also rolling update to its Photos app and the only change is the ability to add captions in photo books. However, digging a little deep into the app reveals support for editing stereoscopic images and new suggestion types that might pop up for some of your photos. Continue reading “Google Photos v3.26 brings captions in photo books; hints at ability to edit VR images and more”

Google Photos v3.23 hints at adjustable bokeh effect, lower saved photo quality, and more

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Google is rolling out a new update to the Photos app which brings the version to V3.23 and there are no immediate changes right off the bat, but there are many features lying behind the screen one among which is the ability to apply smooth bokeh effects of portrait mode, and we can even control the intensity of the blur. Continue reading “Google Photos v3.23 hints at adjustable bokeh effect, lower saved photo quality, and more”

Google Photos gets ability to mark photos as favorites

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Google constantly and consistently keeps pushing updates to its flagship apps, and today it is the Photos app. The app has received the ability to mark photos as favorites with stars and hearts. This makes it easier to view all the favorited pictures in one place instead of scrolling through numerous pictures. Continue reading “Google Photos gets ability to mark photos as favorites”

Google Photos to get AI-powered One-tap actions, color pop and more

Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google I/O 2018 delivering the keynote announced new features for Google Photos app that includes suggested actions powered by machine learning, color pop and an option for developers to integrate Google Photos with their apps.

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Google Photos for Android gets advanced movie editor, reorganized bottom bar and more

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Google is rolling out a new update to Photos app for Android which brings advanced movie editor, reorganized bottom bar and more. The advanced movie editor was earlier spotted in a teardown of v3.16 and now it is finally started rolling out in the v3.18 release. Continue reading “Google Photos for Android gets advanced movie editor, reorganized bottom bar and more”

Google photos now lets you manually create custom themed movies

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Google has just announced a new feature using which you can manually create themed movies via the app or the web. You can use the photos to create the movies where you can edit them, add music or just select the photos and ask Google to automatically create a movie for you which was available since quite some time now. Continue reading “Google photos now lets you manually create custom themed movies”

Google Photos v3.13 brings motion photos search filter, photo book notifications and more

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Google is rolling out a new update to the Photo app bringing the version number to V3.13. Unlike the recent updates, the latest version brings new features including motion photos search filter, photo book notifications, controls over promo notifications and more.  Continue reading “Google Photos v3.13 brings motion photos search filter, photo book notifications and more”

Google Photos starts rolling out shared libraries and suggested sharing features

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Google had announced three new features for Photos at the I/O 2017 conference that are aimed at making sharing easy. Google has now started rolling out suggested sharing, shared albums to Android, iOS and Web. Continue reading “Google Photos starts rolling out shared libraries and suggested sharing features”

Google Photos rolls out Archive feature on Android and iOS

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Google has rolled out a new feature for Photos that lets you hide photos from your main photos view. Dubbed as Archive, the feature is seen after tapping the hamburger menu represented by three lines on top left.  Continue reading “Google Photos rolls out Archive feature on Android and iOS”

Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books

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Google announced three new features for Photos at the I/O 2017 conference that are aimed at making sharing easy. Google Photos is getting suggested sharing, shared albums and photo books. Continue reading “Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books”

Google Photos gets video stabilization feature in latest update

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Google has updated Google Photos with a new feature that will stabilize shaky videos. The latest update that bumps the app to version 2.13 bring video stabilization feature. Continue reading “Google Photos gets video stabilization feature in latest update”