Google Photos is getting new editing tools to help improve picture quality on Android phones. The editing procedure is already rather simple and helps editing novices adjust the look of photos without having to procure special equipment or programs. However, the latest changes will make the process even easier by shifting much of the work and thinking to machine learning.
Google Photos helps aggregate and store photos and videos as Android’s default image gallery, although the app is also available on iOS devices. Google prides itself on having an app that offers “Smart” features, and it easily shares pictures with friends, as well as automatically making albums. The best part about the app is that it offers users free storage space up to 16-megapixels and 1080p HD – Americans can upgrade storage to 100 GB by paying a monthly subscription fee of $1.99. Furthermore, the app is versatile, and users can access the storage from other devices or online. However, those who are worried about space can easily remove images from a device’s storage.
In a blog posting, Google explained the company is releasing a new Google Photos editor and that machine learning will play a role when a person starts to edit their photo. Google describes how this feature will offer suggestions to improve brightness, contrast and portrait effects, similar to how the app already makes suggestions, although these ones will be more wholesale and instantly applied with one tap. Google also took the opportunity to point out how the new Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 will be getting Portrait Light, which helps an individual adjust lighting in portrait and non-portrait photos.
A More User-Friendly Photos App Experience
The more helpful Google Photos editor will help tech novices and those who are new to the image customization scene, as it offers an easy to use layout. People can navigate the menu to play with different options that adjust a photograph’s brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and more. Meanwhile, those who are familiar with Google Photos will see the return of suggestions like Enhance and Color Pop.
The Google Photos app is already well-received for its strong features and many users are likely to already be satisfied with the service that the app provides. Therefore, this update is about keeping up with the constant development of phone cameras while recognizing how heavily edited pictures tend to be. While novice editors are more likely to opt-out of using advanced tools to edit photos before posting to Instagram or other social media platforms, these changes should make editing images on Google Pixel phones (and Android phones in general) easier.
