Google Photos: 16 simple editing tips and tricks to improve your pictures
Google Photos is the default Gallery app on Android. It’s your one-stop solution for backing up media files, editing images and videos, and creating beautiful memories. Google Photos' editing capabilities have evolved, and you don’t need adedicated photo editing appto make small tweaks. Most media editing features are limited to Android and iOS apps and remain unavailable on Google Photos for the web on Windows, Mac, and ChromeOS.
Not every Google Photos editing feature is available to free accounts. Some Google Photos editing functions carry a colorful circular icon, requiring an activeGoogle Onesubscription. Subscribe to a Google One plan to unlock more storage and editing features on your iPhone orbudget Android phone.
Enhance your photos
The Google Suggestions tab is a lifesaver if your phone struggles with low-light photography. Suggestions offers editing options based on your photo. You can check suggestions like Luminous, Radiant, Stormy, B&W Portrait, and Color Pop to make changes with a single tap.
Dozens of photo editing suggestions can overwhelm you. If you are unsure which option to use, tap theEnhancebutton and let Google Photos make relevant tweaks to improve an image.
Explore Magic Editor
Magic Editor debuted with the Pixel 8 series. It lets you perform several AI-based tweaks to your photos. Magic Editor is limited to the Pixel 8 series. We wouldn’t be surprised if Google opens up Magic Editor to other Android phones and iPhones. You can do the following tweaks with the Magic Editor on your compatible device:
Let’s check Magic Editor in action. Before we start, back up your images to Google Photos. Magic Editor doesn’t work on your local images. Your Google account needs sufficient space to back your media files. Check our dedicated guide tofree your Google Drive space.
It’s one of the Magic Editor features that works like a charm. Other features also work as advertised, but you may have problems with complex images, lighting effects, and objects. Check our dedicated guide tolearn about Magic Editor in detail.
Try Google Photos filters
Filters have become a norm forgallery apps, and Google Photos is no exception.
Crop or rotate a photo
Do you want to remove that annoying friend who’s making a weird face in a photo? You can crop or rotate a photo in Google Photos.
You can’tresize an imagein Google Photos. The company should add the function in a future update.
Check useful editing tools in Google Photos
Google Photos has several tools to change the sky look, apply a blur effect, remove unnecessary objects from an image, and improve portraits.
The available tools are:
Adjust photos
Google Photos lets you adjust saturation, shadows, skin tone, white point, HDR, contrast, and more.
Here are the available tools to adjust your photos.
Manage your images with ease
Annotate or add text on photos
Google Photos has a dedicated markup tool to add annotation and text to images. it’s possible to also use a highlighter to point out important details in a picture.
Create a Cinematic photo
This is another neat photo editing trick in Google Photos. you could pick any photo and create a cinematic clip out of it. Let’s check it out.
Explore video effects in Google Photos
When you edit a video in Google Photos, the app offers several effects to create a trendy clip.
Export a frame from a video
Google Photos' video editing features are similar to those of photos. With the Google Photos export frame feature, you don’t press the shutter button while taking videos. The app suggests top shots in a video to spot and export a frame. Follow the steps below to check it in action.
Google Photos also shows editing suggestions based on the photo or video. You must upload media to the Google Photos servers to let it scan the image and show suggestions.
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