Google is bringing powerful new Google Photos features to a wider range of Android and iOS devices.
As recently announced in the official Google Photos blog, the company is releasing its powerful Magic Eraser tool to all Pixel owners and Google One subscribers, along with new HDR editing controls for video and an expanded selection of collage styles. The features will be available on both Android and iOS devices.
Google is bringing powerful new Google Photos features to a wider range of Android and iOS devices.
Magic eraser, which debuted with the Pixel 6, is a powerful time-saving tool which allows you to remove distracting objects, or people, from your photos with just a few taps. Google Photos will suggest objects or people that you might like to remove from your photo, so you can delete them with a single tap.
Google's Magic Eraser tool helps you remove distracting elements from your photos automatically.
New HDR effects for video
Google’s HDR controls, already available when editing photos, will also now be made available for video. The HDR effect lets you balance dark and light areas within the image, for example when your footage contains an over-bright sky against a shadowy foreground — something that occurs frequently when shooting landscapes.
What the feature won’t do, unfortunately, is allow you to convert standard dynamic range(SDR) videos into HDR video formats that take full advantage of HDR-capable displays.
New Collage Designs
Separately, Pixel owners and Google One subscribers will soon have access to some new styles in the Google Photos Collage Editor, which now gains the ability to apply these styles to stand-alone photos. Free shipping is also now available on print orders in the United States, Canada, the EU and the UK.
This latest update continues Google’s strategy of reserving premium Google Photos features for Pixel owners and Google One customers in order to add value to its paid subscriptions after ending its free unlimited storage plans back in June 2021.
Premium features are clearly marked with a Google One logo within the Google Photos app, giving the company plenty of opportunities to tempt users into paying for the premium upgrade. However, users who don’t want to upgrade will often find similar features available in third party apps. Samsung users, for example, can use the Object Eraser tool baked into their Gallery app.
The updates are rolling out now, so keep checking for updates if you don’t see them yet in your Google Photos app. Google One subscriptions start from $1.99 per month for 100GB of storage.
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