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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Google has revealed an AI-powered editing tool for Google Photos.
- You describe your desired edits with voice or text.
- The tool was previously exclusive to the Pixel 10.
Android users are getting a huge photo editing upgrade today thanks to a new feature for Google Photos.
Last month, Google debuted what ZDNET Senior Editor Sabrina Ortiz called “the ultimate AI photo-editing tool” — a conversational photo editor that lets you describe the edit you want with either voice or text.
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The feature was exclusive to the Pixel 10 series at first, but that window is up, as Google has announced the feature is rolling out to all eligible Android users starting today.
How to use Google Photos’ conversational photo editor
To get started, open the photo you want in Google Photos and tap the “Help me edit” button in the bottom corner. You’ll see a couple of preselected prompts like “remove background clutter” or “focus more on the subject,” but you’ll also see a text field that lets you enter anything.
By typing or speaking, you can tell Gemini what you want to do. Google says you can ask for a simple edit like “remove the glare” or “add clouds to the sky,” make a general request like “make the photo better” if you don’t know specifically what you want, or even get creative with wild edits like sending your subject to outer space or transporting your pet to the beach.
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Once you’ve entered your prompt, Gemini gets to work performing your edits. In a demo video shared by Google, the finished product arrives in just a few seconds.
Any photos you use this feature on will have a C2PA “Edited with AI tools” label.
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This addition follows several other AI-powered additions to Google Photos recently, like the ability to turn photos into short video clips or remix them into different art styles like anime, 3D, or sketch (AI search, though, still leaves a lot to be desired).
Conversational photo editing debuted alongside several other new features like Camera Coach, an improved Add Me, and an Auto Best Take option. Google hasn’t confirmed whether any of the other features are heading to more phones anytime soon, but it seems likely they will.