News & Reviews:   Google Photos

Google Photos has been around for a long time but in the era of AI-powered features, Google announced that its AI-powered editing tools such as the Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, Portrait Light and others will be free to use on Google Photos. It will begin on 15 May 2024. 

Google Photos, the company’s photo backup and sharing platform is introducing a new feature to the app. Already rolling out to select users, the service now allows you to back up RAW images instead of just the usual image formats.

Almost everyone has a Google Account but so are inactive ones. With this, Google has announced that its inactive accounts will be shut down in due time. As long as the Google Account (whether it's Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar, YouTube and Google Photos) has not been used or signed in for at least two years, it shall be deactivated.

Google has announced that enhanced Google Photos features are coming to Google One members on Android and iOS. These include the AI-powered Magic Eraser feature that was first introduced in the Google Pixel 6 series.

Apple has released the iOS 16.3.1 update which brings several bug fixes and optimisations to supported iPhones. However, if you’re a Google Photos user, you may not want to update your iPhone just yet as the latest update also brought about a new bug which breaks the Google Photos app on iOS.

Google has announced a slew of new features and apps for Chromebook which the tech giant claims can take creativity and productivity to the next level. These include video editing tools in Google Photos, enhanced app capabilities and more.

Google Photos is one of the most popular online photo sharing and storage services in the world thanks to its integration with other Google services. While users mostly use its app version, the service is also available on the web and now, the latter has become even more convenient with a new ‘Backed up’ section.

Google has brought some advanced video-editing features to the Google Photos app today for Android phones. The features which were only available to the iOS version of the app previously are now arriving for Android users as well with a server-side update.

Although some Android platforms have a dedicated transfer app, transferring your data from iOS to an Android platform is not an easy task and usually take super long. Well, that's all changed because Apple just announced that you can now transfer your iCloud photos and videos to Google Photos.

If you use Google Photos, you should be familiar with its Memories feature. It essentially lets you review the best photos uploaded to your cloud storage, so it feels like you're reliving your 'memories'. Now, Google is adding the new Cinematic photos feature on top of it.