Google Photo App

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  Google Photos App Could Soon Bring New Battery Saving Feature, Suggests APK Teardown

  Google Photos backups usually drain the smartphone's battery, and Google now seems to be working to address this issue. A recent APK teardown of the Google Photos app suggests that Google Photos is preparing a new battery-preserving feature that will limit frequent backups. The “Optimize backup for battery life” feature will reportedly be avai...

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  Google Photos Developing Quick Edit Feature for Editing Media Before Sharing: Report

  Google Photos may be developing a new feature which lets users edit photos and videos quickly before sharing them, according to a report. The feature is dubbed Quick Edit and is said to enable quick photo editing by automatically enhancing it. Further, it is reported to also have cropping functionality.

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  Google Photos Rolls Out ‘Undo Device Backup’ Feature for Better Cloud Storage Management

  Google has introduced a new feature for its Photos app that aims to make deleting backed-up photos and videos easier. It was reportedly first spotted in June, with code strings of the Google Photos app hinting at a feature with similar functionality. The feature, dubbed ‘Undo Device Backup’, lets users remove media from the cloud storage space ...

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  Google Photos for iOS Redesign Removes ‘Memories’, Adds Moments Tab in Collections

  Google Photos has introduced a redesign for its app on the iOS platform which updates the bottom bar with fewer options than before. Its latest update brings functional changes including the removal of the ‘Memories’ tab from the app’s home page. It has been replaced by a new option which can be accessed by navigating to a sub-menu.

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  Google Working on Gemini AI-Powered 'Ask Photos' Feature on Android

  Google is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Android dubbed Ask Photos. The feature was first announced at the tech giant’s annual Google I/O event in May. It was described to be an extension for Google Photos which lets the on-device Gemini assistant access the stored images to answer queries about them.

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  Google Photos Gets a New Feature That Lets Users Block a Person’s Face From Memories

  Google Photos is getting a new feature that lets users not just hide but block a person entirely from their media collection. As per the company, it can prove useful when users don’t want to see a person featured in their featured Memories tab. While a similar feature was previously available in Google Photos, it only allowed users to hide them f...

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  Google Photos for Android Testing an Easier Way to Hide Faces from Memories: Report

  Google Photos – the media manager on Android devices – may be developing new functionality which makes hiding certain people from the photo library a lot easier, according to a report. With this feature, users may be able to choose select faces and hide them from the Memories tab without too many steps involved.

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  Google Photos Reportedly Developing New Feature That Lets Users Share Weekly Highlights With Others

  Google Photos may be developing a new feature called ‘My Week’, according to a report. With this feature, users may be able to share their weekly highlights with other family members or friends by sending them invites, similar to a photo journal. It was reported following an APK teardown of the Google Photos app and isn’t available to the pub...

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  Google Photos Crosses 10 Billion Download Milestone on the Play Store

  Google Photos – the image manager and storage app for Android devices – has now surpassed 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. Since its launch in 2015, it has become a widely used platform which performs as a photo gallery application on Android smartphones.

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  Google Photos for Android Gets New Video Editor, Files Go Updated With Navigation Drawer

  The new video editor in Google Photos brings simpler UI and more advanced tools to the app.

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  Google Photos Now Recognises Your Pets

  Google users will now be able to see photos of their dogs and cats grouped alongside people.

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  Google Photos Looks Set to Ditch the 2,000-Photos Limit for Albums

  According to a Redditor, Google Photos seems to have removed the 2,000 photographs limit for albums, but there's no official word from Google just yet.

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  Google Photos Removes Option to Backup Media Only While Charging

  The 'Only while charging' media backup option in Google Photos app was reportedly removed with the release of version 2.17 for Android and 2.18.0 on iOS.

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  Google Photos Now Replaces Original Images to Save Space on Device

  Users at any time can go back and access the original image by tapping at the "Undo edits" option.

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  Google Photos for iOS Gets Support for Live Photos, Split View, and More

  Google Photos v1.8.0 for iOS also features reduced cache usage when the iOS device is low on space.