Today Google has announced what it's calling "a major update" to the Photo to video feature in Google Photos. You now get "more creative control" to turn your images into "dynamic short videos". That's because you can now use text prompts for video generation, provided you are over 18. You can type a custom text prompt to describe the movement, style, or effect you want, and easily edit and refine your prompts to fine-tune the resulting video. If you don't know what to ask for, you still get the existing Subtle Movement and I'm feeling lucky options that were there...

The latest feature to be added to Google Photos has the potential to be its most successful in a very long time. Basically, the service now lets you create memes in which you're the star. It really is as straightforward as it sounds, the only caveat being that the feature, called Me Meme, is right now only available in the US. Me Meme in Google Photos It uses generative AI to create funny, personalized memes based on templates. The app has a template gallery of its own, or you can upload any meme to be used as a template. You also need a photo of you, of course. And that's...

Samsung announced that it is bringing Google Photos to its smart TVs. This would mark the first time Google Photos is available as an app on any TV platform, as even Google's own Android TVs currently don't have native support. Google Photos is set to debut in three feature tiers starting in early 2026, with Memories being the first available feature. As per Samsung’s press release, Memories will “show curated stories based on people, locations and meaningful moments”, and the feature will be exclusive to eligible Samsung TVs from March. Samsung TV users are also getting access to...

Google has announced that it is rolling out new video creation and editing tools to the Photos app on Android and iOS. On Android, users can now create highlight videos using templates on the Photos app. The app offers pre-set templates that feature music, text and cuts. Users can then select photos and videos and the app will automatically create a highlight video. A refreshed video editor is rolling out on Android and iOS, giving users greater control over highlight videos through a universal timeline and multi-clip editing capabilities. Both Android and iOS users also get an...

Google’s Pixel 10 series introduced a new AI-powered conversational editing tool in Photos, letting users make edits simply by describing them through voice or text. The feature was exclusive to Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold users in the US, until now. Conversational editing in Photos is now rolling out to all eligible Android users in the US. To use the feature, users will need to set their Google Account language to English (US). Eligible Android users will see a new ‘Help me edit’ button in the Photos editor. Users then describe the edit using text or voice...

Google’s Pixel 10 series introduced a new AI-powered conversational editing tool in Photos, letting users make edits simply by describing them through voice or text. The feature was exclusive to Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold users in the US, until now. Conversational editing in Photos is now rolling out to all eligible Android users in the US. To use the feature, users will need to set their Google Account language to English (US). Eligible Android users will see a new ‘Help me edit’ button in the Photos editor. Users then describe the edit using text or voice...

To accompany its unveiling of the Pixel 10 series, today Google has also announced a new feature for Google Photos. As rumored earlier this month, the app now has support for conversational AI-powered editing. This is coming first to the Pixel 10 line in the US. The functionality lets you simply describe the edits you want to make by text or voice in the Photos editor, and the changes will then magically appear. This is obviously powered by Google's Gemini. Since it's an open-ended experience, you don't have to indicate which tools you want to use. Just talk as you...

Google Photos has turned ten years old, believe it or not. To celebrate the occasion, it's received some new features. First, a redesigned editor, which provides helpful suggestions (including AI suggestions that combine multiple effects). You can also tap an area of an image to only get suggestions for it. Reimagine and Auto frame are located alongside brightness and contrast controls. The new editor is rolling out globally next month on Android, with iOS following "later this year". New editor Next, you can share albums with QR codes, and create a personal montage to share,...

Google Photos has now added what we consider to be a very useful feature, albeit it's only available on Android. It's the ability to quickly mirror your photos. You just need to tap the Edit icon on any image, then select Crop, and tap the flip icon. Then all you need to do is tap Save and it's done. Do note that this is only available for photos. This is most useful for selfies, which most phones automatically mirror. That's fine sometimes, but other times you might want to have an accurate representation of what you saw in the viewfinder. Some camera apps do have both...