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Google Photos turns 10, celebrates with new AI editing tools and QR sharing
To mark its 10th anniversary and a milestone of over 1 billion users, Google Photos has received a revamped photo editor, adding more AI editing suggestions and enabling instant album sharing through QR codes.
You can move your entire Google Photos library to iCloud with a few clicks using this new tool
A rare handshake between big tech companies
Google Photos is getting a major Gemini AI feature called 'Ask Photos'
Google Photos just got a lot more useful
Google Photos expands support of Locked Folder feature
Google Photos is expanding its Locked Folder feature (Android-only before) to iPhone and web users, allowing sensitive images to be backed up and secured behind a passcode.
Google embraces visual AI technology: AI-enhanced image editing, generation, search, and conferencing
As expected, AI is making its way into multiple new and upcoming Google features
Google refuses to reinstate account after it flagged medical images as child abuse
Stands by its decision despite a police investigation proving the man's innocence
What Ever Happened to Flickr?
In 2007, Flickr was the most popular photo-sharing site on the web and growing exponentially. There was no Instagram or Unsplash around, and essentially that's what Flickr could have become.
Friendly reminder: Google Photos free unlimited storage is ending (very) soon
A multi-layered backup strategy is highly recommended
'Cinematic Moments' uses machine learning to animate images in Google Photos
It only needs two photos to generate an animation
Google Lens now featured more prominently in Photos
Wanting users to take full advantage of the AR benefits of Google Lens, the latest version of the Google Photos App now showcases the Lens button in more prominent fashion every time you view a relevant photo.
Google Drive for desktop aims to simplify file sync for business and individual users
A rename of Drive File Stream will integrate features from Backup and Sync
Google Photos will soon apply a 3D effect to your 2D pictures
Courtesy of the upcoming 'Cinematic photos' feature
Future Pixel phone owners may not retain unlimited Google Photos storage access
Only Pixel 2 to Pixel 5 owners will get unlimited storage for free
Google Photos is ending free unlimited storage on June 2021
Google Photos unlimited storage will soon be capped
Google Photos gets revamped logo, interactive map search in latest update
The app's UI has also been simplified
Data portability FTW: Facebook transfer tool lets you move your media to Google Photos
Facebook's photo transfer tool launches globally
Google says it accidentally exported users' videos in Google Photos to strangers
The result of a Google Takeout bug
New Facebook tool lets users easily transfer data to Google Photos
Arriving worldwide in the first half of 2020
Google Photos is rolling out manual face tagging feature, but there's a catch
The feature will still rely on Google's face detection algorithm
Google Photos adds a 'stories'-like private archive called Memories
You'll also be able to order real life prints and large format canvas printouts
Google Photos gets optical character recognition filter that can search images for text
Image search is now even more powerful
Google Photos passes the one billion user mark, ninth product in Google's roster to do so
Also presents the new lightweight "Gallery Go"
Google is untangling its Photos and Drive cloud storage services
No more automatic syncing between the two apps, going into effect in July