Google has announced a series of updates for its Google Photos app, focusing on enhancing editing capabilities for iPhone users. The latest features include conversational edits, improved facial editing accuracy, and new AI tools, expanding on the existing ‘Help me edit’ feature.
iPhone users in the US can now use voice or text descriptions to guide Google’s AI in making desired photo edits, a functionality previously available only on Pixel and Android devices. This update also brings a revamped editor interface to iOS, simplifying image adjustments through intuitive gestures and one-tap suggestions.
Moreover, Google Photos can now leverage facial recognition to ensure edits maintain the likeness of individuals in photos. By referencing faces from private image collections, the app aims to enhance accuracy when modifying features like glasses removal, open eyes, or smiles. Additionally, the integration of Google’s Nano Banana AI model offers users various style transformation options, such as creating paintings, mosaics, or illustrations.
For both Android and iOS users, a new ‘Ask’ button launches a chatbot-style interface for editing images and receiving content-related answers. Android users also gain access to AI templates for instant photo enhancements, while the expansion of the ‘Ask Photos’ tool to over 100 regions and 17 languages facilitates easier image retrieval within galleries.
Source: The Verge