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Google announced today that its AI photo editing tools, currently exclusive to Pixel phones, will come to Google Photos on May 15. The features will also be available on Pixel tablets.
Anyone with a Google account will soon have access to Magic Editor, Photo Unblur and Portrait Light, with no subscription required. The only downside is that to get more than 10 Magic Erasure saves per month, you need a Google One premium plan (2 TB and more).
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If you've never experienced Google's AI-powered photo editing features, here's a brief description of each:
- Magic Editor makes complex photo edits easy, such as repositioning a subject or changing the color of backgrounds.
- Remove blur from photos This is exactly what it sounds like. If you took a blurry photo, Google's AI cleans up the photo.
- Portrait Light applies less harsh and more attractive lighting to faces.
The Google Photos update will be rolled out over a few weeks starting May 15 on all devices meeting the minimum system requirements. According to GoogleSome features will only work on the following:
- Google One members: on the web or in the Google Photos app for Android or iOS
- Chromebook Plus users: Google Photos Android app for Chrome OS
- Pixel users: the Google Photos Android app
Google's announcement states that when using Google Photos, “Your device must be a Chromebook Plus with ChromeOS version 118+ or have at least 3 GB of RAM and Android 8.0/iOS 15 or higher. Availability of Features vary by device.”
The same announcement also indicates that Magic Editor will not be available on devices that do not meet the minimum requirements (Google does not specify what this minimum requirements are for these new features, but emphasizes this Google Photos help web page).