All articles tagged with #photo organization
Google Photos is now integrated with Gemini Spark, enabling complex, multi-step photo tasks run in the background—from finding vacation selfies and removing crowds to auto-editing, organizing, and sharing albums, collages, or videos. The rollout to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers starts soon, with setup in Spark's Connected Apps.
Microsoft quietly added a new OneDrive Photos app to Windows 11 that lets you organize, edit, back up, and view photos in a dedicated hub. It works without signing in but full cloud features require OneDrive; features include Gallery, Moments, Albums, and Favorites, plus a People tab that uses facial recognition with a privacy option to delete facial data if desired. The app coexists with the built-in Photos app and the standalone OneDrive app, and its beta status is indicated in the UI.
Google's Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 introduces enhancements to the Photo Picker, including a date scrubber for quicker navigation and voice-activated search, aiming to simplify finding specific photos in large collections. These features are initially available in the beta and will be rolled out to older Android versions via a future update.
Microsoft is testing an AI-powered update for the Photos app on Windows 11 Insiders that automatically sorts images like receipts, screenshots, identity documents, and handwritten notes into dedicated folders based on their visual content, even in different languages.
Google Photos has introduced a subtle but impactful update to its 'Add to album' feature, adding a search bar, sorting options, and filters, making it much easier for users with large libraries to find and organize albums efficiently.
Google Photos is revamping its photo view with a simpler, modern UI, including new features like an 'Add to' menu replacing Lens for organizing photos, and a more streamlined actions menu. The update offers a light mode option, glanceable details, and improved bulk actions, with rollout on iOS and Android coming soon.
Google Photos is reportedly working on a "hide clutter" option to clean up the main Photos tab by allowing users to hide backed-up photos like screenshots, GIFs, and memes. This feature, found in version 6.79.0.624777117, aims to reduce the clutter in the main tab while still keeping these images accessible in their respective folders. Additionally, the Memories page is getting a redesign, and US users may soon have the option to toggle AI-powered title suggestions for memories, providing users with more control over their photo organization within the app.