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In the old days, finding a photo meant having to scroll through your gallery endlessly. Fortunately, that’s not the case anymore. Google Photos gives you tons of options to search for and find photos. 1 Find Photos Using Facial Recognition Google Photos includes a powerful facial recognition feature that can help you locate photos of […]
Our experts review more than 1,500 technology products each year. Our mega-guide, updated monthly, scopes out the very best cost-conscious products across 15 key categories. Staring at the grocery-store shelf these days, prices rise seemingly before your eyes. Your utility bills, too, tick upward every month. Nothing’s getting cheaper, so hidden bargains have more appeal […]
Catching up with family over the holidays is a great opportunity to share your best photos from the year, but we’ve all been bored to tears by this in the past. Here’s how to keep it fun for everyone. Curate a Photo Album (and Keep It Short) When you want to capture a special moment, […]
If you’ve been anywhere on social media this week, you know that it’s the era of end-of-year recaps. Spotify and Apple Music launched their respective featurettes to summarize your music listening. And now, it’s time for Google to throw in its version of a lookback for Google Photos. People seem pleased with it so far. […]
So, how was your 2024? Whether it was an exciting year or you’re happy that it’s almost over, nothing tells a story like someone’s camera reel. If you want a quick rundown of everything that happened over the last year, Google Photos’s new 2024 Recap feature will remind you of what went down. Google Photos […]
Google introduced a new Undo Device Backup option inside of Google Photos this week, meaning users can instantly remove any photos or videos found on their Photos account that are associated with the device you’re using. When using this, Undo Device Backup will only remove the media from the cloud and not your actual device. […]
Key Takeaways Google Photos no longer shares screenshots and images from other apps with partners. Google quietly rolled out this change and updated its support page to reflect this. There is currently no easy workaround for this Google Photos limitation. Google Photos is one of the best cloud-based photo backup tools. Google keeps improving the […]
Key Takeaways Use Magic Editor to transform images with generative AI features like resizing, moving, and reframing. Utilize “Suggestions” for quick edits by applying presets for color, tone, and exposure adjustments. Explore the “Tools” menu in Google Photos to blur backgrounds, remove objects with Magic Eraser, and add bokeh effects. Google Photos comes pre-installed on […]
If you still own a Pixel 3, it may be best to upgrade to a new one. We’d recommend you get a Pixel 6 even with all the issues because some features on the older Pixel smartphone are going away. Well, the phone will still work but for those enjoying the free uploads to Google […]