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Google Photos updated with new features like Suggested Sharing, Photo Books

Google announced multiple updates and launched new services at its I/O 2017. Google Photos now comes with a host of changes and there are three major updates Google announced. The new updates will be applicable to Android, web as well as iOS users and will slowly roll out in the coming weeks. Google already offers free, unlimited cloud storage to Google Photos users.

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Rutu Ladage

10:52 AM
May 18, 2017

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Google Photos update brings electronic stabilization for videos, new photo editing tools: Here’s how to use them

Google Photos is one of the more interesting apps available on Android and iOS devices. It s a multi-purpose app that serves as a gallery, lets you organize your photos and videos, and also lets you edit them. Now, the Android version of the app has been updated with interesting features, such as new photo editing tools, electronic stabilization for videos, and more.

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Ritesh Bendre

12:50 PM
Apr 13, 2017

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This new Google Photos advertisement takes a dig at iPhones with 16GB storage

The biggest issue most users have had with Apple iPhones is their restrictive nature when it comes to storage expansion options. If you have ever used an 8GB or 16GB iPhone, you d know what we mean. The sheer sense of exasperation you feel when your iPhone pops a Storage is Full notification on your screen, right when you are in the middle of a perfect video or a shot. Quite tactfully, Google s latest commercial for Google Photos targets the exact painful spot.

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Nandini Yadav

06:05 PM
Aug 09, 2016

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Google to end support for Picasa starting March 15, asks users to switch to Google Photos

Earlier today, Google announced on its blog post that it will stop supporting its photo storage service Picasa in March. To begin with, Google will discontinue the Picasa desktop app on March 15, followed by Picasa web albums in May 1, after which photos and albums will no longer be editable.

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Ritesh Bendre

01:51 PM
Feb 13, 2016

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Google Photos app updated with shared albums feature

Google has updated its Photos app which brings shared photo albums, bug-fixes and more. As the name suggests, the feature allows users to share photos with other users via a link. The recipients can then open the link directly on their photos app or in the web browser. They can then open the link and click on join the album.

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Ritesh Bendre

05:27 PM
Dec 11, 2015

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Google Photos for Android update helps reclaim your smartphone's internal storage

Google launched its standalone Photos app at its I/O 2015 event, which includes social-media friendly features, improved search functionality and new editing tools. Google also added unlimited storage for save photos and videos on cloud. Now, the latest Android update that is being rolled out today, adds some handy features to reclaim storage space on your smartphone.

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Ritesh Bendre

02:49 PM
Nov 18, 2015

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Google acquires Fly Labs, developer behind popular iOS video editing apps

Earlier this year in May, Google launched the revamped Photos app along with unlimited cloud storage to backup photos and videos. The Photos received mostly positive reviews for its photos management and editing features. The app, however, missed support for editing videos. Google is now finally addressing this as it has acquired Fly Labs, the maker of popular video editing apps for iOS.

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Ritesh Bendre

07:22 PM
Nov 09, 2015

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Google Photos now helps you rediscover your photos from the past

Google's photo storage app Google Photos has released a new feature that allows the users to resurface photos and videos from the current calendar date in previous years.

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ANI

05:39 PM
Aug 21, 2015

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Google+ Photos shutting down on August 1 to make way for Google Photos

Google has announced that it will begin shutting down its Google+ Photos app on August 1. According to the Techcrunch.com, Google+ Photos will begin shutting down first on Android and then on the web and iOS.

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ANI

01:52 PM
Jul 21, 2015

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PSA: Google continues to backup your photos even after you uninstall Google Photos app

Unlimited cloud storage is a great feature that came with the new Google Photos app. But what is surprising is that Google does not stop backing up your media content on its cloud service even after uninstalling the app. David Arnott, the editor at the Nashville Business Journal, recently found out that Google continues to back up photos in its cloud storage even after you uninstall Google Photos.

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Tasneem Akolawala

04:34 PM
Jul 13, 2015

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Google Photos app labels 2 black Americans as 'Gorillas', company exec apologizes

Google recently rolled out its revamped standalone photos app at I/O, featuring unlimited storage and amped up search. The search got updated to recognize events, places and not to forget the image recognition software. However in a major goof up, the Google Photos app mistakenly processed a selfie of two black American friends and labeled them as Gorillas.

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Tasneem Akolawala

12:30 PM
Jul 01, 2015

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Google I/O 2015: Google's standalone Photos app announced, available on Android, iOS and Web from today

Google has uveiled the Photos app at I/O 2015. This marks the separation of Google + from Photos, and Director of Photos Anil Sabharwal announces that it comes bundled with social media-friendly features, new editing tools and an improved search functionality. The new app will be available on Android, iOS and web from today.

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Tasneem Akolawala

12:10 AM
May 29, 2015

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This is Google's new stand-alone Photo app, to be unveiled at I/O 2015

We reported a few days ago that Google is separating Photos from Google +. Now we have some screenshots of the new Photo app that the tech giant is set to unveil at its I/O conference on May 28. The new leak gives us the first look of the app, its interface and its new features like 'Assistant'.

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Tasneem Akolawala

01:11 PM
May 25, 2015

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Google to unveil standalone photo sharing service at I/O 2015: Report

After separating Google+ photos in a separate section on Google Drive, the company has decided to completely pull out Google Photos, and make it available as an independent service.

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Tasneem Akolawala

07:13 PM
May 20, 2015

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Google+ users will now be able to see, manage their photos on Google Drive

Google+ users will now be able to see and manage photos uploaded to the social media website via Google Drive using a new Google Photos tab. They will be stored in folders alongside other kinds of files.

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ANI

11:08 AM
Mar 31, 2015

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Can Google catch the fancy of photographers in India with Google+ Photos?

For a photographer in India nothing could be more biblical than an interaction with legendary photographers like Raghu Rai and Prashant Panjiar. The Delhi Photo Festival offers this opportunity to many budding shutterbugs, but the stark reality is that not everyone can reach the capital city. Google is doing its bit and will conduct Google Hangout sessions so that budding photographers in the country can interact with the likes of Prashant Panjiar and it will also showcase some off the best pictures on the official Google+ Delhi Photo Festival page. It wants Google+ Photos to be the go to online product that people use in India for showcasing, editing and sharing photos, if not the world over.

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Sahil Bones Gupta

05:38 PM
Aug 24, 2013

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Google celebrates world photography day in India with a focus on Google+ Photos

Back at Google I/O, Google s Senior VP Vic Gundotra announced 41 new features to Google+. Today, the search giant is celebrating world photography day in India with a particular focus on the features in Google+ that matter to photographers. To celebrate the day, Google even collaborated with famous photographers like Padmashree Award winner Raghu Rai, Pradeep Sanyal, Sumit Sen, and Prashant Panjiar.

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Sahil Bones Gupta

04:18 PM
Aug 19, 2013

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Google updates Google+ Photos, adds photo editing tools, HDR and panorama effects among others

Google today announced a major update for Google+ Photos at the I/O today, which introduces new tools to make selecting, editing and uploading photos easier and more streamlined. Some of the new tools allow users to enhance, select the best pictures among a big stack of photos and also add animations.

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Sambit Satpathy

12:23 AM
May 16, 2013

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Google unifies free storage space in Drive, Gmail and Google+ Photos to 15GB

In the lead up to Google I/O which is slated to happen between May 15-17, Google has announced to offer unified cloud storage space of 15GB for Gmail, Google Drive and Google+ together, instead of separate storage limit of 10GB for Gmail and 5GB for Drive and Google+ Photos. This would mean that you will now get a total of 15GB of free space to store your content, photos and more across these Google services till you reach this maximum free storage limit.

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Harshita Rastogi

11:05 AM
May 14, 2013