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Google Photos on Android Lets You Make Custom Stickers

Kellen February 27, 2026 5

On an iPhone, you can make a sticker out of just about anything by simply long-pressing on it. It's one of the handiest features for creating a goofy little image to send to friends and family. Today, Google is bringing a bit of that magic to Android by...

Google Photos Gets a Fresh New Design

Kellen February 13, 2026 9

Opening Google Photos on an iPhone this morning showed us an upcoming design change that could land on Android in the near future. Google appears to be readying a new bottom bar that takes on some style ideas from Apple's newest design language, without...

Google Provides Embedded Photo Picker to App Developers, Results in Better Privacy

Tim January 28, 2026 1

Google is rolling out a new and improved embedded photo picker for Android applications, making it easier for developers to implement a user's media into their app without having to sacrifice privacy. The embedded photo picker allows a user to browse their on-...

Google Photos “Ask” Search Still Has a Lot of Haters

Kellen January 13, 2026 2

A little over a year ago, Google introduced us to "Ask Photos," a change to its search capabilities that attempted to use AI to allow for more natural search queries and the potential for more robust results. Unfortunately for Google, by June of last year,...

Create Your Own Video Highlights With Redesigned Video Editor in Google Photos

Tim December 9, 2025 1

Google Photos is rolling out a new video highlight creation tool this week for all users. Now, users can customize their own videos with premade templates, complete with your choice of music and a redesigned video editor. First for Android, templates with...

Google Photos Recap for 2025 Brings Out New Info With Gemini

Kellen December 3, 2025 1

It is the season of recaps and Google Photos has one for you in addition to Spotify and YouTube Music. The Google Photos Recap brings you a highlight reel of photos and videos from the year, with graphics and effects splashed throughout, as well as a touch of...

November Pixel Feature Drop is Here With 8 Sweet New Features

Kellen November 11, 2025 4

Google released the November 2025 Pixel Feature Drop today, bringing with it at least 8 new features and arriving alongside the November Pixel update. This all seems about a month early as far as release timing, but we'll take it and look for the new goodies...

AI Editing on Google Photos Gets Improved, New ‘Ask’ Button Introduced

Tim November 11, 2025 1

Google Photos has been a primary beneficiary from the Gemini revolution. Editing photos however you want with the help of Gemini has been great, but Google isn't done improving the service with AI. There are a bunch of new features now rolling out on Android,...