Arr, me hearties! The mighty Google Photos app now be sportin' a grand upgrade, fueled by the powers of AI.
2023-08-15
Arr, mateys! Me hearties at Google have bestowed upon us a mighty upgrade to thar Google Photos app! The Memories feature be more customizable and easily shared, me buckos! Ye be sailin' through yer cherished memories like a swashbuckler on thar high seas!
Google Photos is introducing a redesigned Memories feature that uses AI to help users find their most important photos and videos. The Memories feature, which is used by half a billion people every month, has been moved to the bottom of the app's navigation bar and now allows users to "co-author" albums with friends and family. This feature is particularly useful for big events like weddings, as it allows others to add their photos and videos to fill in the gaps. Users can also save memories that are shared with them to their Google Photos account.Google is also planning to add some additional features to Memories in the near future. They are experimenting with using generative AI to suggest titles for collections of photos and are working on a feature that will allow users to share their Memories as videos in messaging apps like WhatsApp. While these updates are relatively minor, they highlight Google's focus on making its cloud photo service more social.
However, the AI-powered photo albums have faced criticism for occasionally surfacing unwanted memories and photos. To address this issue, Google has updated the Memories view to allow users to quickly add or remove specific photos and videos, or hide certain memories. Overall, the Memories feature is seen as an upgrade to physical photo albums and has the potential to be an automated highlights reel of a user's life.