Shutterbugs will be delighted with today’s update
It’s Wednesday, and that means a slew of Google app releases and updates. We’ve seen Chrome get a small one, and the Google Launcher made a big splash in the Play store, but we can’t not talk about the big Google+ update slowly trickling out.
If you’re the type who loves taking and sharing pictures, you’ll love this one. All the major changes are for the Google photos side of the app, and they all look really nice.
- Non-destructive photo editing across devices — Starting today you can start your edits on one device, and continue (or start over) on another. This means you can backup full-resolution photos from your desktop, edit them in seconds on your phone, then add some finishing touches from your tablet. (And you can revert to your originals at any time!) The technical term for this experience is non-destructive editing in the cloud, and we think you’ll really enjoy it.
- Brand new filters and creative tools — Now when you edit your photos, you’ll have a powerful set of tools (like crop and rotate), 1-touch filters, and Snapseed-inspired enhancements (like Drama, Retrolux, and HDR Scape). Mix and match to make your photos look their absolute best.
- A single view of all your photos — The new ‘All’ view displays your entire photo library — whether it’s on your current device, or backed up in the cloud. If your library is really large (> 10s of thousands of photos), the app won’t show all your photos initially. But stay tuned, because we’re supporting larger and larger libraries over the next few weeks.
- An easy way to browse your photos by date — In addition to search, there’s now another way to find your photos fast. Just swipe through your photos in the ‘All’ view, and look for the scroll bar on the right. Dragging the scroll bar up or down will quickly move you forwards or backwards in time.
As usual, this is the standard slow rollout from Google, so you may not see the update for a little while. Feel free to try your luck using the Google Play link up top.
Source: +Vic Gundotra