Android users can finally access the updated Google Photos video editor and more 30 noi editing tools. The new features were announced in February and first released on iOS and are released for Android users starting today.
Unlike some of the Other recent updates to Google Photos, the new video editor is available for free – no Google One subscription required. It is also available for Android Pixel and non-Pixel devices. It launches through the server update and should be available to most users soon, but it may take longer to appear on some devices.
To get started with these new tools, open a video in Google Photos, then tap “Edit | ×” icon at the bottom of the screen to load the editor into the application.
The new interface separates the available editing tools into four selectable categories from the bottom menu:
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- Video: Cut the length of the video, mute, apply stabilization, and export individual frames as image files.
- Crop: Includes tools for cutting, rotating and horizontal adjustment.
- Adjust: Adjust brightness, contrast, white point, warmth, hue, skin color, vignette and more.
- Filters: Apply Google Photo image filters to your videos.
- More: Includes a “Markup” tool that you can use to draw or write over clips.
You maybe ttry the new settings as much as you like. Edited videos are saved as a new file, and your changes do not affect the original unedited recordings.
The update makes Google Photos much better for video editing, but it still lacks some common features on both Android and iOS that prevent the app from being a comprehensive post-production tool – such as combining multiple recordings into one. -a single video, adding transitions, or applying your own sound to clips while editing. However, the new controls are a massive upgrade over the previous version of Google Photos video editing tools, which could only cut, rotate and stabilize recordings.