Android users can finally access the updated Google Photos video editor and more 30 nous editing tools. The news was announced in February and first released on iOS, and starting today they will be presented for Android users.
Unlike some Other recent Google Photos feature updates, the new video editor is available for free; no Google One subscription required. It is also available for Pixel and Android devices other than Pixel. It is being implemented through the server upgrade and should be available to most users soon, but it may take longer to appear on some devices.
To start using these new tools, open a video in Google Photos and tap the button “Edit” icon at the bottom of the screen to load the app editor.
The new interface separates the available editing tools into four selectable categories in the bottom menu:
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- Video: Crop the length of the video, mute the audio, apply stabilization, and export individual frames as image files.
- Cultivation: Includes cutting, rotation and horizontal adjustment tools.
- To adjust: Adjust brightness, contrast, white point, heat, dye, skin color, vignette, and more.
- Filters: Apply Google Photo image filters to your video.
- Month: Includes a “Markup” tool that you can use to draw or write about your clips.
You pot tink with the new settings as much as you want. Edited clips are saved as a new file and the changes do not affect the original unedited images.
The update makes Google Photos much better for video editing, but it still lacks some common features in both Android and iOS that prevent the app from being a complete post-production tool, such as combining multiple recordings into a single video, add transitions, or apply your own audio 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 crop, rotate, and stabilize your recordings.