Edit your photos

Add filters, crop photos, and more on your mobile device or computer. To edit photos on your mobile device, use the Google Photos app. Some features aren't available on mobile web.

Tip: If you have backup turned on, your edits will sync to your Google Photos Account.

Before you get started

Download and install the Google Photos app.

Tips:

• While you edit a photo, the icon turns blue when you apply certain features to a photo.
• To compare your edited photo to the original, tap and hold the image preview.
• To undo changes to an edited photo, tap Edit Revert. You can't undo changes to photos you save as a copy.
• After you edit a photo, to save changes, at the bottom right, tap Save. You may find 2 options on how to save:
  • Save: Saves your changes to the original photo. You might not be able to use this option for certain edits.
  • Save as copy: Makes a new photo with your edits without changes to the original.
• Your mobile device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0+ or iOS 15.0+. Editing features aren’t supported on the web and are limited on 32-bit devices.
• If you can't find extra editing tools like Magic Eraser :
  1. Make sure you're connected to Wi-Fi and have available device storage.
  2. In Google Photos, select an image and tap Edit . You may get an update notification.
  3. After a few minutes, close and reopen the app.
  4. To check your editing tools again, select an image and tap Edit .

Use suggested edits

Important:

• Some suggested edits are only available on Pixel or for Google One members. Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up. Learn how to sign up for Google One.
• Even if you’re not a Google One member or Pixel user, you can still use the color pop suggestion on photos taken in portrait mode.

Google Photos suggests edit options based on the type of photo you want to edit, that you can apply with one tap.

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit .
3. To apply a suggested edit, tap the suggestion name.
   • For example, tap Enhance .
4. To undo changes, tap the suggested edit option again.
5. When you're finished, tap Save.

Crop or rotate a photo

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit Crop.
   • To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio .
   • To change the photo's perspective, tap Transform . Drag the dots to the edges of your desired photo or tap Auto.
   • To rotate a photo 90 degrees, tap Rotate .
     • To make minor adjustments to straighten the photo, use the dial above Rotate .
     • To automatically straighten the photo, tap Auto.
       • Tip: Auto straighten availability will depend on the photo.
3. To save a copy of the photo with your edits, at the bottom right, tap Save.

Use tools

Important:

• To use most tools, you need a Pixel phone or a Google One membership. Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up. Learn how to sign up for Google One.
• Even if you’re not a Google One member or Pixel user, you can still use blur and color focus on photos taken in portrait mode.

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit Tools.
3. Select the tools you want to use with your photo and make changes.
4. When you finish, tap Done.
5. To undo an effect, deselect the option or tap Cancel.

Available tools

• Tap Magic eraser to remove unwanted distractions.
  • Tap Erase to remove distractions from your photo.
  • Tap Camouflage to change the color of distracting objects in your photo.
• Tap Portrait light to adjust the position and brightness to portraits of a person.
• Tap Blur  to adjust background blur.
  • To adjust what ranges of your photo are blurred instead of in focus, you can also use Depth .
• Tap Sky to select from several palettes and adjust the color and contrast in the sky.
• Tap Color focus to desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color.

Adjust photos

Important: To use some adjustments, you need a Pixel phone or a Google One membership. Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up. Learn how to sign up for Google One.

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit Adjust.
3. Select the type of effect you want to apply to your photo.
4. Move the dial to make changes.
5. When you finish, tap Done.
6. To undo an effect, deselect the option or tap Cancel.

Learn more ways to adjust photos

Important: Some features might not be available on your device.

• Tap Brightness to adjust the overall lightness or darkness.
• Tap Contrast to adjust the difference in tones.
• Tap White point to adjust the brightest value.
• Tap Black point to adjust the darkest value.
• Tap Highlights to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
• Tap Shadows to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
• Tap Saturation to adjust the intensity of colors.
• Tap Warmth to adjust the color temperature.
• Tap Tint to adjust the hue.
• Tap Skin tone to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
• Tap Blue tone to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
• Tap Pop to adjust the local contrast of edges.
• Tap Sharpen to sharpen fine details.
• Tap Denoise to smooth out noise.
• Tap Vignette to reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo.
• Tap HDR to enhance brightness and contrast across the image for a more balanced photo.

Add a filter

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit Filters.
3. Select a filter.
4. Tap the filter again.
5. Move the dial to change the strength of the filter on the photo.
6. To undo a filter, select Original.

Draw on, highlight, or add text to a photo

1. Open the photo you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit Markup.
   • To draw, tap Pen .
   • To add highlights, tap Highlight .
   • To add text on top of a photo, tap Text .
     • To move the text box around, touch and hold it and then drag.
3. When you're finished, tap Done.
4. To save a copy of the photo with your edits, at the bottom right, tap Save as copy.

Save new shots from your motion photos

When you take a motion photo of a friend or a group, Google Photos will sometimes recommend another shot from your motion photo. You can also pick your favorite shot.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
2. Open a motion photo.
3. Swipe up on the photo.
4. Tap Shots in this photo.
5. Scroll through the shots in your picture and pick your favorite.
   • If you took the photo with a Pixel 3, you might see recommended shots. They will have a white dot over them.
   • The original photo will have a gray dot over it.
6. To save a new photo, tap Save as copy.

Shots you save appear in your photos next to the original photo

Create a cinematic photo

Important: To create a cinematic photo, you need a Pixel device or a Google One membership.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open Photos .
2. Tap the photo you want.
3. Swipe up.
4. Tap Create Cinematic photo.
5. At the bottom right, tap Save.

Tip: You can also create Cinematic photos another way:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open Photos .
2. At the bottom right, tap Library Utilities.
3. Under "Create new," tap Cinematic photo.
4. Select a photo.
5. At the bottom right, tap Save.

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