Create movies & animations

You can create movies and animations from your photos to help you relive and share special moments.

Make a movie

If you have an older device, you may not be able to create movies.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Library Utilities.
3. Under the "Create new" section, tap Movie.
4. To choose the photos and videos you want in the movie, tap New movie.
   • Select your photos or videos. At the top right, tap Create.
   • When you’re done, tap Save.
5. To use a theme, tap the movie you want and follow the instructions.
6. To watch your movie, tap Play or wait to be notified when the movie is ready.

Edit a movie

On your movie, tap Edit

• Change music: Tap Music .
• Reorder clips: Tap and hold a clip to drag it to a different order. 
• Remove clips: Next to the clip you want to remove, tap More   Remove.

When you're done, tap Save.

If you delete photos or videos from Google Photos:

• If you delete a photo or video that's in one of your movies, that photo or video will stay in the movie unless you edit the movie.
• If you edit a movie that features a photo or video that was deleted, that item will automatically be removed from the movie.

Learn how to delete photos or videos.

Make animations

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Library Utilities.
3. Under "Create New," choose Animation.
4. Select the photos you want in your animation.
5. At the top right, tap Create.