Edit your photos

Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.

Important:

• Some tools are only available on Pixel. If you can’t find the tool you’re looking for, learn more about Google Photos features for Pixel devices.
• To use Add light and Balance light in the Portrait light tool and improved Unblur, your device must have at least 4 GB RAM.

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

• To remove unwanted distractions, tap Magic eraser .
  • To remove distractions from your photo, tap Erase.
  • To change the color of distracting objects in your photo, tap Camouflage.
  • You can check AI info for photos you edited with Magic Eraser. Learn more about AI info.
• To adjust the position and brightness to portraits of a person, tap Portrait light .
  • You can add directional lighting in your photos of people, and manually or automatically adjust harsh shadow and lighting. In the Portrait light tool, use Add light and Balance light.
• To adjust background blur, tap Blur .
  • To adjust what ranges of your photo are blurred instead of in focus, you can also use Depth .
• To select from several palettes and adjust the color and contrast in the sky, tap Sky .
• To desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color, tap Color pop .
• To improve your blurry photos, tap Unblur.

Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.

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.

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.

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, tap Save as copy.

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

Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. Tap the photo you want.
3. Swipe up.
4. Tap Create Cinematic photo.
5. At the bottom, tap Save.

Tip: You can also create Cinematic photos another way:

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Create Cinematic photo.
3. Select a photo.
4. At the bottom, tap Save.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. Tap a photo.
3. At the top, tap More .
4. Tap the date and timestamp.
5. Choose a new date and time.
6. Tap Done.

Tips:

• Photos taken before 4 AM are sorted into the previous day.
• You can only change the date and timestamps in the Photos app for backed up photos.