AI tools peeps bought Pixels for soon available to all Google Photos users free
Magic Editor, Photo Unblur, Magic Eraser and more enhanced editing features are coming to all Google Photos users — no subscription required.
What was launched as a Pixel exclusive, then extended into paid Google One territory, will soon be free for every Google Photos user starting May 15th.
You can now unblur photos, relight, move objects, magic erase an ex or a photo bomber, add portrait lighting, and probably a host of other features not listed.
Additionally non-Pixel owners get 10 saves a month from the Magic Editor (more if you have a Pixel or Google One subscription). Here you can reposition people, change the environment, and otherwise do neat stuff.
While I’m quite happy all of this is free now, it does go to show that all that Tensor-AI chip marketing was probably for show as this appears to be entirely server side editing (I’ve often wondered if the Tensor chip has done anything other than made Google Keyboard astonishingly quick at mishearing what I say).
Glad to see Google doing this, but now wonder what they’re going to Pixel exclusive for their next phone.
45 days or so from now… kind of a long time for an announcement from Google for a freebie.
[Google Blog]
