AI editing tools are coming to all Google Photos users

GekkoState, 2 months ago

So what we knew all along… It was possible to do these not-so-processor-intensive tasks on older pixels and other devices after all.

I hate that Google artificially limits these features to new phones. The only reason I’ve stuck with pixel this long is their call assistant to answer then decline spam calls without having to notifying me.

petrescatraian, 2 months ago

Additionally, all Google Photos users on Android and iOS will get 10 Magic Editor saves per month. To go beyond this limit, you'll need a Pixel device or a Premium Google One plan (2TB and above).

... Really?

limerod, 2 months ago

2TB and not even a regular Google one plan.

cmgvd3lw, 2 months ago

Don’t use Google photos.

dev_null, 2 months ago

Can you recommend a good alternative? Can be a paid one, but I can’t find anything good.

cmgvd3lw, 2 months ago

For just local gallery purposes you can use Fossify Gallery (it’s on Fdroid). For cloud storage, you can use Ente Photos (also on Fdroid).

dev_null, 2 months ago

Thank you, Ente looks great, I have to try it.

helenslunch, 2 months ago

Haven’t used Ente but Immich gives you basically all the features of GPhotos, including the AI recognition ones.

bandwidthcrisis, 2 months ago

How does the image recognition compare to Google Photos? I tried Damselfly gallery and its object recognition leaves a lot to be desired.

helenslunch, 2 months ago

I’ve never really compared them but it works great.

When you upload the photos you can see the CPU spin up like crazy. I think that’s because it’s automatically tagging the photos with relevant terms. Because when you actually type in an object it’s instant, where GPhotos can take a few seconds to do a search.