Easier Editing With Google Photos’ New AI Editor

The new editor was first revealed at the end of last month as part of Google Photos’ 10th anniversary. However, Google has today provided a better look at what it can do, as part of the recent June 2025 Pixel Drop, which introduces 15 new or updated features to the Pixel range. However, the latest Google Photos editor isn’t exclusive to Pixels — it’s also rolling out to other Android devices and iOS.

Google’s brand new interface design brings the most noticeable change to the editor: As shown in the image above, the new editor (right) displays a larger version of the picture you're editing, with graphical tiles below. These are labeled Enhance, Dynamic and AI Enhance.

The Auto Frame feature is accessible directly via a button located near the top of the screen, alongside crop, flip, and rotate options, all available without needing to navigate menus or swipe through rows of tools.

Automatic AI-Powered Suggestions And Edits

However, the most powerful enhancements become apparent when you start editing your picture. You can simply tap, circle, or brush over the area of the image you want to edit, and Google Photos will generate relevant editing suggestions based on your selection.

In Google’s demonstration, for example, tapping on a person in the photo automatically selects both individuals before presenting a contextual menu of editing options with the most likely tool placed at the top. These include Focus, Add light, Sharpen, and generative tools like Move and Reimagine. Tapping on Focus then automatically blurs the background to highlight the main subject.

A second example shows how tapping on a distant person, accidentally captured in the background, triggers a similar set of tools; however, this time, Erase, Move, and Reimagine are suggested. Choosing erase then removes the unwanted person from the image, seamlessly filling in the background.

Google Photos’ New Editor—Wider Impact

Google’s new photo editor expands what were once exclusive Pixel capabilities to a much wider audience and also competes directly with Apple Intelligence on iPhones and Samsung’s Galaxy AI. Thanks to its cloud-first AI model, these functions can run on older and less advanced hardware, going back to Android 8, not just high-end models. However, it does state that availability and results may vary depending on the device and region. Some AI-powered features also require users to be at least 18 years old.

Apple, Samsung and Google all use AI features to encourage sales of premium new phones, but with billions of active users, Google Photos can afford a different strategy. Google Photos serves as a key driver for paid Google One subscriptions and provides valuable training data that the company can use to refine its AI systems.

By offering its best photo tools for free, Google aims to build long-term trust with users by managing their lifetime of memories, shifting brand loyalty away from any specific device and toward Google Photos itself.

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