Google Photos adds touch-up tools for 'quick, subtle' selfie fixes
9to5Google • • general
Key Points:
- Google Photos on Android is introducing new retouching tools designed for subtle enhancements to selfies and photos of friends, including options to smooth skin, remove blemishes, brighten eyes, and whiten teeth.
- Users can select specific facial features such as under eyes, irises, teeth, eyebrows, or lips to apply edits with adjustable intensity sliders for personalized results.
- The update aims to offer these enhancements in a way that minimizes potential negative impacts often associated with photo retouching in fashion and social media contexts.
- The new features are rolling out gradually worldwide and require devices running Android 9.0 or higher with at least 4GB of RAM.
- This launch comes amid ongoing concerns about social media's effects on teenagers, highlighted by Google’s recent legal challenges related to YouTube.
