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When it comes to apps for backing up your photos and videos, Google Photos is easily one of many people's go-to apps. It's typically built into Android devices, available on other major platforms, and offers a generous amount of free storage at 15GB.

As a Google Photos user for over 10 years, with thousands of photos in my library, it’s safe to say that things often get chaotic. I regularly delete unwanted photos and try to organize them into albums, but even then, managing a library this large can ...

Google Photos introduced a fresh batch of a half-dozen AI-powered features today. First is personalized photo editing. Using "Help me edit," you can now make adjustments to portraits and group shots, such as removing sunglasses or fixing closed eyes.

Google Photos is launching significant free generative AI tools, including "Remix" for artistic photo transformations and "Photo to Video" for animating still images. These features, found in a new "Create" tab, are intentionally limited for fun, not deep ...

Google Photos has long been able to recognize common faces in your pictures. The app may be changing how those faces are surfaced, adding them to the main photo view. Right now, you have to pull up image details before you can see identified faces.

Learn how to transfer iCloud Photos to Google Photos with this step-by-step guide. Secure, easy, and efficient process for all your media.

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