Google has updated Photos with a new collage editor and overhauled Memories.

Complete memories can be shared with friends and family.

 

The Memories feature in Photos, which is modelled like stories, is undergoing significant modifications from Google. These automatically created highlights had previously only been accessible to the user, but Google is now introducing sharing possibilities. If you own an Android device, you may now natively share memories with other people. Through Google Photos, your loved ones will be able to view your memories on any device. The sharing feature will soon be available on iOS and the web.

 

The upgrade is a component of more extensive updates to Memories, most of which are now generally accessible. More videos, including what Google thinks are your greatest highlights from lengthier videos you’ve recorded, will be available thanks to the updated feature. Longer movies will automatically select what seem to be the most poignant moments and add them to a memory in Photos. Google will begin adding instrumental music to some memories in October.

 

To make still photographs in recollections feel less static, Google claims there will be a minor zoom effect. In that vein, cinematic memories are a brand-new sort of memory. This will expand upon cinematic photographs, one of Memories’ most popular effects that turns still images into moving, 3D representations. Cinematic Memories, which will be released soon, will, according to Google, “transform several still photographs into an end-to-end cinematic experience.” There will be music in those recollections as well.

 

There will be a nice new option to browse through your memories when you view them. Swiping up or down will switch between memories, in addition to touching left or right to navigate between images within a single memory. You will still have the option to exclude specific people or times from Memories.

 

A new feature called Styles is available elsewhere. Your memories will immediately be enhanced with graphic art, maybe giving them a more colourful quality. Google will launch with a variety of styles, including momentary alternatives created by artists Shantell Martin and Lisa Congdon.

 

A new collage editor is now available to Photos users on Android and iOS. You can select photographs, choose a design, and change the layout however you like. You can choose to alter collage editor-generated photographs as well; you can change their contrast and brightness, apply filters, and more. More editing capabilities, such as Portrait Light and HDR settings, are available if you own a Pixel or a Google One subscription. You’ll also get access to a wider variety of designs. These collages can be shared as well.

 

Given that people view more than 3.5 billion of them each month, Google claims that Memories is one of the most popular features in Photos. These improvements might make it even simpler to construct dynamic highlight clips. Even if there aren’t many sharing options, you could still record a memory on your phone and share it if you wanted on Instagram or Snapchat.