For those who’ve been debating whether or not to pay Google for extra cloud storage, Google today sweetened the deal by posting new photosediting tools to Google One subscribers.
In a blogpos, Google has outlined the new effects that will be added to Google Photos for people with Google One subscriptions, which include transferring features that were previously only available on Pixel phones. The new effects even include support for photos taken by older phones does not have the same set of depth sensors available on more recent devices and any existing photos you have already taken.
The new editing features include portrait blur and portrait lighting to enhance photos you’ve taken with friends and family Blur and Color Pop effects to highlight a certain subject or highlight specific shades and colors. And as usual, you can apply these effects yourself, or have Google Photos edit automatically.
There is even support for more advanced editing effects, which Google call dynamic proposals, that use machine learning to adjust a variety of settings, including brightness, contrast and color saturation, all with a single tap. For landscape photographers, Google has even created a special air suggestion filter (example above) that can add extra drama to your recording by adjusting multiple settings and covering a handful of color palettes “inspired by breathtaking sunrises and sunsets.”
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In addition to the new effects, Google is also adding a new video editor to Google Photos for all users (even non-paying ones). with more than 30 different settings and controls, including trimming, stabilizing, adding filters, changing perspectives, and more.
While it is tough to be upset about the free features of new features, it is important to mention that the new upgrades of Google Photos for people with Google One subscriptions are taking place just a few months before Google. disable unlimited storage in Google Photos. As of June, anyone with more than 15 GB of photos should find somewhere else to store their photos, or pay $ 2 a month for 100 GB of cloud storage with Google One.
On the one hand, it’s always been clear that free unlimited storage on Google Photos was a deal that was too good to last forever, but at the same time forced the switch people on make a hard decision about what to do with all the digital media they have captured over the years.
Wwhen it comes to cloud storage, the free 15GB of storage you get from Google Photos is all three times as much space as you get from Apple iCloud or Microsoft OneDrive, which offers only 5 GB free storage. If you’ve already saved on Google Photos you’ll probably not save money if you switch to one of the other major cloud storage providers.
And if you decide to opt for extra cloud storage at the moment Google One and Microsoft OneDrive charges $ 2 per month for an extra 100 GB of space (or $ 3 per month for 200 GB with Google One), while Apple asks $ 1 per month for 50 GB or $ 3 per month for 200 GB. It’s a snag that Google Photos is no longer completely free, but Google One is still a reasonable price compared to the competition.
Google One subscribers on Android the new photo editing features will be seen “Over the next few days,” and the new videoediting features (already available on iOS) will be available somewhere on Android in the coming weeks.