In a rare move, Google is expanding everyone's access to subscriber-only Photos tools. Free Google Photos users get its enhanced editing features without paying a minimum of $20 a year. This means that all users will get some of Google's ai-powered tools, such as Photo UnBlur, Magic Eraser, and Magic Editor.
Photo UnBlur works just as it sounds, bringing greater clarity to a photo that's a little blurry. The Magic Eraser tool lets you remove or camouflage people or things from images, like a rogue trash can or photo bomber. Magic Editor uses generative ai to move, stretch and resize objects. You can even place yourself in the center of a photo or get closer to another person. It also allows you to make large-scale edits, such as changing the sky from gray to blue. Magic Editor Android and iOS Google Photos users will get ten monthly savings, while anyone looking to increase that limit will need a Pixel device or a paid Google One plan with 2TB+.
Google Photos features will roll out to non-subscribers in a few weeks, starting May 15. On desktop, they will only be available if you have a Chromebook Plus running ChromeOS version 118+. To access from your mobile, you will need at least Android 8.0 or iOS 15 and 3 GB of RAM.
