Ten years ago today, we introduced Google Photos as a home for your photos and videos. Since then, we’ve added tons of features that make it so much more than that: AI tools help you instantly find that specific photo you’re looking for; editing options let you bring your photos to life; and new sharing features make it easier than ever to stay in touch.
Today, more than 1.5 billion people use Google Photos each month, with over 9 trillion total photos and videos stored. Every month, you perform more than 370 million searches, share 440 million memories and edit 210 million photos.
To celebrate Google Photos’ 10th birthday, we’re sharing 10 tips, tricks and tools — including updates to our editor and a new way to share albums instantly.
1. New! Edit with ease with a redesigned editor. Over the years, we’ve used AI to make complex photo editing accessible to everyone. Now we’re launching a new editor that provides helpful suggestions and puts all our powerful editing tools in one place. You can use AI-powered suggestions that combine multiple effects for quick edits in a variety of tailored options, or you can tap specific parts of an image to get suggested tools for editing that area. You’ll also find popular tools like Reimagine and Auto frame (first launched in Magic Editor for Pixel 9 and now expanding to many more devices
) right alongside other controls like brightness and contrast. This will begin rolling out globally to Android devices next month, with iOS following later this year.