Revolutionize Your Social Sharing: Google Photos Unveils Game-Changing Quick Edit Tool
Google Tests Quick Edit Feature in Google Photos
Google is rumored to be testing a new feature in Google Photos called Quick Edit, which allows users to apply a last-minute touch-up to images before sharing them with family, friends, and other contacts. This feature is currently available to a limited number of users, and its release timeline has not been announced.
According to Android Authority, a user named Alex noticed a new screen on their Google Photos app, suggesting Google may be A/B testing the new feature with a limited number of users. We don’t know how these users were selected.
What Can You Do with Quick Edit?
The Quick Edit screen appears to offer only very light-touch edits, such as applying a one-and-done enhancement to the image or applying a crop to the photo. This is the same enhancement available in the app’s existing Edit screen.
Limited, But Better Than Nothing
While the editing options coming to Google Photos might seem a tad limited, I’m personally happy to see this feature being trialed, given the amount of time I spend cropping screenshots and document scans to send to others. However, it would be nice to see basic brightness, contrast, and saturation controls added to the Quick Edit screen by release, as I find one-shot ‘enhancements’ can have unpredictable effects on colors and lighting.
What’s Next?
There’s a balance to be struck here, as speed is the name of the game, but I can’t see myself needing to enhance screenshots, document scans, or purely informational images like photos of signs. And as for pics of friends and family, I’m unlikely to just throw on a blanket enhancement filter and call it a day – though if the touch-ups are subtle enough, I can see this being useful for people who are less bothered or less experienced with editing photos on a smartphone.
In any case, this is a feature I could see myself using, and I’m a fan of anything that gives users more options to use their device how they like. Google hasn’t issued a release date for this new feature yet, so be sure to keep up with our Android coverage for the latest updates.
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