Google today announced it is rolling out new AI-powered features in Google Photos for Android users in India. The new features are baked with AI, making it easier for users to edit their photos with a simple text command. You can now type out the edits you want in a photo and make personalised edits. Google is also adding its Gemini AI image generator and photo editor, Nano Banana, to Photos. There’s a lot that’s available now for Indian users, and in regional languages, making the features more accessible to users.
The first feature, called ‘Conversational Editing’, lets you describe the edits you want in Photos. For example, you can type out simple commands like ‘make the background blurry,’ ‘remove the glare,’ or ‘make the colors pop’ in Google Photos, and the app will make the said changes. You can do this by opening a photo and tapping “Help me edit.”
You can also make ‘Personalised Edits’ in Google Photos to fix common photo mishaps in group shots. This feature is interesting as it will use images from your private face groups to make accurate and personalised edits. Some examples include asking Google Photos to “remove [name’s] sunglasses” or “make [name] smile.” This feature is expected to be highly helpful for group shots, where it’s usually difficult to get everyone ready for the camera at the same time. There’s always one or the other missing the cue, so this feature can help with such situations. However, the feature only makes sense if the edits turn out to be accurate.
Google is also bringing Nano Banana to the Photos editor. For those unaware, Nano Banana is Google’s Gemini-powered image generator and editor. It’s basically to create AI-generated images with any idea that you have, and in the most realistic way possible. With Nano Banana in Google Photos’ editor, it’s now easier to create AI-generated edits and changes to your existing photos. You can try this by describing a new style, and Nano Banana will change the image for you. Nano Banana can help you edit your photos, restyle images, and try out different AI templates.
These features have rolled out in India today, but are limited to Android devices running Android 8.0 or higher with at least 4GB of RAM. Google is also introducing support for multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and Gujarati.
Google’s latest set of AI-powered tools highlights how quickly AI is making once-complex tasks easier and more accessible to a wider audience. While these features can benefit almost anyone, especially users without photo-editing experience, they could also challenge professional platforms such as Adobe Photoshop, as everyday users may increasingly rely on simpler, AI-driven alternatives. The wide availability of Google Photos on Android and iOS devices also gives it an edge over AI editing features provided by brands like Apple, Samsung, OPPO, and more.
Google’s AI-powered “Ask Photos” tool was rolled out to 100 more countries, including India, in November last year. It lets you search for specific photos from your gallery by showing the most relevant photos. The editing tool is also available in multiple Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. The quick rollout and support for regional languages show Google’s prioritisation of India as one of its key markets.
