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Google expands AI creative tools with Photos, Pics, and Vids

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2026-10-11 06:09 UTC → 2026-10-25 22:25 UTC · added removed

Google continues to expand its AI-driven creative suite through updates to Google Photos, Google Pics, and its video creation tools. Google Photos has introduced several new features, including ‘Moods’ for film-style editing, an upgraded markup tool with a redaction pen, and 15 ‘Remix’ templates. The ‘Wardrobe’ feature, which catalogues clothing for virtual styling, is available in the United States, India, and Brazil. Additionally, ‘Photos in Gemini Spark’ allows eligible Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the United States to edit portraits via text prompts. A new mosaic tool has also been added, allowing users to mask or blur specific image areas using fine mosaic, large mosaic, or frosted glass effects to protect sensitive information. Recent developments in Google Photos updates also include a new markup tool titled ‘Unkenntlich machen’ (Obscure) within the ‘Mark & Draw’ section. This tool allows users to protect sensitive details like addresses, license plates, addresses or faces using three distinct styles: blurring, fine pixelation, license plates via blurring and coarse pixelation, all with adjustable brush sizes. Furthermore, code pixelation. Code analysis from version 7.96.0 suggests upcoming advanced filtering capabilities for albums. This may allow users albums to navigate large collections by filtering for specific people, pets, or unknown faces, potentially supporting multiple combined filters. faces. Google Pics, a web application integrated into Google Workspace and Google Drive, is now available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Built on Powered by the Nano Banana model, the tool functions as both a graphic design platform and an image editor. editor, offering object segmentation, text editing within images, and upscaling to 2K or 4K resolutions. Expanding into video, Google Vids is now available to Google or Google Workspace account holders, utilizing Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash for 1080p generation. generation with SynthID digital watermarks. Additionally, Google Ads has integrated Veo-generated video creation into its Asset Studio. Studio, allowing advertisers to transform static images into 10-second videos.

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  1. 2026-10-25 22:25 UTC Google expands AI creative tools with Photos, Pics, and Vids
  2. 2026-10-11 06:09 UTC Google expands AI creative tools with Photos, Pics, and Vids
  3. 2026-10-08 08:11 UTC Google expands AI creative tools with Photos, Pics, and Vids
  4. 2026-10-05 00:30 UTC Google expands AI creative tools with Google Pics and Photos
  5. 2026-09-25 19:03 UTC Google Nano Banana AI integration and Google Pics launch
  6. 2026-09-02 18:44 UTC Google Nano Banana AI integration and Google Pics launch
  7. 2026-08-23 05:42 UTC Google Nano Banana AI integration

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