Google Photos News and Updates

[Rahulan Raj]

Not bad. Current app is a crap !

 

[Siva]

You have probably had to download the new Photos application recently if you’ve fancied browsing through your backed up pictures, but it seems that the change over from the old Google+ Photos system has caused a little confusion. Anil Sabharwal, the head of Google Photos, has taken to Google+ to clear up any misconceptions.

Although Google will be shutting down Google+ Photos, the features that users are familiar with in Google+ will continue to function as before. Users will still be able to share, comment on, and +1 photos and video. Media already backed up with the service will also remain unaffected by the change, and can be found in the Photo’s tab on your Profile page.

“The private photo management component of Google+, which includes backup, editing, creations, private album management (album management for shared content is still available on Google+), and sharing to other apps, is being replaced by Google Photos”
Most of the changes are being made to the back end, in a move which is designed to consolidate photo backups into a single system on Google’s end, rather than having two features that perform virtually the same functions. Essentially, backups, editing, and album management will be replaced by Google Photos, but shared content will still be available through Google+.

This is good news for Google+ Photo users who want to continue to use the features that they are familiar with, but will allow Google to make the necessary changes to improve and maintain its photo backup system.

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-clarifies-the-changes-to-google-photos-627559/

 

[Rahulan Raj]

Already shared here :hehe

 

[Siva]

Already shared here :hehe

Where?

 

[Siva]

Google just announced that it has pushed live a host of user-requested features for its Photos service. These include the ability to edit an image's timestamp, rearrange the image order in albums, change an album's cover photo and remove inaccurate results from searches. What's more, the company is also launching an improved community product forum, staffed in part by members of Google's Top Contributors program, that will help confused Photos users better navigate the site.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/17/google-photos-lets-you-tell-it-when-your-pictures-were-taken/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000595

 

[Rahulan Raj]

How can they ; Very old photos also :huh
Or just reading from its properties ??

 

[Siva]

Google Photos may have just gotten a number of organization improvements in its version 1.3 update a few days ago, but the search giant isn’t stopping there. Google has just announced a new feature that’s now rolling out to the new Photos app that will help you take a stroll down memory lane.

Google’s Assistant feature already does a pretty great job at compiling recent photos together, but now the app will take it one step further. With the new opt-in feature that comes with this update, you’ll get cards in the Assistant view that will remind you of photos from different events from your past, including a collage of places you visited and people you saw that day. You can share the photo if you’d like, or you can keep it to yourself and save it to your device’s gallery. This is sort of Google Photos’ version of Timehop.

The new feature is already available on Google Photos for iOS and the web, and has just begun rolling out on Android. Like I said before, this is an opt-in feature, so you won’t start getting Assistant card notifications unless you tell the app it’s okay. Hit up the Play Store link below to grab the latest version!

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-remind-you-of-photos-from-past-635815/

 

[Siva]

There’s many arguments for automatically backing up your photos and videos to the cloud but most of these are around being able to access them from wherever you are. Just occasionally, the auto backup feature in most services proves to have real world benefits and as a man from Toronto found out, your smartphone can save you a lot of bother.

According to the Toronto Star, which is Canada‘s largest daily newspaper, Abdi Sheik Qasim was arrested by Toronto police for reportedly assaulting a police officer following an exchange at his uncle’s house in January 2014. After the constables established that Qasim was not wanted on any warrants, they refused to leave and instead insisted on entering the apartment. Qasim then took out his phone to record the transaction but Constable Dhaliwal knocked his phone out of his hand.

Qasim was then arrested and charged for assaulting a police officer and failing to comply with a court order and once hauled to the police station, his phone went missing. After being released pending an appearance in court, Qasim still didn’t have his phone but upon his return to his home, he found that Google Photos had automatically backed up the ten second video.

In court, both officers said that Qasim has initiated the hostility by attempting to reach for an officer’s utility belt but upon viewing the video, Ontario Court Justice Edward Kelly cleared Sheik-Qasim of both charges.

“Officer Dhaliwal’s swing of his arm and hand was the very first physical force during the interaction. The accused didn’t grab a hold of the belt of Officer Gul in advance of this action by Officer Dhaliwal. I believe that Officer Dhaliwal’s action amounted to an assault against the accused.”

So there you go guys – just sometimes, your smartphone can save you a lot of headache. As for Google and Google Photos, this kind of publicity can only be a good thing! Do you back up your phone automatically? If so, do you use Google Photos or another service? Let us know your views in the comments below guys and for the whole story, head to the link below.

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-helps-prove-mans-innocence-after-assault-by-police-644364/

 

[Siva]

At its event today, Google has announced a new range of updates for its Google Photo image management service and is bringing support for the Chromecast as well as naming labels and album sharing with other people.

Chromecast sharing lets you share your images to the big screen, instead of having to pass your phone around to show your friends and families. With the latest update, when you’re in the Google Photos app and you have a configured ChromeCast, you can just tap the Cast button and it will share the images to the big screen.

A great feature is being able to flick through your images on your phone and only sharing the ones you select to the TV, which is perfect if you’ve got some private photos from your holiday that you’d rather your family and friends didn’t see. Chromecast support means you can also share any videos and animations created by Google Photos directly to your big screen as well.

One of the biggest challenges with having a large collection of photos is being able to find the images you want and while Google Photos does a decent job of picking images that match your search, it’s about to get a whole lot better. With the latest update, you can now add name labels to images which will improve the machine learning experience.

For example, if you take a bunch of pictures of your family at Christmas, you can add the name label “family” and then when you search for “family at Christmas”, Google will use machine learning and facial recognition to pick out just those photos. Most importantly, the names are completely private and Google says they are not used for targeting purposes.

The last new feature in Google Photos is arguably the best but you’ll be waiting a little while for it; a key problem with having a shared collection of photos is having to still tell people when you’ve added more or updated the album. With the new Google Photos sharing features, you’ll be able to invite friends to view and contribute to your albums, which is perfect if you’re trying to collect all the photos from your wedding in one single location.

Once they’ve joined, they’ll receive notifications whenever you add a new photo and they can add the photos to their own collections with just a single tap. A key thing that differentiates this feature from others – it is after all, very similar to Apple’s shared photo stream – is that it works across both iOS and Android meaning you can share the albums with ease to any of your friends who use an iPhone.

The updates to Google Photos certainly aren’t massive on their own but collectively, they make a great product even better. Although it’s only a few months old, Google Photos – which was born out of the mess that is Google+ – is already one of the best consumer photo products on the marketplace and the new update will only serve to make it even better.

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-adds-chromecast-support-labels-and-sharing-645353/

 

[Rahulan Raj]

''Google +'' ------->'' Google Photos'' Not much differences in photo backup :dodgy