Google Photos is getting a big upgrade that makes editing photos a whole lot easier. At its Made by Google 2025 event in New York, the search giant announced that its Photos app will soon allow users to edit their pictures by simply describing what they want — either by typing or speaking — and the app will make the changes automatically.
The new feature, powered by Google’s Gemini AI, is rolling out first on the upcoming Pixel 10 in the U.S.
Edit With Just Your Voice Or Text
Instead of scrolling through tools or adjusting sliders, users can now ask Photos to “remove the cars in the background,” or something more general like “restore this old photo” or “make it better,” and watch the changes happen instantly. Users can also combine multiple edits in a single request, such as “remove the reflections and fix the washed out colors,” and fine-tune with follow-up instructions until the photo looks just right.
Built On A Smarter Photo Editor
This conversational editing experience builds on Google’s redesigned photo editor, which already offers AI-powered suggestions, one-tap fixes, and smart tools like distraction erasing.
“For example, you could change the background of your image, add fun items like a party hat or sunglasses to the main subject and so much more. Without having to worry about choosing which tools to use and how they’ll work together, the possibilities are wide open when it comes to editing — all you have to do is tell Photos what you want to see, from simple tweaks to complex edits,” Google wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
Transparency With AI-Edited Images
To make AI edits more transparent, Google is also bringing C2PA Content Credentials, an industry standard that tags images with details about how they were created or edited, to both the Pixel Camera app and Google Photos.
Pixel 10 devices will be the first to use C2PA Content Credentials. These credentials, along with existing metadata support like IPTC and SynthID, will help users see how and when a photo was captured or edited, and whether AI was involved. This aims to help users better understand the origins of images at a time when deepfakes and synthetic media are becoming harder to spot.
Coming Soon Beyond Pixel
The new features will first launch on Pixel 10 before gradually rolling out to other Android and iOS devices in the coming weeks.
