Google Photos just turned 10 years old, and the numbers are huge. The app now has 1.5 billion users storing over 9 trillion photos and videos.
Every month, people do 370 million searches, share 440 million memories, and edit 210 million photos on the platform. Google marked the anniversary by adding new features and sharing 10 tips to help users.
New AI Editor: Google redesigned the photo editor to put AI suggestions and manual tools in one place. The Reimagine and Auto frame features from Pixel 9 phones are coming to more Android devices next month. iPhone users will get them later this year.
QR Code Album Sharing: You can now create a QR code to share photo albums instantly. People just scan the code to see photos or add their own – perfect for events and gatherings.
Places Tab for Travel Photos: There’s a new Places section under Collections that shows your photos on a map. This makes it easy to look back at trips and see where you took photos.
Better Search: Search got smarter. You can now find photos using natural phrases like “me in a sparkly blue dress” or “Alice at the beach.” This works as long as you’ve labeled faces in the People & Pets section.
Auto-Created Memories: Google Photos automatically makes monthly and yearly photo collections. These are easy to share and help you relive old memories without doing any work.
Highlight Videos: You can make short video montages by tapping the “+” button and selecting “Highlight video.” Pick people, pets, or places, and Google Photos creates the video for you.
Auto-Updated Shared Albums: Shared albums can now update themselves when you add new photos of specific people or pets.
Grid Controls: New grid options let you clean up your photo feed by hiding memes, GIFs, and grouping similar photos together.
Memory Settings: You can hide certain people, pets, or dates from your memories. You can also switch between time-based and themed memory formats.
Free Up Phone Storage: Tap your profile picture and select “Free up space” to delete photos already backed up to the cloud, giving you more room on your phone.
Availability
Instant album sharing via QR codes is now rolling out, with the redesigned photo editor launching on Android in June 2025. The iOS update is scheduled for later this year.
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