Google has announced that it will make its AI-powered photo editing features available to many more users. Starting on May 15th, almost all Google Photos users will be able to access AI photo editing features such as Magic Editor, which were previously limited to Pixel owners and Google One subscribers.
Magic Editor is Google’s generative AI photo editing tool, and debuted as one of the main AI features on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. These types of features are usually exclusive to the new Pixels for the six months following their release, and now Google is bringing them to previous Pixel phones.
But that’s not all: any Google Photos user with an Android or iOS device that meets the minimum requirements will be able to use it without a Google One subscription and will only be limited to 10 edits per month. However, Pixel device owners and paying subscribers will have unlimited usage.
Furthermore, older features like Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser, which were previously only available to Pixel owners and some Google One subscribers, will be free for all Google Photos users, as detailed by Google in a blog post.
The complete list of these functions includes features such as portrait mode blur editing and lighting effects. Other generative AI functions that were launched with the Pixel 8 series, such as Best Take and Audio Magic Eraser, remain exclusive to the latest Pixels, at least for now.
Those who wish to use these AI functions will need a device with at least a 64-bit chip, 4 GB of RAM, and iOS 15 or Android 8.0. Undoubtedly, these are quite simple requirements nowadays, which give the opportunity to many users to try the benefits of Magic Editor.
