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Cropping images just got better in Google Photos
- Google has announced a few improvements to the cropping tool in Google Photos.
- The company says it now offers smoother animations for rotating, dragging, and adjusting aspect ratios.
- It also fixed a couple of bugs related to the cropping tool.
Google Photos has a bunch of AI editing tools, including one-tap AI Enhance, Magic Editor, and more. So you’d be forgiven for thinking that the company is neglecting its basic image-editing features. Fortunately, Google has just announced a few improvements to its cropping tool.
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Google announced on the Google Photos Help website that it now offers a better cropping experience. For starters, the company says it now offers smoother animations for dragging, rotating, and adjusting aspect ratios.
The company also fixed a couple of issues, starting with a crop and rotate bug:
We fixed a bug that caused the photo’s shape to flip or change unexpectedly when you were rotating and cropping at the same time.
Furthermore, Google says it’s also fixed a bug where the image preview shrank while pulling the crop handles.
In any event, this isn’t the only significant change to Google Photos in recent months. Other notable improvements include the revival of the video effects option, a quicker way to share media, and a video playback speed option.
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