An Exclusive Early Look At
The New Google Photos App
We've been hearing for a very long time - virtually ever since Vic Gundotra left Google+, with more rumors springing up recently - that Photos would be splitting off from Google's social/sign-in platform. We've heard vague rumblings, and even seen some baby steps toward this split, but now we have something a bit more substantial to go on - an exclusive early look at Google's new Photos app, separate from Google+ and improved in a number of ways.We won't be treating this as a normal rumor post, because we are certain that what we have seen is the real deal. As with any leak or rumor however, details can change. Features or interfaces we'll look at might be different by the time the new, separate Photos app is announced, but overall this should be a good representation of what can be expected from the new app.
Disclaimer: No matter the confidence level, there's always a chance product updates, features, and some or all details will be changed or cancelled altogether. As with all rumors, nothing is 100% until it's officially announced.We do not have possession of any APKs we can distribute or unreleased devices, so please don't ask for them.
When starting up the new Photos app, users will be greeted with the awesome pinwheel animation seen above as part of a splash screen. Splash screens aren't traditionally used on Android because they aren't strictly necessary, but Google has been having a lot of fun with icon motion lately, which may explain its presence. Next, of course, is the first-run experience. As with most Google apps these days, Photos explains itself up front in a series of friendly, animated illustrations. The user can then fiddle with some backup settings before being ushered to a few more illustrations
Most of the app's functionality is given away in the above screens. The app, like its current iteration, will let users search for specific people, animals, or objects, back up photos automatically, and take care of general photo management. Beyond that, the app gets a revised interface with several "views" to choose from. Users can see their photos sorted by day or month, or a "comfortable view" which tiles photos by day in a staggered grid sort of like Google+ photo albums on the web do now.
Most of the app's functionality is given away in the above screens. The app, like its current iteration, will let users search for specific people, animals, or objects, back up photos automatically, and take care of general photo management. Beyond that, the app gets a revised interface with several "views" to choose from. Users can see their photos sorted by day or month, or a "comfortable view" which tiles photos by day in a staggered grid sort of like Google+ photo albums on the web do now.
The app also has a few new interactions, including the ability to pinch your way into photos, or swipe out of them.
Autoawesome has ostensibly been replaced by the new "Assistant" feature, which - besides automatically creating stories and animations - allows users to create their own goodies including albums, movies, stories, animations, or collages. Previously, the only awesome items users could manually create were movies, gifs, or "mixes" which were collages of 2 to 9 photos.
The editing interface has also gotten a facelift. There are still filters and usual adjustments, but the cropping interface now snaps to various aspect ratios, and has a nice new rotation wheel.
And as for access to your photos outside the app? photos.google.com (which for now redirects toplus.google.com/photos) will provide access to a new photos interface, but beyond that we can't be sure what's still in store. Even as a regular Google+ user, the most exciting aspect of the new Photos app for this writer is its separation from the Google+ app (the new app will replace the Photos shortcut). Of course it's worth noting again that - as with any leak - anything can happen before the new Photos app is introduced, but we can at least be sure it won't be confusingly tied with Google+ anymore. Here's hoping for some official news at I/O.
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เว็บไซร์ Android Police ได้เผยแผ่ภาพหลุดเกี่ยวกับแอพ Google Photos ซึ่งส่วนใหญ่จะอยู่ในมือถือ Android และผู้ใช้ทั่วไปที่มีแอพ Google Photos สามารถใช้งานผ่านทางเว็ปไซต Google Plus Photos ได้ แต่ภาพที่ได้เห็นนี้ลือกันว่าอาจได้เผยโฉมในงาน Google I/O ที่จัดขึ้นในวันที่ 28/29 พฤษภาคมนี้ด้วย โดยแอพ Google Photos แบบใหม่นี้สามารถแท็กภาพแบบแยกวัตถุหลายชนิด ได้โดยอัตโนมัติ,จัดกลุ่มรูปภาพตามลำดับเหตุการณ์ได้,ปรับโหมดการหารูปภาพในแบบต่างๆ ทำให้เราหาภาพได้ง่ายขึ้นและฟีเจอร์เด็ดบน Google+Photos อย่าง Autoawesome จะเปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น Assistant ที่จะสามารถจัดอัลบัมภาพให้เป็นเรื่องราว และสร้างเป็นสไสล์แอนิเมชั่นอัตโนมัติด้วย หน้าตาใหม่ของ Google Photos นี้รายละเอียดต้องติดตามในงาน Google I/O และใครที่ใช้งาน Google Photos ทั้งในระบบ iOS และ Android เตรียมตัวรอของใหม่ผ่านการอัพเดตแอพได้เลย
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