Use AI to create with Google Photos

Important:

• These features aren't available in all regions at this time. Functionality can vary by location. Some features may have additional eligibility requirements.
• The photos you want to edit must be backed up. Learn how to back up photos and videos.
• These features require network connection.
• You can only generate a limited number of photos or videos per day. Purchasing a Google AI plan increases your number of generations.

Create with AI creation process

Create with AI is a new section featuring ready-made AI templates in the Create tab. It simplifies the creative process through inspiring AI templates to help you transform your photos into unique, shareable creations with one-tap creation and control.

To begin your creation, you can browse the full selection or select a featured template directly:

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create .
3. At the top of the flow, you'll find the Create with AI header.
   • If this is your first time to use the feature, an "acknowledgement" screen shows to guide you through important information.
4. Select a template.
   • To start with a featured template:
     • Below the "Create with AI" header, find the featured template cards.
     • To browse the immediately available templates, scroll horizontally.
   • To browse all available templates: Tap View all.
     • To go through every template option, scroll vertically.
5. Tap the desired template.
   • Personalized templates: These are the templates identified with a Badge .
     • Insights about your life are used to generate unique and relevant creations.
     • Some of these templates don't require you to upload an image. When you select some of these templates, the generation flow starts immediately.
     • To use any badged template, you must first meet the eligibility requirements for Gemini features in Photos.
   • Non-personalized templates: Specific creative style or visual effects are applied to your photo.
     • If you select this template, it requires you to add a reference photo before generation begins.
       • To upload a photo from your photo library, tap the slot.
       • To change the uploaded photo, tap Edit .
6. Generate and share.
   • To generate your new creation: Tap Generate.
   • To save the video: Tap Save .
   • To share the video: Tap Share .
   • To get a different result in the same template: Tap Regenerate .
   • To share your experience and help us improve: Tap Send feedback.

Tip: To bring you new creative options, templates are regularly updated. Some templates may change or be removed over time.

You can animate your photo and turn static moments into dynamic short video clips when you choose one of the two options for movement effects.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create Photo to video .
3. To try out Photo to video, tap Try Now.
4. Select a photo.
   • If you selected a landscape photo: The photo will be automatically cropped to fit the portrait video format.
5. Choose an effect:
   • Subtle movements : Add photorealistic motion to the subjects in your photo like waving or smiling.
   • I’m feeling lucky : It can sometimes be a subtle movement or it may turn your photo into a video with more movement like dancing or add special effects like confetti or balloons.
6. Wait a few moments while your video generates.
7. You can find the finished video at the results page.
   • To save the video: Tap Save.
   • To share the video: Tap Share.
   • To get a different result in the same effect: Tap Regenerate.
   • To share your experience and help us improve: Tap Send feedback.

You can transform your photos into different styles like “Anime.”

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create Remix .
3. To try out Remix, tap Try now.
4. Select a style.
   • Tip: Some styles are limited to users 18 years and over.
5. To choose a photo that you want to edit, tap Choose photo.
   • To change your selected photo, tap Change photo.
6. Tap Generate.
7. You can save and share your edited photo:
   • To save the photo, tap Save.
   • To share the photo, tap Share.

Tips:

• If you want to get a different result in the same style, tap Regenerate.
• This feature is still experimental, so generated images may not perfectly match the original photo.
• You can try to upload a well-lit, focused, or front-facing portrait photo of one or few subjects and generate it again for potentially better results.