Google is rolling out major updates to Google Photos to enhance users’ experience.
The app now includes a unique feature that allows users to quickly mirror a photo.
According to Android Police, a Google community manager shared an announcement on Google’s support forums about the new “flip” feature in Google Photos.
While this may seem like a basic function, it was previously unavailable.
Before this update, the app only allowed users to crop, rotate, or adjust the aspect ratio of a photo.
To use the new feature, Android users can go to the app, select “Edit,” then “Crop,” and click the flip icon to mirror their photo.
However, there’s a limitation: this feature is only available in the Google Photos app for Android.
The flip feature in Google Photos is especially helpful for selfies, as many phones automatically mirror them by default.
While this may be fine at times, there are occasions when you may want the photo to accurately reflect what you saw.
As with other edits in Google Photos, you can choose to save the flipped image as a new copy, preserving the original, or you can edit the original photo directly.
This is not the only feature that Google is testing with the latest Google Photos update.
Google has also added a new “Updates” section to the side menu, similar to the feature in the mobile app. This section keeps users informed about recent activities like comments and likes on their photos, people joining their album, or sharing albums with them.
