Google's Magic Eraser photo tool is coming to iPhone

Google Photos gets a new feature

Google's once-exclusive Magic Eraser tool for editing photographs is coming to iPhone users through the Google One subscription.

The tool debuted with the company's Pixel 6 in 2021 and can automatically remove unwanted parts of a photo using artificial intelligence.

Users can manually remove things from an image, and Magic Eraser makes them disappear. And Magic Eraser's Camouflage feature can adjust the color of items in a picture, so they organically blend in with the background.

Google One subscribers on iPhone will get other editing tools, such as an HDR effect to enhance brightness and contrast in videos and exclusive collage editor designs including styles from artists Yao Cheng Design and DABSMYLA.

Magic Eraser

The tools are rolling out today in Google Photos for Google One members on all plans. The cloud storage and device backup subscription starts at $1.99 per month.

Additionally, Google One members can get free shipping on orders from the print store in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom starting today.

Google Photos is available for free on the App Store and requires iOS or iPadOS software version 15.0 and later.

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10 Comments

ihatescreennames

said about 1 year ago

How well does this tool work? I’ve used some ML tools for image editing that do a mostly decent job but sometimes a very poor job. For instance, in the example photo this article uses I would potentially see some sand smeared up into the surf where people used to be. I find these features are nowhere near as good as how they are portrayed.

AppleInsider said:

Additionally, Google One members can get free shipping on orders from the print store in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom starting today.

I’m very disappointed that Apple discontinued their print services directly inside Photos. We used that all the time. The replacements I’ve used (Mimeo and Motif) are OK, but clunky and more limited.

mikethemartian

said about 1 year ago

George Costanza really could have used this feature.

danox

said about 1 year ago

No, thank you Google…….

foregoneconclusion

said about 1 year ago

Not sure why Apple hasn't already ported the healing brush from macOS Photos into the iOS/iPad OS Photos app. It does the same thing and it's been around for years.

hexclock

said about 1 year ago

ihatescreennames said:

How well does this tool work? I’ve used some ML tools for image editing that do a mostly decent job but sometimes a very poor job. For instance, in the example photo this article uses I would potentially see some sand smeared up into the surf where people used to be. I find these features are nowhere near as good as how they are portrayed.

My sister-in-law has a Google phone, and she said sometimes it will erase the people in the background, but their shadows will remain. Pretty funny.