If you were jealous of Pixel 10 owners and their exclusive conversational photo editor, good news — Google’s officially opening the gates. Starting today and rolling out over the coming days, eligible Android users in the US can tap “Help me edit” in Google Photos and just tell the app what they want changed. No sliders, no guesswork, and no need to know what white balance is.
Powerful editing, impressive convenience
No longer Pixel 10-exclusive, at last
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The feature, which first debuted as a Pixel 10 exclusive in August, uses Google’s Gemini AI under the hood to interpret natural-language requests. That means you can type or say something like “remove the people in the background,” “make this photo look vintage,” or even “put me on the moon,” and Photos will do its best to make it happen. You can chain requests together, refine results with follow-up prompts, or just start with the delightfully vague “make it better” suggestion.
This marks another step in Google’s steady campaign to weave Gemini AI into every corner of Android, and simultaneously improve Google Photos. If you’ve been following along, Pixel owners have already enjoyed tools like Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and the uncanny “Add Me” feature. But conversational editing feels like the most ambitious evolution yet. After all, it involves even less fiddling with tools, and gets you straight to the point after describing what you want.
Of course, there are a few catches. You’ll need to meet Google’s eligibility requirements: be over 18, have your account language set to US English, enable Face Groups and location estimates, and (most importantly) live in the US. The rollout starts today, so if you don’t see the “Help me edit” button yet, keep checking back over the next few weeks.
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For creatives, this could be a game-changer — not just for quick touch-ups, but for more imaginative edits. Google, for its part, suggests whimsical use cases like dropping an alpaca into Waikiki, piña colada in hoof. Whether you use it to salvage a vacation photo or to create absurd masterpieces, conversational editing is officially no longer a Pixel 10 party trick.
