Cropping images just got better in Google Photos
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google has announced a few improvements to the cropping tool in Google Photos.
- The company says it now offers smoother animations for rotating, dragging, and adjusting aspect ratios.
- It also fixed a couple of bugs related to the cropping tool.
Google Photos has a bunch of AI editing tools, including one-tap AI Enhance, Magic Editor, and more. So you’d be forgiven for thinking that the company is neglecting its basic image-editing features. Fortunately, Google has just announced a few improvements to its cropping tool.
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Google announced on the Google Photos Help website that it now offers a better cropping experience. For starters, the company says it now offers smoother animations for dragging, rotating, and adjusting aspect ratios.
The company also fixed a couple of issues, starting with a crop and rotate bug:
We fixed a bug that caused the photo’s shape to flip or change unexpectedly when you were rotating and cropping at the same time.
Furthermore, Google says it’s also fixed a bug where the image preview shrank while pulling the crop handles.
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