First, all photos that you want to edit need to be uploaded to Google Photos. Google uses cloud processing to manipulate the images according to your needs. So, to get started, make sure backup to Google Photos is turned on. From there, the steps are easy.
- Open the photo you want to manipulate either in the gallery through the camera app or in the Google Photos app.
- Tap Edit.
- A glowing Magic Editor button will appear on the left side of the toolbar above the cancel button. Tap that button.
From here, there are two main things you can do. To start, press the wand tool in the middle below the photo. When you press that option, you’ll be presented with the choices available for that photo. You can add portrait effects, similar to what you can do with the iPhone 15 Pro.
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If you want to know what it would look like to take a selfie in front of a nuclear detonation, you can change the sky (if there is a sky visible in the photo) or change the scene into a stylized photo. All of this depends on what is detected in the scene. Sometimes, you’ll only get a single option, or the magic wand tool won’t be available at all. It largely depends on what’s in the scene.
