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Google Photos movie maker needs more features
Chris Guld December 30, 2019
I love the Google Photos movie maker, but it is missing some vital features. What is Google Photos Movie Maker? If you take lots…
Google Photos and Manual Face-tagging
Chris Guld December 10, 2019
People love the fact that Google Photos groups photos together by faces in the People section. And, they hate it when it doesn’t get…
They moved it! Using Google Photos and choosing to edit in Snapseed is still there.
Chris Guld December 6, 2019
Using Snapseed to edit photos Snapseed is my favorite way to edit photos on my phone. It’s a free app from Google that you…
Using Google Photos you can now share photos with a conversation just like texting
Chris Guld December 6, 2019
Direct Sharing Have you ever shared a picture using Google Photos and the recipient says they never got it? Did they tell you to…
Find photos by text in the photo – and other new features in 2019
Chris Guld November 21, 2019
Google Photos just keeps getting better at searching your photos. One of the recent new features is the ability to search for text that…
Resurface Old Memories with New Feature of Google Photos
Chris Guld November 2, 2019
Have you noticed a new set of icons at the top of your Google Photos app? That’s called “Memories” and it’s Google’s way of…
Resurface Old Memories with New Feature of Google Photos
Chris Guld November 2, 2019
Have you noticed a new set of icons at the top of your Google Photos app? That’s called “Memories” and it’s Google’s way of…
Navigate to a Photo
Chris Guld October 3, 2019
As an RV traveler, this has to be my favorite feature of Google Photos. I take a picture every time we park at a…
Check your Google Photos Settings Now
Chris Guld July 22, 2019
Most people install Google Photos on their phone, accept the defaults, and never look at settings again. We think it’s important to understand your…
What’s happening with Google drive and Google Photos?
Chris Guld June 19, 2019
Google has announced that they’re changing how Google Photos and Google Drive are working together, When Google makes this change – planned for July…
Adding and Removing Photos from Albums
Chris Guld May 17, 2019
Album View in Google Photos I take lots of photos. If I’m in a beautiful area I may take 1-2,000 in a month. I…
Photo Descriptions
Chris Guld February 25, 2019
Isn’t it great when you’re looking at old family photos and you find notes written on the back that describe what’s in the photo?…
Google Photos is not a social network, or is it?
Chris Guld January 4, 2019
I recently read an article by Mike Elgan about how he plans to use a Google Photos album to keep in touch with friends…
How to use Depth Editor and Color Pop in Google Photos
Chris Guld November 23, 2018
I used the Color Pop feature to make our Geeks on Tour coffee mug stand out. Have you ever wished you could make a…
Are your cellphone photos backed up? Are you sure?
Chris Guld October 17, 2018
When you take some new photos, you will see them right away in the Google Photos app. That DOES NOT mean they’ve been backed…
Google Photos: How to view your photos in order by date-uploaded rather than date-taken
Chris Guld August 25, 2018
On a computer, you can see the timeline of yourphotos by moving your mouse to the right sidebar.These dates represent the date the photo…