Google is bringing AI photo editing to more users around the world, making it easier to fix your photos using simple text commands instead of complex editing tools.
The company announced Tuesday that it is expanding natural language-based editing in Google Photos to additional countries, including Australia, India and Japan. The feature, which Google first rolled out to Pixel 10 users in the US last August, allows people to describe the changes they want to make to their photos instead of manually adjusting sliders or learning complex editing software.
Users in these newly supported countries will now see a “Help me edit” box when they tap the edit option on an image. From there, they can choose from suggested prompts or write their own in plain language. For example, you can ask the app to “remove background motorcycle,” “reduce background blur,” or use a more general command like “restore this old photo.”
AI can handle surprisingly specific requests, too. You can ask him to adjust a friend’s position, remove his glasses, or even have him open his eyes in a picture where he blinks. This feature uses Google’s Nano Banana image model to convert images, and all processing is done directly within the app without requiring an internet connection for the actual editing.
The feature will work on any Android device with at least 4GB of RAM and running Android 8.0 or higher, which means it’s not limited to Google’s own Pixel phones. Along with this geographic expansion, Google is also adding support for languages outside of English, including Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and Gujarati, making the tool accessible to millions more users in their native languages.
Google is also rolling out support for C2PA content credentials in Google Photos to these countries. This metadata will indicate when the image was created or edited using AI. As AI-generated and AI-edited images become more popular, social media platforms are grappling with how to classify AI content, and credentials like C2PA help users understand what they’re looking at.
This expansion is the latest in Google’s aggressive push to integrate AI throughout Google Photos. Last November, the company expanded its AI-powered search capabilities to more than 100 countries with support for more than 17 languages. It also introduced AI templates that can transform images into different artistic styles. Just last week, Google rolled out a “Meme me” feature that lets users combine reference templates with their own photos to create memes.
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