Google is expanding its AI-powered photo editing tools to more users worldwide, allowing people to edit images using simple text instructions instead of complex controls.
The company announced on Tuesday that natural language-based editing in Google Photos is rolling out to additional countries, including Australia, India, and Japan. Originally introduced last August for Pixel 10 users in the U.S., the feature lets users describe what they want to change in a photo rather than manually adjusting sliders or learning advanced editing techniques.
With this expansion, users in the newly supported regions will see a “Help me Edit” option when opening the photo editor. From there, they can choose suggested prompts or type custom requests in everyday language. For instance, users can ask the app to “remove the motorcycle in the background,” “reduce background blur,” or even “restore this old photo.”
The AI is capable of handling highly specific edits as well. Users can request changes such as adjusting a person’s pose, removing glasses, or opening someone’s eyes in a photo where they blinked. These edits are powered by Google’s Nano Banana image model, and importantly, the actual image processing takes place directly on the device, meaning an internet connection isn’t required for editing.
The feature is available on any Android device running Android 8.0 or later with at least 4GB of RAM, so it’s not limited to Pixel smartphones. Alongside the wider rollout, Google is also adding support for multiple languages beyond English, including Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and Gujarati, making the tool accessible to millions more users in their native languages.
In addition, Google Photos is introducing C2PA Content Credentials support in these regions. This metadata helps identify when an image has been created or edited using AI. As AI-generated and AI-edited images become increasingly common, tools like C2PA credentials aim to provide greater transparency and help users better understand the content they’re viewing.
