In addition to the announcements of the new Nexus phones - the 5X and the 6P - as well as the new Pixel C tablet, the team at Google Photos has revealed and shown off Shared Albums, people labelling and Chromecast support.
Shared Albums essentially does what it says on the tin; multiple users can add photos and videos to an album, and when someone will add a photo to that album, everyone will get a notification. Plus, you can invite guests who can view the shared album and see updates in real-time as photos or videos are added. Shared Albums will be coming out later this year.
I can see this becoming a very useful feature for large gatherings or events like birthday parties or vacations, where everyone can just have one album for all their memories, instead of having them scattered across different social media profiles.
Next up is people labelling, where you can give your own unique name to faces in your photos. Anil Sabharwal, Google Photos Lead Product Manager assured everyone that the names will be “100 percent private to you.” People labelling will be available on Android this week and will be “coming soon” for iOS and the web.
Last, but not the least, is Chromecast support for Google Photos. This will now let you cast your Google Photos library from your phone or tablet, either to your Chromecast TV or a Chromecast device. This feature will be rolling out to Android this week and “coming soon” to iOS.
So what do you think of today’s Photos announcements? Are these the features you’ve been waiting for?
Images: Android Police