Google Photos 1.6 for Android Adds Google Cast and Custom Labels

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Google Cast support in Google Photos has been pined by users since the launch of the service earlier this year. Many months later and we're finally able to beam photos to our telly boxes.

Chromecast functionality has been present in Google+ Photos, but since it has been spun-off into it's own separate service - Google Photos, the feature hasn't been a thing, to much controversy.
Google Cast is back!
Thankfully, the feature is coming back, as announced at Google's event a few days ago. Google Photos 1.6 is rolling out on Google Play over the next week or so, and cast support is part of the package. All you need is a Chromecast and a HD television to beam content (in this case, your photos) to the big screen in the house.

People Labels

If you live in the US, you get to enjoy People search. This feature allows you to see photos of specific people that show when you tap the search button. It's really neat, but for some reason, Google has limited this feature to America only. Hopefully other countries are coming soon...
People label suggestions
People search isn't new, but people labels are. This new feature allows you to privately label people in your photos to whatever name you like, and you can use that label to search for photos of that person. Google Photos uses your contacts to serve up suggestions to make labelling fast and simple.

Misc. Updates

If you're a WhatsApp user, with version 1.6 you are able to share animated GIFs as short videos to your WhatsApp contacts. It's as simple as choosing the service from the Share menu. It also allows you to trim the animation down if desired. That's pretty neat-o.

Google says that speed has also been a focus in this release, making for a much snappier experience.

Download

You can grab the latest APK from APK Mirror using the download link below.


Source and images: Android Police