Google announced on Tuesday the expansion of its AI-powered, prompt-based photo editing feature in Google Photos to Australia, India, and Japan. The natural-language editing tool, first launched for Pixel 10 users in the U.S. last August, allows users to describe desired changes to photos using plain text commands instead of manual adjustments.
In the newly supported countries, users will find a “Help me Edit” box upon tapping the edit option on a photo. This box provides suggested prompts or accepts custom requests, such as “remove the motorcycle in the background,” “reduce the background blur,” or “restore this old photo.” The AI handles precise edits, including changing a friend’s pose, removing glasses, or opening eyes in a blinked photo.
The feature relies on Google’s Nano Banana image model and processes all edits locally within the app, requiring no internet connection. It supports any Android device with at least 4 GB of RAM running Android 8.0 or higher, extending availability beyond Pixel phones.
Google is adding support for languages beyond English, including Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and Gujarati. The rollout also introduces C2PA Content Credentials in Google Photos for these countries. This metadata indicates when an image was created or edited with AI.
This expansion follows recent updates to Google Photos. In November, Google extended AI-powered search to over 100 countries, adding support for more than 17 languages. The company also introduced AI templates to convert photos into artistic styles. Just last week, Google released the “Meme me” feature, enabling users to combine reference templates with their own images to create memes.
