Google has updated the Photos application: it became more convenient to edit images

Recently, developers from Google have released several rather important updates for the “Photos” service – more recently, the application even allows you to edit videos, not just photos. And today, March 26, Google’s branded service received another rather important update, which may seem insignificant to many – now, inscriptions have appeared in the content editing menu under the icons. Initially, the designers and developers of this application decided that it was enough to use ordinary icons without labels, since, apparently, they thought that without labels, the interface looks more concise.

On the left is the old interface, on the right is the new one

However, this decision turned out to be quite controversial – the user could easily get confused in the icons, figuring out which button calls the necessary tool or editing function. To fix the problem and help the audience, which may not use the Photo functions as often or cannot remember the functions and their icons, the developers sacrificed a laconic design in favor of practicality – with a fresh update in the application, the following words will appear under each function icon: Share “,” Change “, Google Lens and” Delete “. Users will be especially grateful for naming Google Lens – object recognition technology turned out to be the most unobvious.

It is important to note that not all users have received this update so far – on Android, the Google Photos application of version 5.34 has just begun to be deployed, so, perhaps, the update will have to wait a bit. Moreover, on devices running iOS, the application has not received an update either. On the other hand, this is a vivid example of the fact that not always a “clean” and simplified interface design will be more convenient and practical with active use.

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