Some time ago we announced to you in Android Ayuda than the app Google Photos it would arrive independently at the terminals with the Google operating system and, in this way, it would be separated from the Mountain View social network. Well, today we have much more concrete information regarding those that this development will offer, which all point to the fact that in a not long time it will be a reality.
Obviously this movement will make Google+ lose some of its strength, since the section of the photos was one of those that made him maintain a capital importance for the company. Although we will have to see what this company decides to do with its social network once this step is taken. The disappearance does not seem to be close, so it will have to reinvent itself so that it continues to have a real validity in the market and can compete. The point is that Google Photos is real and purchases from some companies They already announced that this would be so.
One of the things that have become known is the interface that Google Photos will have, in which Material is present and that will have some very interesting news, such as a fairly powerful image editor that will turn this tool into something more than a simple place to view the photos that are kept both in the terminal and stored in the cloud (integration with Drive here seems crucial). An example of the available options is a start-up tutorial that will make everything very simple and, thus, from the first moment you know what is possible to do with development.
Important details
One of them is that the development is clearly an evolution that is based on the application that is already known today, but with a major revision of what it offers. It allows different options for displaying images -such as, for example, being able to set parameters such as the date-. It is attractive the slide view, which makes seeing what you have in Google Photos easy and intuitive. Besides, the interaction through gestures seems to be the game.
Editing options are also included that, on the one hand, will allow adding effects to images (and carry out basic retouching on them) and, on the other, there will be the possibility of create from animations to stories -We will see what exactly this means- with the photographs we have. The number of images that can be used at the same time will be a maximum of nine, at least for the moment.
Safety will be important
Apart from all this, there is a section that has been worked hard in Google Photos: security. We refer to the one you have to share images, of course. This can be done directly or, failing that, by creating a link (which can even be sent using an SMS or Facebook profile). And this is where we have worked to offer the best possible privacy options. For example, you can set the amount of metadata that can be shared -such as location-. In addition, the created links can be manage individually to eliminate them or reduce their scope if necessary.
The truth is that everything indicates that the Google Photos application will be really interesting and, therefore, its launch seems like a very good idea. Of course, we will have to see in what instead leave this to Google+, a social network that really has a significant impact only on the groups and communities created and, it may be, that this is your "escape door." What do you think?