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Screenshot by Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n2. Create stickers<\/h2>\n Who doesn’t love a good sticker? Even better, who doesn’t love personalized stickers? If this sounds like you, you’ll be tickled to know that Android allows you to create stickers from your photos. This may seem challenging, but it is not. In fact, Google has made this process quite simple thanks to AI \u2013 naturally.<\/p>\n
Too: <\/strong>I took 1,000 photos with the Google Pixel 10 Pro in Hawaii, and it set a new standard for me<\/p>\nHow do you overcome this? let me show you.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Google Photos.<\/li>\n Find the image you want to use.<\/li>\n Tap on that image.<\/li>\n Long press the object in the image you want to use as a sticker.<\/li>\n Tap “Copy sticker.”<\/li>\n Open the app you want to use, then paste the sticker. You can also use the built-in share feature to send it via SMS, email or however you prefer to share items. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIt’s stickerstick! <\/p>\n\n\n
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Yes, I’m on the left in the late 90’s production of Green Eggs & Ham with StageOne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Screenshot by Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n3. Share Album via QR Code<\/h2>\n Do you love sharing photo albums with people, and are you looking for a faster way to do so? Google Photos has you covered. With a new feature in the app, you can create a photo album and then share it via QR code. <\/p>\n
Let me show you how it’s done.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Google Photos.<\/li>\n Tap + near the top right corner of the app.<\/li>\n In the resulting pop-up, tap Albums.<\/li>\n Give your new album a title and an alternative description.<\/li>\n Tap “Select Photo.”<\/li>\n Select all the photos you want to add to the album.<\/li>\n Tap “Add” on the top right corner of the app.<\/li>\n Locate your newly created album.<\/li>\n Tap the Share icon at the bottom (the leftmost icon on the tablet).<\/li>\n Tap “Show QR Code.”<\/li>\n Tap “Create Link.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nToo: <\/strong>There’s a free Google Photos AI tool hidden in your Pixel phone that’s downright magical \u2013 how it works<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen the QR code appears, share it with others (either do it directly from your phone or take a screenshot of the code and share it).<\/p>\n\n\n
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Make sure you trust the person you are sending the QR code to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Screenshot by Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBe careful when sharing a screenshot of the QR code, as you don’t want it to fall into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n
4. Convert handwritten notes<\/h2>\n Do you have a handwritten note that you photographed so you can remember it or use it later? What if you could use Google Photos to convert those handwritten notes into text? you can! Even better, Google Photos is a vast improvement over Google Lens in this process. <\/p>\n
How this works depends on the phone you have. Since I only have a Pixel phone, I’ll show you how to do it on Google’s flagship. If you use a different phone, the process may differ.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Google Photos.<\/li>\n Find the photo of the handwritten note you want to transcribe.<\/li>\n Tap the related photo.<\/li>\n Tap Ask at the bottom.<\/li>\n Type “transcribe this note” at the ask prompt.<\/li>\n Wait until Gemini’s work is finished.<\/li>\n Copy the contents of the note.<\/li>\n Paste content where necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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Screenshot by Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n5. Add music to your video<\/h2>\n If you take a lot of videos without sound, you might want to give them a boost of creativity by adding music to them, and Google Photos makes this very easy. This way. (Note that this trick does not apply to iOS users.)<\/p>\n
Too: <\/strong>Must-try Google Photos tips and tricks \u2013 including a new AI editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\nOpen Google Photos.<\/li>\n Find and tap the video you want to add music to.<\/li>\n Swipe the bottom tab bar left until you see Music.<\/li>\n Tap Music.<\/li>\n Find the song you want to add to your video and tap Select.<\/li>\n If you don’t want the song to start at the beginning, locate the section to use by dragging the song timeline left or right.<\/li>\n Tap Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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Screenshot by Jack Wallen\/ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNow you can share your new video with the sound of your choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n