Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Google Photos is getting a new “Touch Up” suite of face retouching tools in the editor.
We’ve managed to enable the feature for the first time in version 7.56.0.839465534 of the app.
Touch Up includes six face retouching options to edit everything from your eyes and teeth to eyebrows, lips, and more.
Google Photos is one of the best photo editing apps out there, but one thing it’s never had is a way to retouch specific parts of your face. While the Camera has had the face retouching feature for years, the Photos app has never supported targeted editing. That’s finally changing, and we can now show you how.
Back in October, we discovered early code strings hinting at a full-fledged face retouching suite inside Google Photos. We’ve now managed to enable the feature for the first time in version 7.56.0.839465534 of the app. Here’s your exclusive first look at how “Touch Up” will work in Google Photos when it goes live.
Touch Up sits inside the Actions tab in the Google Photos editor. Tapping it for the first time prompts you to download the required machine learning models (16MB) that power the effects. Once installed, you’re taken into a dedicated Touch Up interface with the following face retouching options: Smooth
Under Eyes
Irises
Teeth
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