GoKawiilTaylor Kerns / Android Authority
I don’t just use Google Photos; I have over 50,000 photos in the app and on Google’s servers. I’ve been a loyal user since day one, and I rely on it to keep all my life’s memories and my best photos (along with my NAS for backups). But the more I use it, the more I notice how Google Photos isn’t perfect. Despite how much I love the app, there are still features I wish it had that would make the experience a lot more complete. Here are some of them.
Which feature do you wish to see the most in Google Photos? 9 votes Native Google TV app 0 % Finding and removing duplicates 56 % Better search filters 11 % Back up only while charging 0 % Manual face tagging 0 % Batch conversion for Motion Photos 0 % Perspective crop on the web client 0 % CapCut-like video editor 22 % Something else (tell us in the comments) 0 % Nothing. Photos is perfect as is. 11 %
A proper Google TV app
Megan Ellis / Android Authority
One of the most important features I wish Google Photos would implement is a full application for Google TVs. I know that I can cast photos and videos from my phone or computer onto my TV, but that isn’t exactly seamless. Casting sometimes has hiccups and lags, and it only lets me experience part of the Google TV app. I also know that I can set my photos as screensavers on my TV, but once again, that’s only part of the experience.
Ideally, a native Google Photos app on Google TV would allow me to browse my photos and albums directly on the TV. No phone in my hand needed. I’d be able to show photos and play videos, browse grouped people or locations, view my memories, and even search or ask Gemini questions about my photos to find the right one. A native app would be faster than casting and would allow me to use my physical Google TV remote without having to keep looking down at my phone the whole time.
Find and remove duplicates
Check out all photos in a stack Find the ones you don't want to keep And delete it
Google Photos currently stacks similar photos together, but that’s the extent of its help in finding similar shots or duplicates. I wish there were a more robust system that only let me filter by full duplicates — there was a time when Photos bugged out and uploaded some photos twice, so I’d like to reclaim that space without manually going over it. Another benefit would be the ability to look at photo stacks exclusively, instead of trying to look at my entire library to spot the stacks. That way, I could also find similar pics and try to clean up as many of the ones that I don’t want as possible.
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