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TL;DR Snapseed has rolled out a new update for Android, introducing features like a color grading tool and a dedicated search bar.
The app has also replaced the previous googly-eyed loading animation with a leaf fan spinner.
These features are currently live for everyone, but we’ve found that Snapseed is also working on a complete overhaul of a key menu.
The Snapseed app for Android saw its biggest update in a couple of years this May, following a long wait behind iOS users. Since then, we’ve found that the Google-run app still has more changes in progress, such as the color grading tool we exclusively reported on in July. This tool is now rolling out to everyone, along with a couple of other inclusions.
Snapseed’s latest version 4.1.6 update now includes the Color Grade tool by default among the list of tools. While the tools menu is set to All by default, Color Grade is also in the Refine submenu. This tool lets users modify a photo’s tones and colors to achieve a specific art style.
Tools Color Grade Search New loading animation
As frequent users will tell you, it can often be difficult to find the right editing tool given the sheer number of options available. The Snapseed team is finally addressing this with a dedicated search option in the tools menu to help users find the desired editing tool.
Additionally, this update brings a new loading animation to the photo editing app, replacing the googly eyes with a leaf fan spinner. The Snapseed team confirmed this particular change over the weekend, and as the last image in the gallery above shows, it’s a significant improvement.
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