GoKawiilGoogle Photos adds Redact tool to blur sensitive image details
Google is rolling out a new Redact feature within Google Photos' Markup tools, letting users pixelate license plates or other sensitive content in images. The update also brings new fonts and thickness sliders for pens and highlighters, and is available to all Android users globally. Google separately expanded Wardrobe, Gemini Spark image editing, Moods filters, and 15 new Remix templates to more users in select countries.
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Adding easy redaction tools suggests Google is responding to growing user concern about sharing images that contain personal or identifying information. Bundling this with broader AI features like Gemini Spark and Remix indicates the company is positioning Photos as a full AI-editing suite rather than just a storage app.
- Redact tool blurs sensitive details like license plates in Google Photos images.
- Markup feature also gains new fonts and adjustable pen/highlighter thickness.
- Wardrobe, Gemini Spark, Moods, and 15 new Remix templates are expanding to more regions and users.
Source: engadget.com — Mariella Moon, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Google Photos' new Redact tool will make it easy to hide sensitive information”
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