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Adobe is partnering with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to bring a library of licensed music into its Premiere mobile video editing app. The update, described as 'coming soon,' will let users add up to 60 seconds of popular tracks, browse and filter music by artist or genre, use music-paired templates, and export videos directly to social platforms.
Google has updated its Vids video editor to let users generate a custom AI avatar from a single uploaded photo, rather than requiring the longer face-scanning and voice-recording process previously needed through Gemini's likeness tool. Users can access this by starting a new AI video project, selecting the Avatar option, and choosing 'Design a custom avatar' to upload an image, which the tool then processes and enhances. Those who use the photo-upload method must still pick from Google's existing preset voice options rather than cloning their own voice.
Microsoft has filed a patent for an AI system that edits live video and audio in near real time, replacing or removing spoken words while adjusting a speaker's mouth and face to match. The filing, flagged by patent-tracker Patentlyze, describes using AI agents guided by user-set parameters to smooth these edits into live broadcasts or AR presentations.
Google Vids, a browser-based video editing tool launched for business and enterprise Workspace users in 2024, became available to individual users in 2026. The free app lets users start projects from scratch, templates, slideshows, uploaded footage, or AI-generated content using the Veo 3.1 model, and continues to receive regular updates from Google.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that handing entire video edits over to AI often produces a repeating failure pattern: prompting a fix for one issue like pacing frequently disrupts something else, such as a transition or caption timing, that previously worked. The piece notes AI handles narrow, mechanical tasks well—motion graphics, cleanup, color correction—but struggles with holistic creative judgment.
Android Authority's monthly roundup highlights new Android apps for October 2026, led by Adobe Premiere finally arriving on Android after launching on iPhone nearly a year earlier. The free app, with in-app purchases, offers short-form video editing tools, AI features requiring an Adobe account after free credits run out, and requires Android 13 or newer with at least 5GB of RAM. The list also features SongFlip, a free app from developer goork that addresses cross-platform music link sharing between streaming services.
Adobe has launched Premiere on the Google Play Store, a year after its iPhone debut, offering free mobile video editing with unlimited multi-track timelines, audio trimming, and an AI-based speech-enhancement tool. Exports up to 4K resolution are watermark-free and require no account login, and Adobe says the app will not show ads or upgrade prompts. The app requires Android 13 or later and at least 5GB of RAM.
At its Made On YouTube event, YouTube introduced a new editing feature that lets creators refine long- and short-form videos through a chat-style interface, giving instructions in natural language rather than manually cutting footage. The tool can select best takes, add music and transitions, insert text overlays, remove speech pauses, and suggest edits based on conversation context, while still allowing creators to manually adjust the timeline. YouTube says the feature will launch on Shorts and the YouTube Create app in early 2027.
Adobe has released a full version of Premiere on the Google Play Store for most Android devices, offered free with optional paid features. The app supports importing multiple video tracks, trimming, splitting, adding effects, exporting up to 4K, extracting audio, reducing background noise, and adding voiceovers, replacing the discontinued Premiere Rush app.
Adobe has released its Premiere video-editing app for Android devices, roughly a year after it debuted on iOS. The free app includes a multitrack timeline, templates, transitions, and generative AI tools powered by Adobe's Firefly models, with some AI features requiring a subscription once free credits run out.
Adobe released its Premiere mobile video editing app on the Google Play Store, extending a tool that debuted on iOS last year. The free app supports a range of Android phones, including foldables like the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8, allowing editing in both open and closed configurations.
Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 21, updating its all-in-one editing, color, audio, and VFX suite with an expanded set of AI-powered tools, including a new AI assistant feature. The release builds on Resolve's existing multi-user collaboration system and Fairlight audio and color science tools used widely in professional film and TV production.