Google's Magic Editor might soon be free for all, with a major catch (APK teardown)
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The latest Google Photos APK hints that the AI-powered Magic Editor may become partially accessible without a Google One subscription.
  • GekkoState@lemmings.worldEnglish
    14·
    3 months ago

    So what we knew all along… It was possible to do these not-so-processor-intensive tasks on older pixels and other devices after all.

    I hate that Google artificially limits these features to new phones. The only reason I’ve stuck with pixel this long is their call assistant to answer then decline spam calls without having to notifying me.

    • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      Can you recommend a good alternative? Can be a paid one, but I can’t find anything good.

      • cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        51·
        3 months ago

        For just local gallery purposes you can use Fossify Gallery (it’s on Fdroid). For cloud storage, you can use Ente Photos (also on Fdroid).

          • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            Haven’t used Ente but Immich gives you basically all the features of GPhotos, including the AI recognition ones.

            • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              3 months ago

              How does the image recognition compare to Google Photos? I tried Damselfly gallery and its object recognition leaves a lot to be desired.

              • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
                3·
                3 months ago

                I’ve never really compared them but it works great.

                When you upload the photos you can see the CPU spin up like crazy. I think that’s because it’s automatically tagging the photos with relevant terms. Because when you actually type in an object it’s instant, where GPhotos can take a few seconds to do a search.

      • 1984@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        I suggest Immich. It has similar visual to Google photos, is self-hosted, has face recognition, mobile apps for autoupload, etc.

        • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Hmm, from the website it doesn’t look like it had a web app? Seeing my photos on my PC easily, and being able to share a gallery link to people is something I use.

          • 1984@beehaw.orgEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            Like EddoWagt wrote, it does have a web app. It also allows sharing, with or without a password, limiting if they can download or upload to the shared album/link.

          • EddoWagt@feddit.nlEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            If you go to demo.immich.app you het a webapp, so I’m sure it’s supported

  • petrescatraian@libranet.de
    8·
    3 months ago

    Additionally, all Google Photos users on Android and iOS will get 10 Magic Editor saves per month. To go beyond this limit, you’ll need a Pixel device or a Premium Google One plan (2TB and above).

    … Really?