Summary
- To access Magic Editor on your Pixel 9, open the Google Photos app, tap a photo, select “Edit,” and tap the Magic Editor icon.
- To move or resize an object in your photo, tap and hold on the object and drag it around. Pinch on the object to make it smaller or larger.
- To remove an object from your photo, highlight the object and choose “Erase.”
With its Magic Editor feature, your Google Pixel 9 makes it easier for you to edit your photos smartly on your device. I’ll explain to you what this feature is and how you can use it even to reimagine objects in your photos.
What Is Magic Editor?
Magic Editor isn’t a standalone app. It’s a feature built into the pre-installed Google Photos app on Pixel smartphones. With this feature, you can edit your photos using AI. This allows you to go beyond the usual editing stuff, like filtering and cropping your photos.
Magic Editor allows you to move, resize, and remove objects from your photos. It then uses generative AI to fill the empty areas in your photos. You can also get the feature to reimagine parts of your photos.
How to Access Magic Editor on Pixel 9
Accessing Magic Editor on Pixel 9 is as easy as tapping an option in Google Photos. To do that, open the Google Photos app and select the photo you’d like to edit.
In the photo’s bottom bar, tap “Edit.” In the bottom-left corner, choose the Magic Editor icon.
You’re now on the Magic Editor screen, where you can use AI features to edit your photos.
Move and Resize Objects With Magic Editor
If you want to move or resize an object in your photo, such as placing a building at another place in your photo, use Magic Editor as follows.
Tap and hold on the object you want to edit. You can also draw on the screen to select your object with more precision. Once the feature highlights your object, tap and hold it and move it around. You can place it anywhere you want in the photo.
If you want to resize the object, pinch the photo to do that. This makes the object smaller or larger. When you’re done, in the bottom-right corner, tap the right-arrow icon for AI to do its magic.
Remove Unwanted Objects From Your Photo
If you’ve captured an unwanted object in your photo, you can erase it from your photo.
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To do that, tap and hold on the object to remove. You can also draw around the object to select it. Once it’s selected, in the bottom bar, choose “Erase.” Magic Editor will use AI to remove the selected object and fill that area with a matching background.
Change the Sky or Background in Your Photo
If you want to change the sky’s color or the background in your photo, Magic Editor offers multiple options to help you do that. To access those options, open your photo with Magic Editor and tap the magic wand icon.
In the open menu, choose “Sky.” Give it a few seconds, and the feature will generate multiple sky options. You can swipe right on the available options and choose the one you like. After selecting an option, make sure to tap the checkmark icon in the bottom-right corner.
Reimagine an Object in Your Photo
You can ask Magic Editor to reimagine an object in your photo. This allows you to turn your photo objects into pretty much whatever you want. For example, you can add flying dragons to the sky in your photo.
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To do that, open your photo and highlight the object to reimagine. In the bottom bar, tap “Reimagine.” In the “Reimagine As” prompt, type how you want to change the highlighted object. For example, if you want to add flying dragons, you’ll type something like Keep the object as is but add flying dragons.
Give it a few seconds, and it will generate various versions of your reimagined object. Choose the one you like and tap the checkmark icon in the bottom-right corner.
Utilize Smart Suggestions
Depending on your specific photo, Magic Editor may automatically offer suggestions to enhance your photo. For example, if Magic Editor finds that your photo will look better with an enhanced version of the sky, it will prompt you to make that change. You can tap the suggestion to apply it. Use the “Undo” option if you don’t like the change.
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Note that you won’t see these Magic Editor suggestions for all your photos. These suggestions only appear when the feature finds room for improvement in your photos.
After Making Any Change to Your Photos, Make Sure to Save Them
No matter what changes you make to your photos, make sure you save your photos. Not doing so will cause you to lose all the changes you’ve made. To save your edited image, in the photo’s bottom-right corner, tap “Save Copy.”
This saves a copy of your original image, allowing you to retain the original image. Both the original image and the edited image appear next to each other in Google Photos.
And that’s how you give a magical touch to your photos using a built-in feature on your Google Pixel 9 device. Like that, there are lesser-known Pixel camera features that you should check out.
