

Alternatively, users can opt for an "automatic" adjustment of color and contrast. Snapseed users can edit pictures using swiping gestures to select different effects and enhancements. On April 9, 2015, Nik released Snapseed 2.0 for iOS and Android, bringing new tools, features, and a refreshed user interface. Subsequent to the Google take-over, Snapseed was released for Android in December 2012 and the desktop version of Snapseed was discontinued. Later, on February 27, 2012, Snapseed was announced for Microsoft Windows. Building on the success of the iPad version, Nik launched Snapseed for the iPhone in August 2011. Nik Software originally launched Snapseed on the iPad in June 2011, and it was named iPad App of the Year 2011 by Apple. It was created by Nik Software, and is now owned by Google. Snapseed is a photo-editing application for iOS and Android that enables users to enhance photos and apply digital filters. *This currently works on iOS & Web Photos on Android writes edited pixels as new files.Google LLC (previously developed by Nik Software) Now that Photos & Snapseed have been available for a bit, how are you finding the integration? Any particular likes/dislikes/requests? We think this integration works well, but of course there are always ideas on how it could be improved. On iOS & Android you can use Snapseed to edit any image in Photos by simply opening the image in Photos, tapping the overflow menu (upper right corner), and choosing “Edit in Snapseed.” This means that applying deep editing functionality requires just one additional tap relative to using the lightweight (but deceptively powerful) editor in Photos. Edits in the former are written in place* non-destructively, while images handed off to the latter result in newly generated copies.The former manages thousands of photos & offers a comparatively lightweight editor, while the latter provides maximum power.As Lightroom is to Photoshop, Google Photos is to Snapseed:
