Google Photos looks to be testing a new chip toolbar UI to improve the speed of utilizing Lens and other image editing tools, particularly with text-based photos.
This new feature is said to enhance text-based image processing as well. Therefore, this article shares all the details of Google’s latest work under this feature that will definitely upscale the user experience.
The quick chip toolbar will be of significant use in Google Photos in future
The chip toolbar or chip group shows most frequently while viewing pictures such as screenshots or those with highly visible text. It is most helpful for rapidly accessing regularly used features. However, like with most things in Google apps, this new UI is far from pervasive and looks to be a UI test, at least for the time being.
If you open an image with a significant volume of text, you’ll receive a floating toolbar with Google Lens, “Copy text,” “Listen,” “Crop,” and “Markup” chips that mean you don’t need to visit another deeper menu within the Photos app for Android. This is particularly noticeable with screenshots, but even photos with some text may display a “Copy text” chip.
Tapping any of the choices takes you directly to the relevant section. The Lens shortcut, on the other hand, is a little redundant because there is already a persistent shortcut within the pinned toolbar for every image you access in Google Photos. We’re not sure how this will grow over time, but it looks unusual to have two of the same shortcut within this newly introduced floating toolbar.
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According to 9to5google Given how frequently Google modifies and fine-tunes app and service interfaces, this chip toolbar is most likely part of a larger A/B test for the Photos UI. It absolutely makes sense to provide contextual tools for photos that are filled with text, such as screenshots.
There’s also the possibility that individuals unfamiliar with the alternative editing tools will learn something new.
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