Google Opens AI Wardrobe in Photos to All US, Brazil and India Users, Adds Chrome Study Tools

The Wardrobe feature turns photos of clothing into a virtual closet. Google announced it earlier this year with plans to start the rollout in the summer, and Android users got access first beginning in June, according to TechCrunch. The tool builds a catalog of a user's clothes from items worn in their photos, then lets them filter by category such as tops, bottoms and jewelry and mix and match pieces to assemble outfits. Google says the feature is designed to assist the user and that data about how someone dresses is not shared with third parties such as retailers. Engadget reported that the Wardrobe rollout covers Android and iOS users in the three markets.

The Photos announcements also included a new Redact tool inside an upgraded Markup feature, which lets users blur sensitive information in an image, such as a vehicle's license plate, into a pixelated block. Markup now offers additional fonts and precise thickness sliders for pens and highlighters, and the new tools are rolling out to all Google Photos users on Android worldwide, according to Engadget.

Android users are also getting new photo filters called Moods, which apply looks including 35mm film and 2000s digicam. On Android and iOS in select countries, 15 new Remix templates can use a user's likeness to create red carpet images and photo booth shots. Separately, Google Photos is available inside Gemini Spark, where a single prompt can select, brighten and share images, though that requires a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription in the United States.

On Chrome, Gemini can now work with audio and video hosted outside YouTube, not just YouTube videos. Google's blog announcement said the tool can identify key takeaways, find specific information or clarify confusing moments for almost any audio or video file once it has been played through. On YouTube, Gemini uses video transcripts, but on other platforms the user must play the entire file first, Android Authority reported, which makes the feature most useful for revisiting material already covered.

Gemini in Chrome can also generate interactive quizzes from whatever is displayed in an open tab, including Google Docs, text webpages and YouTube videos. The quiz feature is rolling out in English to users in the United States and India on desktop, with a wider rollout and mobile support expected in the coming months.

The browser's cross-device tab handoff, which previously let users send a tab from a phone to a computer or the reverse, now preserves what Google calls the exact state of the tab. A transferred page opens at the same scroll position, and forms retain information already filled in, so a user can finish on desktop what was started on mobile, or the opposite.

Google is presenting the Chrome additions as tools for students researching complex subjects, though the company notes they are not limited to students.