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San Francisco | September 2025
Get ready to look at your memories in a whole new way! Google Photos has unleashed its next game-changer: with the power of Veo 3, the latest in Google’s super-smart AI video tech, now your ordinary photos don’t just sit in your gallery—they literally come alive as shareable, cinematic video clips.
How Does the Magic Work?
Inside the fresh “Create” tab in the Google Photos app, users can now pick any still image and watch Veo 3 AI work its sorcery. Waves crash, trees sway, kids dash through the frame, and even confetti can swirl through your pictures all from a single photo!
Instead of basic panning and zooming like those old slideshows, Veo 3 actually invents realistic motion between the moments, making your still images feel incredibly alive and spontaneous.
Why You’ll Love This
- Families: Imagine old childhood snaps becoming little video stories for the whole family to enjoy.
- Creators: Instantly transform static shots into content that pops on social media—no editing skills needed.
- Businesses: Campaigns and ads can be animated, taking basic product images and making them move to grab attention.
And that’s not all the Create hub is also loaded with new features like 3D photo animations, photo montages based on keywords, GIF makers, and style remixers, so you can keep your creative juices flowing.
Part of Something Even Bigger
Veo 3 is just a taste of what’s coming. It’s the same bleeding-edge AI that Google’s Gemini suite uses for text and image generation in apps like Gmail and Docs. Now that creative magic is landing right on your phone, putting wild AI tools in the hands of everyone, not just tech pros.
Rollout & What’s Next
U.S. users are the first to get their hands on the new Veo 3 features, with a global rollout happening soon. Once your Photos app is updated, just look for “Create”—and let the fun begin!
And this is only the beginning: Google insiders tease even longer, multi-photo storytelling and maybe audio features coming soon. In short, Google Photos is on its way to becoming much more than a storage app—it’s set to become a creative studio in your pocket.
Welcome to the Age of Living Photos
With Veo 3, your memories don’t just come back to life—they jump off the screen. This isn’t just an upgrade. It’s the start of a new era where everyone can be a filmmaker, one magical photo at a time. So go ahead, open Google Photos, and turn your snapshots into mini-movies. The age of living photos has officially begun.
