A redesigned Photos app is part of Microsoft’s migration to a more modern experience on Windows 11, and the software giant is now taking big steps toward beginning public rollout to production devices.
For now, however, the new Photos app is going live for Dev Channel Insiders, but it’s worth knowing that it’s all happening in stages.
In other words, not all Dev Channel Insiders have access to the new Photos app, as Microsoft says it is ramping up the rollout based on feedback received from users.
The goal of the Photos app is as simple as it gets: to give users a more modern experience through and through, so you get a new gallery, better management, and deeper integration with OneDrive to create online backups in an easier way. way.
Here are some of the new features that are part of the updated Photos app:
- Organize your photos with a specially designed, productive and beautifully redesigned experience.
- Easily back up your photos to OneDrive and keep your memories safe.
- Celebrate a life well lived with enhanced “Memories” experiences.
- Be productive with multi-window and multi-screen.
- Easily view your OneDrive storage quota usage and add more storage.
- Import and manage your photos from external sources such as your phone and camera.
Microsoft says it’s also removing the old video editor, as those features are now part of Clipchamp.
“This Photos app update (version 2022.31090.16004.0 and above) will replace the current Photos app experience. Earlier this year, we introduced Clipchamp as our new inbox video editor, which aims to make video creation easy, fast and fun on Windows.As Clipchamp is equipped with all the basic tools you would expect, such as trimming and splitting, as well as more professional features such as transitions and animated text, the new Photos app experience no longer includes the old video editor, so if you prefer to continue using the old Photos app, it will still be available in the Microsoft Store,” it says.
