It’s been a year and a half since the Google’s “magic eraser”, also known as Magic Eraser by its English name. It was a native and exclusive tool for the Pixel 6 that continued with the Pixel 7, but now it has been extended to more mobiles, ceasing to be something exclusive to Google mobiles.
so, it is possible use this tool on any Android or iPhone mobile. Although, yes, it has a small trap for users who do not have a Pixel, since they require a subscription to Google One. However, it allows you to try it beforehand and check how well it works by removing objects from a photo.
Google’s ‘trap’ to use its magic eraser
The first thing to note is that, as we told you before, you have to be subscribed to Google One if you don’t have a Google phone. Thus, we find that the following devices have access to the tool from Google Photos without having to have any subscription:
So, on all other Android phones or iPhone You must have a subscription to Google One. We remind you that the prices at the time of publishing this post are as follows:
- Basic plan (monthly) 100 GB: 1.99 per month
- Basic Plan (annual) 100 GB: 19.99 per year
- Standard Plan (monthly) 200 GB: 2.99 euros per month
- Standard Plan (annual) 200 GB: 29.99 euros per year
- Premium Plan (monthly) 2TB: 9.99 per month
- Premium Plan (annual) 2TB: 99.99 per year
Where is the trap that we discussed? Well, beyond the fact that it is a function that requires a subscription outside of the Pixels, which can be understandable, the truth is that offers a somewhat confusing proof to those who do not have one of those mobiles or a subscription to ‘One’. Thus, it allows them to follow all the steps in the tool and only at the end does a message appear announcing that they have to pay for the service to unlock the tool.
How to use Google’s magic eraser (and its test without Google One)
Going into flour with the tool, say that even if you do not have a Pixel or Google One you can try it by following the same steps as if you had it. To do this, you just have to do this:
- Open the Google Photos app.
- Locate and open the photo you want to remove elements from.
- Click on ‘Edit’ at the bottom.
- Swipe in the lower menu until you enter ‘Tools’.
- Now click on ‘Magic Eraser’.
Once here, you can get automatic suggestions to remove objects/people of the image, although you can also do it yourself. Just draw a circle around that element to delete it. Then it will be a matter of clicking on ‘Save’ and you will have the edited photograph on your reel.
Example of photography before and after using the magic eraser of Google Photos
These steps can be followed exactly on an iPhone or any Android that is not a Pixel and without Google One. However, you will see that when saving, you are asked to unlock the function with the subscription -the trap we talked about earlier-.
In any case, it goes without saying that there are other apps to do this with. See the multiplatform app Retouch as one of the most popular on iOS and Android, as well as the Samsung Galaxy editor itself or the so-called magic eraser from Xiaomi.
Cover Image | lvaro Garca M. with Midjourney
