Rollout New Features & Changes to the Photos App

• Increase speed with a catch: 

Microsoft tried to open the Photos app faster through features called Windows App SDK. But in fact slowed down the app. Due to which now a new change has been offered in which they run the app in the background. That is, now whenever you open the app, a pop up will open. But it is already running in the background.

It’s even better as some people don’t like the app running in the background all the time. So Microsoft has added an option to turn it off. But they have also made it “on” by default.

• New ways to search your photos

The Photos app now has a better way of showing all your photos in one place. There’s a “Gallery” option at the top that allows you to view photos from your computer, OneDrive, and even iCloud. If you’re an Apple device user, a “This PC” section has also been added to make finding stored pictures easier.

• Search your photos with Bing

Microsoft has also added a feature to search for photos on web pages to improve search results. If you’re looking at a photo in the app, you can click the “Visual Search with Bing” button. It will also let you search for information available on the images.

• iCloud support for Windows 10

Windows 10 users will now be able to use iCloud to view all types of stored photos on the Photos app. To do this, you have to install the iCloud app for Windows from the Microsoft Store and sign in with your Apple ID.

• Quick editing from File Explorer

Microsoft has made it easier to make quick edits to your photos. Now, you can right-click on an image file and choose “Edit in Photos” to open it directly in the editor. This will allow you to do quick crop, rotation or markup.