{"id":241796,"date":"2026-05-08T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/google-starts-rolling-out-big-snapseed-4-0-update-for-android\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:15:10","slug":"google-starts-rolling-out-big-snapseed-4-0-update-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/google-starts-rolling-out-big-snapseed-4-0-update-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Google starts rolling out big Snapseed 4.0 update for Android\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseed-4-android-update\/\">Google starts rolling out big Snapseed 4.0 update for Android\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseed-4-android-update\/\">https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseed-4-android-update\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-08 13:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5google.com\">9to5google.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In June of 2025, Google surprisingly released a major update for Snapseed after a long dormancy. After confirming at the start of this year that the iOS exclusivity was set to end, Snapseed 4.0 is now beginning to roll out to Android.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-714037\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As of today, the Play Store listing has been updated for the new app, which is version 4.0. Since last year, iOS has been on version 3.0, so both platforms are getting an updated interface with this release. Updated assets from Google Play provide a glimpse of the interface. <\/p>\n<p>This includes how Google has brought over the Snapseed Camera to \u201ccapture using custom styles or film looks\u201d This includes \u201creal-time effects that can be edited or reset late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other features include:<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vintage Styles: realistic film filters, plus Halation, Bloom, and Grain tools<\/li>\n<li>Smart Masking: Instantly and intelligently isolate subjects or backgrounds with a single tap for fast, targeted edits<\/li>\n<li>Batch Editing: Quickly apply your favorite looks and edits to multiple photos<\/li>\n<li>Non-destructive Editing: Easily undo changes or revert to your original photo at any time<\/li>\n<li>RAW Support: Open and edit JPG and RAW file with precise control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This update is not yet widely available and is seeing a staged rollout as of Friday morning. Snapseed 4.0 on iOS is fully available, with Google explaining that the \u201cediting process [is now] smoother and more intuitive.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Notably, these \u201c30+ pro tools and filters\u201d are available with \u201cno subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Snapseed Camera \u2013 shoot directly in your favorite film simulations or custom looks to capture your unique style in real-time and skip the editing step<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Adjust \u2013 adjust exposure and color automatically or manually with fine, precise control<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One-Touch Masking \u2013 instantly select subjects or backgrounds with smart precision for seamless targeted edits<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Selective \u2013&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseed-4-android-update\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google starts rolling out big Snapseed 4.0 update for Android\u00a0 https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseed-4-android-update\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-08 13:07:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Snapseed-old-new-logo.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-241796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241798,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241796\/revisions\/241798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}