{"id":241877,"date":"2026-05-08T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseeds-big-4-0-update-is-now-hitting-android-phones\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:20:08","slug":"snapseeds-big-4-0-update-is-now-hitting-android-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/snapseeds-big-4-0-update-is-now-hitting-android-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapseed&#8217;s big 4.0 update is now hitting Android phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/snapseed-4-3665216\/\">Snapseed&#8217;s big 4.0 update is now hitting Android phones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/snapseed-4-3665216\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/snapseed-4-3665216\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-08 14:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snapseed hasn\u2019t seen an Android update in almost two years.<\/li>\n<li>Last year iOS got a major 3.0 release, but it passed Android by.<\/li>\n<li>After teasing a new 4.0 update earlier this week, it\u2019s now starting to arrive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We knew it was coming: Earlier this week, Snapseed lead Giles Ochs teased that the eagerly awaited 4.0 update was just about to land, bringing Android users some long-overdue upgrades. And now, just ahead of the weekend, that new version is finally rolling out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Over on Snapseed\u2019s Play Store listing, we now see that the app reports being updated on May 8. But it looks like availably is still pretty limited \u2014 Google may be doing a staged rollout \u2014 as we\u2019re getting the old May 2024 2.22 release when attempting to install on many devices.<\/p>\n<p>Snapseed got a major 3.0 upgrade last summer, but that release only landed on iOS. We went hands-on with Snapseed on the iPhone a few months back, and were extremely impressed by what we saw \u2014 making the absence of an equivalent Android version all the more frustrating. But now, with this week\u2019s 4.0 release, both platforms should finally be hitting feature parity.<\/p>\n<p>Why the Play Store isn\u2019t serving the update to everyone just yet, we can already see an updated about page outlining the features users can expect in the 4.0 update:<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No Strings Attached: Get 30+ pro tools and filters \u2013 no subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks<\/li>\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>Snapseed Camera: Capture using custom styles or film looks. Save time with real-time effects that can be edited or reset later<\/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&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/snapseed-4-3665216\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snapseed&#8217;s big 4.0 update is now hitting Android phones https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/snapseed-4-3665216\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-08 14:49:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapseed-4-hero.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-241877","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\/241877"}],"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=241877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241879,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241877\/revisions\/241879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}