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Microsoft's New Photo App Sneaks Onto Windows 11
29 Jul
Summary
- A new app called OneDrive Photos has been quietly released for Windows 11.
- The app offers photo organization, editing, and backup features.
- It includes advanced features like facial recognition for photo grouping.
Microsoft has introduced a new application named OneDrive Photos to Windows 11, offering a focused experience for managing digital images. This app allows users to organize, edit, and back up their photo collections from a single, well-designed location. Although Windows 11 already has an integrated Photos app and the main OneDrive client offers some photo viewing capabilities, OneDrive Photos provides a more specialized and streamlined interface.
The new application, which appears to be in beta, supports viewing images stored locally on the computer and integrates fully with OneDrive when signed in. Users can designate specific folders for OneDrive Photos to manage. Key features include a 'Gallery' for browsing, 'Moments' for suggesting older photos, 'Albums', and 'Favorites' for enhanced organization.
Furthermore, OneDrive Photos incorporates facial recognition technology to group images of the same person, with Microsoft assuring users that this data is private and can be managed or deleted via OneDrive settings.
