Google Photos has emerged as one of the handy photo organizer apps for decades now. Google has recently integrated Gemini into the Photos app to make it even more useful for everyone out there. That said, how many of you know that Google Photos doubles up as an incredible photo editing tool? Yes, you read that right.
There are a bunch of editing tools in there, you can crop, rotate, adjust aspect ratios, add filters, and even edit photos using AI within the app. However, there was one simple editing feature that never existed on the Google Photos app. Did you guess it?
Yes, I’m talking about the feature that lets you flip or mirror an image in Google Photos. Previously, users around the globe were pretty annoyed by the fact that Google didn’t include such a simple feature in its Photos app. Since it has been added recently, most of you must be wondering how can you mirror an image in Google Photos.
Now that you are here, we’ll walk you through every step you need to follow to flip an image in the Google Photos app.
Note: A mirror image is a duplicate image flipped horizontally or vertically. We have used the words “flip” and “mirror” here interchangeably.
How can you mirror an image in Google Photos – Explained
Before we proceed, you need to ensure the availability of the option to flip or mirror an image in Google Photos on your device. You can check for the latest update for the Google Photos app on the Play Store or App Store.
Now, without wasting further time, let’s jump in to learn how to flip or mirror an image in Google Photos on Android and iOS.
Step 1: First, open the Google Photos app on your Android or iOS device.
Step 2: Then, select the photo you want to flip or mirror.
Step 3: Now, tap the Edit icon which sits right below the preview of the image.
Step 4: Here, tap “Crop” and you’ll see four different options.
Step 5: From here, tap on the flip image icon.
Step 6: Last, you can tap “Save copy” and the mirrored image will be saved to your device. Now, the flipped image will be available to share with anyone.
To remind you, Google Photos currently only supports flipping an image horizontally. Sadly, you can’t vertically flip an image using the Google Photos mobile app for Android and iOS.
If you are still not seeing the option to mirror an image option or want to vertically mirror an image in Google Photos, you can always do it using some popular third-party apps.
Also read: How to Export Pictures and Videos from Google Photos
Here’s how you can flip or mirror an image using Adobe Lightroom
Step 1: First, open the Lightroom app
Step 2: Choose the photo you want to flip horizontally or vertically.
Step 3: Then, swipe left to find “Crop” and tap on it.
Step 4: If you want to flip/mirror an image horizontally, tap the “Flip H” icon or tap the “Flip V” icon if you want to flip/mirror an image vertically.
Step 5: Once you are done flipping the image the way you like, tap the tick mark option placed on the bottom right of the screen.
Step 6: Now, tap the three-dot menu from the top right
Step 7: Lastly, tap “Save a copy to the device.”
That’s all you have to do inside the Lightroom app and a vertically or horizontally mirrored image will be saved to your device. Now, you can share it with anyone or anywhere. You can install Adobe Lightroom from the Google Play Store and App Store on Android and iOS, respectively.
Moving on, it’s worth noting that the popular photo editing app, Snapseed, is also owned by Google. So, if you use Snapseed a lot and want to mirror an image using that, you can do so easily. However, Snapseed also supports flipping an image horizontally, and not vertically just like Google Photos.
Also read: How to set your Google Photos Images as Live Wallpaper on Android
Here’s how to flip or mirror an image horizontally using Snapseed
Step 1: Firstly, open the Snapseed app
Step 2: Then, tap on the big (+) icon as seen in the image above.
Step 3: Now, choose the photo you want to mirror or flip horizontally.
Step 4: Now, tap “TOOLS” from the bottom of the screen.
Step 5: Then, tap the “Rotate” option.
Step 6: On the next screen, tap the two-way triangle option as shown in the image, and you’ll see the image will be flipped horizontally.
Step 7: Now, tap the tick mark from the bottom right.
Step 8: Then, tap “EXPORT”.
Step 9: Lastly, tap “Save” and the flipped image will be saved to your device.
You can install Snapseed from the Google Play Store and App Store on Android and iOS, respectively.
Final thoughts
Well, that’s all we have for you in this article where we talked about how you can flip or mirror an image in Google Photos and other third-party apps. Summing up, we’d say that if you are willing to mirror an image in Google Photos both ways (vertically or horizontally), it’s not possible. The same is true with the Snapseed app.
Therefore, if you want to mirror or flip an image in different orientations, we recommend choosing the Adobe Lightroom app. If you simply want to rotate an image, Google Photos is just as fine as the Lightroom and Snapseed app. So, the choice is ultimately yours.
We hope this guide answers all your queries. Moreover, we recommend sharing this article with your friends who are looking to mirror an image in Google Photos.
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