Google Photos Can Now Smooth Skin and Whiten Teeth Via New ‘Touch-Up’ Menu

Google Photos is rolling out a new feature that can help to beautify someone by “subtly” improving features like skin texture or even whitening teeth.

The update, called “Touch up, was announced by Google today and borrows its name from the lexicon of photography. Photo editors and photographers, particularly those working in fashion or advertising, know all about touching up an image and are professionally known as retouchers.

But with updates like this one, retouching an image when it relates to someone’s appearance is being rolled out to the masses. “Your photos should capture how you feel in the moment,” Google writes on its blog, The Keyword. “That’s why we’re introducing new touch-up tools in Google Photos’ image editor to help you apply subtle enhancements that refine skin texture, remove blemishes, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in seconds.”

Google says that it’s straightforward to use. “Simply select a face in your photo and choose…