Google Photos is preparing a major AI upgrade for “Video Remix”.

Key insights

• Google Photos is testing a new “Soba” feature that renames the existing “Remix” button to “Photo Remix.”
• This change, as well as a new YouTube-like play button overlaid with Google’s familiar Sparkle icon, strongly suggests that Soba is a new “video remix” tool that converts existing clips into new videos using generative AI.
• The supporting function code is not yet available in the app.

Google Photos is preparing a major AI-powered upgrade that will let you edit and transform your video clips in a variety of creative ways.

Recently discovered code in the Google Photos Android app reveals the first steps toward implementing the feature, which is expected to become the video counterpart to the popular Photo Remix feature.

Hidden assets hint at a new video remix feature, currently codenamed “Soba,” that will turn your videos into…