Honor is leveraging AI to enhance your smartphone photos, making them not only better but also larger.

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      Honor has unveiled several AI-powered features in collaboration with Google Cloud. Notable among these are AI Outpainting, an AI eraser, and a preview of its forthcoming product lineup slated for release next month.

      Among the new features, AI Outpainting stands out as the most significant. This tool is akin to Photoshop’s Generative Expand and aims to simplify the process of framing your photos by allowing AI to fill in any gaps.

      While details on Outpainting are limited, we do know it will be part of Honor's AiMAGE suite and will utilize Google’s Imagen model. The feature enables users to zoom out and enlarge their photos by up to twice the original size. Additionally, users can reframe and rotate their images without losing any content, as the AI will seamlessly fill in any blanks that may appear during the process.

      Eric Fang from Honor commented on AI Outpainting, stating, “It’s a game-changer. It allows users to focus on capturing the decisive moment without worrying about perfect framing. The optimized generative fill ensures that the expanded images are smoothly integrated, even in complex scenes like buildings and landscapes.”

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      The AI Eraser is the second tool in Honor's new suite of AI features. This tool, which has been seen in many leading smartphones before, allows users to eliminate unwanted objects by simply circling or tapping them. Honor’s AI then fills in the removed areas with appropriate content.

      Honor has also hinted that its upcoming products will further incorporate AI, thanks to their collaboration with Google Cloud. The new product lineup, expected to debut in May 2025, will utilize Google Veo, Google’s video generation tool. While the specifics of this partnership remain unclear, Honor promises that it will interpret user commands and create videos that reflect their creative vision.

      Monica is a computing writer at Digital Trends, focusing on PC hardware. Since joining the team in 2021, Monica has written…

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