G4 Photo editing changes?

[Sescres]

I loved the installed photo editor on my G4. Suddenly it has changed to some completely different system with half the options. Was this an update or something I did?

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[sswitzer]

I loved the installed photo editor on my G4. Suddenly it has changed to some completely different system with half the options. Was this an upgrade or something I did?

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In settings, go to Apps, Downloaded. Look for photo editing apps such as QuickPic or Google Photos (or whatever looks like the editing app you're currently seeing.) Tap into the app and then scroll down... you should see "LAUNCH BY DEFAULT". Tap "Clear defaults" and that will make it so that that app is no longer the default app for editing (or whatever else it's the default for, i.e., quickpic is my default gallery and video player.)

Alternatively, if you want to know what app you're seeing (sometimes a difficult thing) go to recent apps (the square icon at the bottom of your screen) and look at what the title is for that app. That can help with the step above.

 

[Sescres]

I just took a look and no apps show as being default. Also, when I checked recent apps, it simply says "gallery". No app info whatsoever. Perhaps I am missing something?

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[Sescres]

I uninstalled Google photos app since that was the most recent. Rebooted and now I have no editing tools at all. I admit to being inept in regards to this stuff. Any ideas?

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[sswitzer]

I uninstalled Google photos app since that was the most recent. Rebooted and now I have no editing tools at all. I admit to being inept in regards to this stuff. Any ideas?

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Gallery is the built-in LG gallery app, and when some editors start up they get "titled" (in the recent apps) as being part of the gallery. I don't believe Gallery is your editor. I'd say that you were using Google photos as your editor, but it was last updated at the end of July so if there were any changes to it you would have noticed 2 weeks ago. I believe that for many carriers, Google photos is the built in editor.

First thing I'd do is re-install Google photos ( https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ogle.android.apps.photos&hl=en&token=amtm06VI ) ... if you like the app. Personally, I don't like it and it has the nasty issue of not being able to save changes to your SD card. But if you've been using it as an editor, and you're used to it, then go for it!

I much prefer QuickPic ( https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en&token=vdkG4ocK ) not only for it's gallery features but for it's editor as well for doing things like cropping and rotation. (Read through http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-g4/538933-g4-pictures-rotating-after-sharing-sending-them.html to see how to get QuickPic to write changes to the SD card, something Google Photos can't do.)

For more advanced editing, I use Google Snapseed ( https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...com.niksoftware.snapseed&hl=en&token=0PsBX1mI ) ... once you realize that you have to use up/down/left/right gestures to run through the options, it's a very easy tool to use and the results are amazing.

I actually have 3 editors installed (QuickPic, Snapseed, and Paper Artist) and when I edit a photo, I decide which of the 3 tools I'm going to use.

 

[ManiacJoe]

For more advanced editing, I use Google Snapseed ( ... ) ... once you realize that you have to use up/down/left/right gestures to run through the options, it's a very easy tool to use and the results are amazing.

Yes, that up/down/left/right thing took me a few minutes to figure out. After that, it is pretty good.