New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on February 12, 2021) follows:
Google recently pushed a new update to the popular Photos app on Android. As part of the update, users can now enjoy a new video editor that packs a bunch of enhanced editing features.
Of course, just like every other airborne update, some users of the Google Photos app will have to wait for their turn to install the new version since the rollout is done in phases.
Once the new app is installed, you’ll be able to “crop, change perspective, add filters, apply granular edits (including brightness, contrast, saturation and warmth) and more”, Google notes.
Some of the newly-added enhanced editing features include Portrait Blur for blurring image backgrounds post-snap and Portrait Light for improved lighting on faces captured in portrait mode.
Unfortunately, these two features are limited to Google One subscribers and not regular users of the Photos app.
Sticking with latest software updates, plenty of Android devices are making the switch to the latest version — Android 11.
The OS has been around since September 2020 but we all know how Android OEMs handle updates. And even after this long wait, it seems some apps are not fully optimized to work on Android 11 devices.
While this can be understood coming from one of the smaller OEMs, Google has no excuse for having poorly optimized Android 11 apps at this point in time.
According to reports doing rounds in the Google Photos support forums, users who recently switched to Android 11 update are unable to backup photos due to some “Device is too hot” issue.
Below is a screenshot of the said “Device is too hot” issue when backing up photos in the Google Photos app.
Although the issue doesn’t seem to be widespread, at least going by the number of reports, the fact that it only affects Android 11 devices means the bug could be more widespread than thought.
After all, it’s only now that most people are beginning to get to terms with the newly installed Android 11 update on their devices while others are still waiting in the wings for it to arrive.
On the brighter side, it’s possible the issue will have been addressed by the time most people switch to Android 11, at least if a Gold Product Expert in the forums is to be trusted.
As it stands, affected users can rest assured that Google has been made aware of the issue, but we still wait for official acknowledgement and possibly a bug-fixing update. Stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.
A product expert in the Google support forums has come up with some new info on this issue, including how to prevent it and how to help Google investigate.
Update 1 (February 28)
Google rolled out an update to the Photos app that comes with some optimizations to keep this issue at bay, so be sure to grab version 5.32 of the app right away.
Update 2 (March 26)
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