# Google Photos adds setting to disable shimmer, AI camera shortcut

> Google Photos for Android has rolled out a trio of small updates today, led by a new shimmer setting. The shimmer appears as an outline “around people or objects in your photos that you can take action on,” like…

- **Source:** [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/07/28/google-photos-shimmer-setting/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a691bd57776300e1aa44b0b)
- **Published:** 2026-07-28
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #ai #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a691bd57776300e1aa44b0b

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