Snapseed’s big 4.0 update is now hitting Android phones

We knew it was coming: Earlier this week, Snapseed lead Giles Ochs teased that the eagerly awaited 4.0 update was just about to land, bringing Android users some long-overdue upgrades. And now, just ahead of the weekend, that new version is finally rolling out.

Over on Snapseed’s Play Store listing, we now see that the app reports being updated on May 8. But it looks like availably is still pretty limited — Google may be doing a staged rollout — as we’re getting the old May 2024 2.22 release when attempting to install on many devices.

Snapseed got a major 3.0 upgrade last summer, but that release only landed on iOS. We went hands-on with Snapseed on the iPhone a few months back, and were extremely impressed by what we saw — making the absence of an equivalent Android version all the more frustrating. But now, with this week’s 4.0 release, both platforms should finally be hitting feature parity.

Why the Play Store isn’t serving the update to everyone just yet, we can already see an updated about page outlining the features users can expect in the 4.0 update:

Key Features

• No Strings Attached: Get 30+ pro tools and filters – no subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks
• Vintage Styles: realistic film filters, plus Halation, Bloom, and Grain tools
• Smart Masking: Instantly and intelligently isolate subjects or backgrounds with a single tap for fast, targeted edits
• Batch Editing: Quickly apply your favorite looks and edits to multiple photos
• Snapseed Camera: Capture using custom styles or film looks. Save time with real-time effects that can be edited or reset later
• Non-destructive Editing: Easily undo changes or revert to your original photo at any time
• RAW Support: Open and edit JPG and RAW file with precise control

Pro Tools & Features

• Snapseed Camera – shoot directly in your favorite film simulations or custom looks to capture your unique style in real-time and skip the editing step
• Adjust – adjust exposure and color automatically or manually with fine, precise control
• One-Touch Masking – instantly select subjects or backgrounds with smart precision for seamless targeted edits
• Selective – precisely adjust brightness, contrast, or saturation in specific areas without affecting the rest of your photo
• Healing – remove the uninvited neighbor from a group picture
• Film – get beautiful looks with our completely updated, realistic film simulations of historic film stocks
• Batch Edit – apply your custom looks and edits to an entire batch of photos instantly
• Halation – add an authentic highlight glow to replicate classic analog lens effects
• Bloom – create a soft, dreamy optical diffusion to light sources for a cinematic finish
• RAW Develop – open and tweak some RAW files types
• Double Exposure – combine two photos using blend modes inspired by film and digital processing
• Portrait – modern tools to quickly enhance lighting, adjust poses, and refine facial features
• Details – magically brings out surface structures in images
• Crop and rotate – crop to standard sizes, rotate by 90°, or straighten a skewed horizon
• Perspective – fix skewed lines and perfect the geometry of horizons or buildings
• White Balance – adjust the colors so that the image looks more natural
• Brush – selectively retouch exposure, saturation, brightness or warmth
• Vignette – darken image corners for a classic photographic effect
• Curves – have precise control over the brightness levels in your photos
• Color HSL – precisely adjust hue, saturation, and luminance of any color
• Dehaze – instantly clear haze, fog, or glare for better contrast and detail
• Expand – increase the size of your canvas
• Lens Blur – add a beautiful Bokeh to images (background softening)
• Glamour Glow – add a fine glow to images, great for fashion or portraits
• Tonal Contrast – boost details selectively in the shadows, midtones and highlights
• Black & White – classic Black and White look straight out of the darkroom
• and more!

If the update hasn’t hit your phone yet, don’t worry — it’s on the way. If you just can’t wait, Snapseed’s 4.0 is available to sideload over on the GApps Leaks Telegram channel. We’re already loading it onto our devices, and look forward to bringing you a thorough hands-on soon!