Google Photos and Nickelback have recreated the band's song Photograph as an entertaining way of encouraging people to look back at their photos. The song's lyrics have been humorously replaced with a look back at the photos of singer Chad Kroeger through the various features of Google Photos. Google is constantly updating its app with new features like the recently released Cinematic mode, which gives photos a dramatic 3D effect.
The tech giant has made a lot of changes to its Photo app since it was split from Google+ back in 2015. Google Photos has grown into quite a nifty app capable of standing on its own, not only giving users means of viewing pictures but allowing them to edit them in creative ways as well. Google has even made features that were originally exclusive to newer Pixel phones, such as Portrait Light, available to other devices.
With all of the progress the app has made, Google now urges its users to sit back and enjoy the memories with the help of Nickelback's decade-plus-old song. Google shared on Twitter a special collaboration song that recreates Kroeger's opening scene in the popular music video. This time around, Kroeger is holding a smartphone instead of a picture frame. That's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, though, as lyrics go on to mention his “noodle hair,” goofy outfits, and an obsessive amount of desert pics.
The video does a good job of making fun of well-known internet tropes in ways that can make those familiar with the subject chortle in glee. However, its real focal point is the app itself as it showcases Google Photos' wide range of capabilities, from geotagging and map view to its Memories feature. Given Google's plan to end the app's free unlimited storage, now could be a good time to make use of Google Photos to backup and preserve precious pictures that users cant afford to lose.
Likewise, those who enjoy using the app's photo-editing features should do so while they still can, since some of them might soon require a paid subscription as well. While it's tempting to make the most out of Google Photos by uploading every photo into its cloud, there are other factors worth considering before doing so. Google previously suffered from a bug that allowed some private videos on the app to be sent out to the wrong users. If this ever occurs in the future, putting sensitive and private content on Google Photos won't be a laughing matter, laughing at a photo in private is one thing, letting it slip out for the world to see is another.
