Google Acquires Video Editing App Maker ‘Fly Labs,’ Edits Videos Swiping And Tapping On Screen, 20 Million Videos Created

Google has reportedly acquired popular video editing app maker, Fly Labs to join its Google Photos team.

"We're excited to continue on our mission by joining Google and the Google Photos team in Mountain View, California," read a statement by Fly Labs in a statement posted on its website. "Google Photos is a home for your life's memories, powered by Google's machine learning and computer vision technology."

"It's a perfect match for what we built at Fly Labs, and we're looking forward to folding our technology into Google Photos. We'll be pouring the same passion into Google Photos that we poured into Clips, Fly, Tempo and Crop on the Fly," reported Engadget.

As part of the acquisition deal, Fly Labs will be joining the Google Photos team at Mountain View. Fly Labs revealed that all of its suite of apps including Tempo, Clips, Crop, and Fly is now free, and no longer have in-app purchases. The apps will be available as a free download in the App Store for the next three months. However, after that, they'll no longer be available for download, reported TechCrunch.

For users those who have already downloaded the apps, the apps will continue to work even after the three-month grace period. However, they won't be able to re-download them once they've been removed from the App Store.

Fly Labs' apps basically enable users to easily edit videos by just swiping and tapping on the display of their screen. In its announcement, Fly Labs said that its apps have been downloaded more than 3 million times in just the past 18 months, and in total, more than 20 million videos have been created.

Google is yet to officially announce the acquisition deal.

Check out Fly Lab's full announcement here.