Google Photos App All Set To Launch As A Separate Experience From The Web Giant's Social Platform, Google+; Check Out The Leaked Screenshots!

Google is geared up to announce its new Photos app, which reportedly is a separate experience from Google+.

Last week, rumors doing rounds hinted that Google could possibly spin off its photos services from Google+ into a standalone service. This service will not only allow users to backup photos onto it but it would also enable them to manage their photos and search through it by name, type and all.

Courtesy of Android Police, screenshots of the leaked Android version show the first boot sequence of the app which hints features including search, face-matching tech, automatic labeling, organization, sharing, and backup and sync. The app also features new ways to maneuver through the images, such as pressing and holding and then dragging the finger to select multiple images.

On starting up the new Photos app, users will see an impressive pinwheel animation as part of a splash screen. Splash screens are not usually used on Android as they are not crucial; however the Web giant has been putting icon motion to test lately, which may be the reason for its presence.

Just like with most of Google apps recently, Photos are shown in a sequence of friendly, animated illustrations. Following that, user can fidget with few backup settings before being directed to some more illustrations.

A feature called Auto Awesome that applies special effects to photos was released at Google I/O 2013, and it's now being renamed to "Assistant." Along with the existing feature set, it allows users to create collages, animations, stories, movies and albums, according to records on Venture Beat.

But that's not all; the editing interface, too, has been overhauled. Supplementary to the familiar still filters and adjustments, the cropping interface has a new rotation wheel and now also snaps to different aspect ratios. Plus, the app also includes photo link and video link sharing with privacy controls.

Google Photos may be unveiled at Google's I/O 2015, which is just a few day away.