AI upscaling restores clarity to compressed and older digital photographs
The app sorts receipts, screenshots, and handwritten notes automatically
Copilot+ PCs are required for Microsoft’s newest Photos app functions
Automatic classification works even across different languages and scripts
Microsoft has released a new version of its Photos app, now presented as a more advanced tool for organizing and enhancing digital images.
The update, now live in the Microsoft Store, relies heavily on local artificial intelligence computation, with new functions tied specifically to Copilot+ PCs.
The app is not a dedicated photo editor, so it cannot be an Adobe Photoshop alternative. It instead focuses on sorting pictures, tagging documents, and upscaling low-resolution images with AI.AI-powered photo organization
The update brings automatic classification using an onboard neural processing unit to scan a library of pictures and sort them into categories such as screenshots, receipts, documents, and handwritten notes.
