Google has added some new features to its end-of-year Photos app throwback experience, including a selfie count, CapCut integration, and photo curation capabilities. The Google Photos Recap includes insights and graphics that summarize what users have been snapping over the year, and follows the updated presentation format Google introduced in 2024 which looks like a closer riff on Spotify Wrapped to me.
The Recap is available starting today. It will appear in the Google Photos Memories carousel and then be pinned in the Collections tab throughout December.
A new insight for the 2025 Recap is a selfie count that presumably uses facial recognition tech to tell you how many photographs you took of yourself — which could be humbling if you take several attempts to get the best shot. Users i

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