Android users can now join in the fun of creating your own GIFs as Google Research is finally rolling out Motion Stills for Android. Although it doesn’t have the same Live Photo functionality as iOS phones, that doesn’t mean intrepid phone photographers won’t enjoy the editing package to GIF out everything around them.

The app will allow users to record quick Motion Stills and will be able to automatically edit the media with the motion stabilising feature, so that even shaky footage can be turned into smooth, streamlined shots.

In addition to that, there will also be a Fast Forward feature that shrinks down and edits longer videos by pushing the speed. According to the Google Research team, the Android release is a retooling of the iOS version, with a brand new streaming approach that processes each frame of a video even as it’s being recorded so that users can share their GIFs quicker.

Google also reveals that the Motion Stills gave the team an opportunity to experiment and develop its tools and strategies for short-form videos. They’re basically hinting that more of those features could be on the way. For now, this feature is available for phones running on Android 5.1 and later.

Source: Mashable