How to crop videos on your Android phone or tablet
Whether you are a seasoned Android user or have recently switched from iOS to anincredible new Android phone, there’s a good chance your phone has built-in video editing software. For example, if you want to resize photos or trim videos, it’s possible to easily do so in Google Photos, the default gallery app on most Android phones and tablets. One of the essential features in the Google Photos feature set includes the ability to crop videos.
While Google Photos comes baked in on most Androids, some manufacturers like Samsung offer their own gallery apps in addition to the stock photo gallery and editing app. And if you need something more robust than Google and Samsung offers, there are plenty of third-party apps in the Google Play Store.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through all the steps to crop video clips in the Google Photos and Samsung Gallery apps. We’ll also show you how to download and use the free, open source Simple Gallery Pro app to crop your video files.
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Cropping video on your Android phone or tablet
Google Photos or Samsung Gallery make video cropping easy. Before you get started, take a moment to check the Play Store to make sure you have the most recent version of your preferred editing app and that you’ve saved abackup of your original video to Google Drive.
iPhone and iPad owners can also use the Google Photos app to crop video. The steps are largely the same as you’ll see in this tutorial, but you’ll need todownload the Google Photos app from the App Store.
Crop your video in the Google Photos app
Depending on your device’s processing power, the Photos app might take a while to save the edited video. While it makes it easy to edit videos on the fly, the app also offers manyphoto editing featuresto help you excel at mobile photography.
How to crop videos in Samsung Gallery on your Galaxy phone or tablet
If you are using a Samsung Galaxy flagship like theSamsung Galaxy S23, you’ll want to verify you’re using the most recent version of the Samsung Gallery app in the Google Play Store or Samsung Store.
If you own a Samsung A-series smartphone or tablet, you’ll need to rely on Google Photos as the Samsung Gallery app doesn’t have video editing features. If, however, you own a Samsung flagship, you can use Samsung Gallery to crop your video:
Apart from cropping videos, the app also allows you to rotate, flip, set the aspect ratio, and change the perspective of the video. Overall, Samsung Gallery is a bit more comprehensive than Google Photos when it comes to photo and video editing tools.
Use the open source Simple Gallery Pro app to crop your video
Simple Gallery Pro is a part of theSimple Mobile Tools suite, which contains multiple open source Android app projects. Being open source implies the apps won’t require unnecessary permissions and won’t steal your data.
While the app’s UI isn’t the best, it’s feature-rich and checks most boxes. If you’re looking for a flexible Gallery cum photo/video editor for Android, Simple Gallery Pro should be on top of your list.
Photo and video editing on Android has never been easier
With the growing number of digital content creators on social media, people appreciate the ease of editing videos and photos from their smartphones to post them on their handles. While photo and video editing apps on phones aren’t as comprehensive as PC tools, they’ve come a long way in the past few years. For example, some of thebest photo editing apps, like Google Snapseed and Adobe Lightroom, offer a wide selection of tools to enhance your images.
And if you’re new to smartphone photography, there are afew photo editing tips you can followto make your photos look livelier.
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