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How to Find Magic Eraser in Google Photos on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

How to Find Magic Eraser in Google Photos on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

Magic Eraser lives in the Google Photos editor, under the Actions tab. Open a photo, tap Edit, switch to Actions — and if the photo is not backed up, Photos asks to upload it before Magic Eraser can run.

✅ Tested on
  • DeviceGoogle Pixel 11 Pro
  • SystemAndroid 17
  • AppGoogle Photos
  • Also works onOther Pixel phones running Android 17
  • Last verifiedNovember 12, 2026

Every screenshot below is taken from the actual recording on this device — no stock images.

Steps

Swipe up to open the app drawer

Swipe up from the Home screen to open the app drawer.

Swipe up to open the app drawer

Tap Photos

In the app drawer, tap Photos in the top row.

Tap Photos

Tap the photo to open it

Tap the photo you want to edit to open it — here, the test-pattern photo at the top of the grid.

Tap the photo to open it

Tap Edit

On the photo view, tap Edit in the bottom bar.

Tap Edit

Tap Actions

The editor opens on the Auto tab. Tap Actions in the tab row at the bottom to see the AI tools.

Tap Actions

Tap Magic Eraser

On the Actions tab, Magic Eraser is the first tool on the left, next to Unblur, Touch Up and Move.

Tap Magic Eraser

Check the upload prompt

Photos asks to “Upload this photo to use this feature”, with Cancel and Upload. That prompt is the find: Magic Eraser is here, but it needs the photo uploaded first because this photo is not backed up.

Check the upload prompt

Good to know

  1. Magic Eraser itself never runs in this recording: the photo is not backed up, so Photos asks to upload it first — “Upload this photo to use this feature”. The operator taps Cancel, so nothing is uploaded and nothing is erased.
  2. Backup is off for this photo (“Backup is off” at the top of the Photos grid, and a “Back up now” chip on the photo view), which is why the upload prompt appears.
  3. The editor opens on the Auto tab; Magic Eraser lives under Actions, next to Unblur, Touch Up and Move.
  4. The photo used here is the phone’s test-pattern image (Oct 8, 21:09).
  5. Tapping Upload instead would upload just this one photo so Magic Eraser can run; Cancel leaves you in the editor with nothing changed.

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