How to add a watermark to photos on Android

In the Google Photos app on Android, open a photo, tap Edit, then Markup, then Text, and save. Google's page describes one photo at a time. For many photos, or a logo, open Fix Watermark in Chrome on Android; it needs Chrome 69 or later.

Published October 30, 2026. Drafted with AI assistance and checked against the sources linked on this page. How we write our guides.

Add a watermark on Android in Google Photos

Google Photos can lay text over a picture with its Markup tool. Google's edit your photos page says Markup includes Pen, Highlight, Redact, Text and more. It states no app version; it says most features need at least 3 GB of RAM and Android 8.0 and up, and that Android 10 or lower has limited functions.

In the Google Photos app on an Android phone or tablet (Google Photos Help, steps checked October 2026):

1. Open the Google Photos app.
2. Open the photo you want to edit.
3. At the bottom, tap Edit, then Markup. Google adds that you might need to tap Edit, then Tools, then Markup.
4. Tap Text.
5. To move the text box, touch and hold it, then drag.
6. When you are finished, tap the checkmark.
7. To save, choose Save or Save as copy (explained below).

Google says you can swipe through fonts, adjust alignment, and add a background fill or outline to the text. The page lists no text colour, size or opacity control, no corner or margin setting, and no logo from a file. In our reading, Markup is a quick way to put a name on one photo.

Watermark an Android picture: Save or Save as copy

Google gives two choices. Save updates the original photo with your edits. Save as copy saves a new photo and keeps the original untouched. In a shared album you did not take, only Save as copy is offered. Google also says you cannot undo or adjust changes to a photo saved as a copy. We suggest Save as copy, so the original stays as it was.

Google's page describes editing one photo at a time. For a whole set, see our guide to batch watermarking photos.

Watermark on an Android phone in Chrome

Open Fix Watermark in Chrome on Android (Chrome 69 or later) and tap the drop zone to choose your photos. The page receives only the files you choose, not your whole photo library, and nothing is uploaded.

Type your text into Watermark text, or pick the Logo type. Then set Size (% of image width), Opacity (%) and Position, and tap Place by touch: off if you want to drag the mark with a finger. With several photos, finish with Download each file or Download ZIP.

Free: up to 50 photos per run, and runs are unlimited. No watermark of ours on your photos, ever. Original pixel size; JPEG and WebP are re-encoded at the quality you choose.

Chrome Help says a downloaded file is saved in your default download location, and that the Files app lists all the files you have downloaded (Chrome Help). If the browser cannot open a photo, Fix Watermark lists it as unreadable with a reason. Pro is a one-time purchase of US$29, for dynamic text or a bigger batch than the free line. Open Fix Watermark. The iPhone version is in our guide to watermarking photos on iPhone.

Watermark Android camera settings

Some phones can stamp a mark as you shoot. Samsung lists a Watermark setting among the picture settings in its Camera app (Samsung); see our guide to the Samsung camera watermark. Samsung's Saudi Arabia page says it applies only to new photos taken after you turn it on, so a photo you already took needs one of the tools above.

Sources

Checked October 30, 2026.

• support.google.com/photos/answer/6128850
• support.google.com/chrome/answer/95759
• www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10001353
• www.samsung.com/sa_en/support/mobile-devices/how-to-display-the-watermark-and-the-date-and-time-on-the-picture-captured-by-galaxy-camera