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Canva Photo Editor Review

Canva photo editor is a particularly good choice if you're planning to share photos from your Android phone on social media, with filters and effects that will really make your images shine.

The app can automatically crop photos to the correct dimensions for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and others, and there are tons of templates to choose from and personalize with your own pictures and text.

Some options are exclusive to the paid-for version of the app, but there's a huge selection of tools, graphics, templates and effects available free. Best of all, everything is fully customizable. Just tap an element to change its color, size and style.

You'll occasionally see ads for the premium version of Canva, but you can dismiss these if you'd rather not upgrade.
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