How to convert black and white photos to color from Android

Coloring an image in black and white is possible if you have the right tools. Here you will find a complete guide that shows you how to carry out this process directly from your Android device. For you to choose from, we have included two methods. The first requires the installation of an application and the other is fully functional from the browser.

How to colorize a black and white image with Colorize

Colorize is a very simple application. It allows you to color your photos in black and white for free, with a maximum of ten images, thanks to a powerful algorithm. However, for the user, this process is really simple. To get started, download and install Colorize using the link that you will see on this page.

Download

When you have the application on your device, open it and tap on Chose image from gallery.

Choose photo from gallery

Select the image from the file browser.

Select black and white image

Next, allow the application to colorize the image in black and white. To see the applied changes, slide the control that you will see next to Colorize, at the bottom of the screen. If you are happy with the results, tap on Save to save the image.

Activate coloring and save

The file browser will open again, but in this case with the aim of allowing you to choose the destination of the colored photograph.

Choose destination

Once you have the image in your internal storage, copy it to the cloud or send it using any compatible application, if you think it’s appropriate.

How to colorize a black and white image without apps

In the event that you do not want to install any application, open the browser and visit the following URL: http://imagecolorizer.com/es/colorize.html. So, tap on Click to open the file browser and select the photo.

Upload a photo

This service has some limitations that you should take into account. For instance, you can only use JPG, JPEG and PNG files. These must have a resolution of less than 3000 x 3000 pixels and weigh less than 5 MB. If your photo meets these requirements, upload it to Image Colorizer. Tap on Start

to start the coloring process.

Start process

Finally, click on Download. The link in the mobile view is somewhat hidden, at least on our test device.

Download image

Once downloaded, open the image to see the results.

Image result

Depending on the type of image, the colors will be more vivid or less intense. But in all cases, black and white photographs are colored.

Other apps to edit photos on Android

In addition to Colorize and the Image Colorize online service, we have a large number of applications for editing photos on Android. Thanks to them you can apply filters, adjust image parameters and add elements. You can get them for free using the download from Malavida.