Enhanced Control Over Your Visual Library in Google Photos
For those who have ever felt overwhelmed by the deluge of GIFs and memes crowding their Google Photos stream, relief is on the horizon. Google is poised to introduce a feature designed to streamline the app’s main view, allowing users to conceal backed-up images from various applications. This update is a testament to Google’s commitment to refining the user experience of one of the leading photo storage apps in the market.
Currently, Google Photos aggregates all images from a device’s DCIM folder, which is predominantly populated by pictures taken with the phone’s camera. However, this folder often becomes intermingled with images from messaging apps like WhatsApp, leading to a cluttered primary interface. According to recent reports, Google is actively addressing this issue.
AssembleDebug first hinted at this development last month, and now Android Authority has spotted the feature in a recent version of Google Photos. Accompanied by screenshots, the new feature promises to segregate backed-up memes and GIFs, ensuring a tidier browsing experience.
Customizable Viewing Options for a Tailored Experience
Within the app’s settings, a new “Photos view” section will offer users four distinct choices to customize their main Photos feed. The options include “Show all,” “Hide clutter,” “Show none,” and “Custom,” each providing a different level of visibility for backed-up images.
Selecting “Show all” will keep the status quo, displaying every backed-up photo. Opting for “Hide clutter” will remove less important images, such as memes and GIFs, from the main feed. The “Show none” choice will remove all backed-up photos from the main view, though they will remain accessible elsewhere in the app. The “Custom” option, currently exclusive to WhatsApp, allows for specific app-based filtering of photos in the main view.
It’s important to note that this customization feature is designed to be user-friendly, with backed-up photos being clearly labeled for easy identification and management, especially on secondary devices. This upcoming functionality is set to enhance the Google Photos experience, giving users greater command over their digital memories and a cleaner, more focused gallery view.
