Here’s Everything New in the Latest Google Photos Redesign
Google recently announced a new design for the Google Photos app, packed with brand new features and an optimized look and feel. The redesign is rolling out gradually for Android and iOS, and some users may already have new layout and features, including one to help you keep track of numerous pet photos.
You can try updating the Google Photos app via Google Play or the App Store to see if a new version is waiting for you. Otherwise, it will probably be on your device soon. You will know that you have it when the application icon changes to a new, rounded one. Let’s see what’s new in this version of the app.
What’s the news
Google Photos now has a simplified main menu at the top of the app that includes a Chat button on the left for sending messages and media to other users. On the right, there is a shortcut to your profile that will take you to your account and app settings.
Everything else has been simplified into three different tabs – Photos, Search, and Library, which can be selected from the menu at the bottom of the app’s user interface. Here’s what each tab contains:
Photo Tab
The main Google Photos tab is now called Photos and is the default screen that you will see when you download the app. At the top of the tab is the Memories section, which replaces the For You tab from the old user interface. Memories is an Instagram or Snapchat style photo slideshow that is automatically processed by the app. Everything in the Memories archive is completely private and does not appear on your public Google Photos profile or shared collections. The Photos tab also has sections for recent images, as well as “favorites,” which presumably represent images that you frequently open or post.
Search tab
Naturally, the Search tab has a variety of filters and management tools that you can use to organize your collection.
At the top of the Search tab, you’ll see a list of people and pets — yes, pets — that you photograph frequently. The new Things view creates filtered photo collections based on objects or actions that you frequently photograph. For example, if you frequently photograph your artwork, Google Photos can create a Pictures tab for you.
The Search tab also has Browse Places, which includes charts similar to Google Maps wherever you take photos or record videos. Click View All to see a list of locations. Selecting a location opens a new screen with a map of the area filled with smaller hotspots of specific locations where the photo was taken, and below the map is a scrolling list of thumbnails for all photos / videos containing that location.
Library tab
The library tab looks exactly like this: it lists all your photo collections, including the trash section with recently deleted photos that have not yet been completely deleted (this can be done manually if you do not want to wait for them. Will be automatically deleted from your account after a lapse a certain time). It’s also a one-stop destination for any of the various features not found elsewhere, such as built-in print ordering, photo scanning, and Google Photos animation creation tools.