After rolling out cross-device sync final yr, Google Photographs is making it a lot simpler to open your Locked Folder on Android and iOS.
Beforehand, you accessed the Locked Folder by opening Google Photographs, going to the Library tab, tapping Utilities within the top-right nook of the two×2 grid, and scrolling to the Arrange Your Library heading.
Now, “Locked” seems instantly subsequent to Favorites, Archive, and Trash for a lot quicker entry. The outdated strategy made the existence of the Locked Folder much less apparent, which had its benefit. That mentioned, Google Photographs on the internet places the non-public folder proper within the navigation drawer.
Outdated vs. new
A lot of the performance housed in Utilities, which served as an informational dumping floor, has been moved to the ‘plus’ sheet within the app bar. There you’ll discover “Create new” — Album, Collage, Spotlight video, Cinematic photograph, Animation, and Photographs books, prints, & extra — and “Get photographs” with shortcuts for Share with a accomplice and Import from different locations.
This new location for the Google Photographs Locked Folder is rolled out on Android (model 6.89) and iOS.
In the meantime, the Google Photographs Library tab stays. Google is testing a Collections redesign that makes accessing your library, particularly on-device folders, a bit extra tedious.
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