You can save yourself a lot of Google Photos storage with these hacks.

After rolling out cross-device sync last year, Google Photos is making it much easier to open your Locked Folder on Android and iOS. Previously, you accessed the Locked Folder by opening Google Photos ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. If you are a Mac user, your Photos library may be one of the ...

All your albums will now be housed in one place as Google prepares to launch its Gemini-powered Ask Photos feature. All your albums will now be housed in one place as Google prepares to launch its ...

Your Photos library might sync with iCloud, but in macOS Sequoia, making a manual backup is still a smart way to guard against deletion or corruption. Here's how to keep your memories safe. Apple's ...

The Google Photos app is getting a tweak that will allow you to find your Locked Folder faster. Now it is available in fewer taps from the “Library” tap. Google also moved the “Utilities” shortcut ...

After rolling back the last Library redesign in 2022, Google Photos is trying again with a new tab called “Collections.” The goal is to make “finding content easier than ever.” That previous attempt ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Photos' Locked Folder, which hides sensitive photos, will soon have a cloud backup feature, ensuring images are not lost ...

Google Photos has quietly cut in half the amount of time a deleted picture sits in the trash before it disappears for good.

If Google Photos is your go-to app for viewing photos and videos, there’s a minor change coming your way. The company is giving a new name to the Archive folder in the app. The folder is now called ...

Shared Albums and iCloud Shared Photo Library have restrictions and can be confusing — but both work well in some scenarios. Here's what Apple got right with the new iCloud Shared Photo Library, what ...