Google has rolled out a major redesign for the ‘Your Photo’ view in the Google Photos app, offering a cleaner, more modern, and user-friendly experience. The update focuses on improving navigation, accessibility, and organization, while retaining all existing features.
Key highlights of the redesign include:
- New Light Mode: Photos now automatically switch between light and dark mode, matching your device’s settings.
- Quick Info Display: Date, time, and location details appear clearly at the top of each photo for easy reference.
- Streamlined Actions Menu: Many key actions are now grouped under a simplified three-dot menu for easier navigation.
All previous features remain accessible. The Add to (+) button at the bottom still lets you organize photos into albums, archive them, or move them to your Locked Folder.
The updated three-dot menu offers:
- About photo details
- Google Lens
- Create options
- Cast to devices
- Save as (for Live or Motion photos)
- Download or Delete from device
Photo stacks and bursts now have a dedicated three-dot icon on the selected thumbnail. From here, you can change the top pick, unstack, remove photos, or multi-select for bulk actions.
New badges allow you to:
- Change photo categories
- Play or pause Live/Motion photos
- Save shared photos to your library
- Manage backups and storage
Availability
The company said the redesign is now live on the Google Photos iOS app and will soon be available on Android.