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What you need to know

• Google emphasized the launch of the “Updates” page, which replaces the “Sharing” button in the Photos application.

• The new page will notify users about newly shared albums, new photos, memories, and conversation/group chat updates.

• This feature is available for Android and iOS users; However, we are still waiting for the app’s AI-powered “Ask Photo” features.

Google is rolling out an update for the Photos app to help users stay up to date with the latest developments.

As detailed a community postGoogle is rolling out the new “Updates” page in Photos to all users on Android and iOS. This new page is touted as a shared social hub for people who share their photo albums with each other. Accessible via a new “bell icon,” users will find an Updates page that puts organization and current first.

Google says it hopes the Updates page can “strengthen collaboration and connection.” This is designed to be the user’s one-stop shop for updates on shared albums and conversations/group conversations. Regarding the latter, the post states that users will be notified if they are added to a new chat or if another user posts a new photo. All conversations can be accessed from the Photos app settings.

Google says the Updates area for shared albums will notify you about new albums and display them in the order they were received. Moreover, if another user adds a new image to a shared album, an alert will be sent so you can check it. However, users themselves Collections tab To view shared albums without seeing ongoing conversations and “other activity.”

Other information on this new page includes partner sharing, memory and storage updates.

Google emphasizes the “chronological” order of the Updates page. Received/shared albums will be displayed first as “today” before moving on to “yesterday, this week, this month” and more.

As previously mentioned, the Updates page in Photos is rolling out today (November 8). The company notes that users can continue to check for an update “in the coming weeks.”

Speaking of the “Collections” tab, Google has launched “Library” tab has been renewed For application throughout the summer. Users were presented with a more organized grid for their albums stored in the cloud, instead of the old carousel. The company has also moved the Locked Folder button down to a list, rather than being displayed as a larger pill-shaped button at the top.

When the “Updates” page arrives, there is still a “Ask for Photos” feature. Google Photos will soon let users talk to an AI to discover photos they’re having trouble finding. “Ask Photos” leverages the company’s AI model, Gemini, to process your “descriptive query” and (hopefully) find what you’re looking for. Google announced this in September He underlined the feature and stated that users can do this. join the waiting list to try before release.