It seems that now that Google soon has to compete with other paid products, it's finally thinking about adding some of the basics it was lacking before. It's great to see that Google has finally added this feature to Photos. You also won't be able to search or create albums inside the folder, so if you have a lot of images in there, you might have to resort to scrolling through everything manually. Choosing the latter option is necessary if you want to edit, share, or trash items. Viewing an image in the folder, you get to see two always available buttons: Delete and move. Once you move images into the folder, they won't show up in your timeline or any other place in Photos or your phone anymore. Well, don’t worry, we have you covered.The locked folder is great for sensitive images of documents, account numbers, ID cards, your social security number, and, you know, certain other sensitive pictures (editor's note: b00bs).

While Pixel phone owners can now hide photos and videos in Google Photos, we don’t want other Android users to leave their sensitive media exposed to nosy individuals. That is something you should keep in mind before using Locked Folder in Google Photos.Īlternatives to Google Photos Locked Folder In addition, the company will also automatically remove these hidden media from your existing memories and will no longer show them on Google smart displays. Google has taken this step to prevent accidental exposure of your sensitive photos and videos. In case you have already backed up, Google Photos will delete the cloud backups of these files. As a result, you can’t back up sensitive images to the cloud as soon as you move them to Locked Folder. You can’t sync hidden files across your devices with Google Photos. With all that said, there is a key limitation in Google Photos’ Locked Folder feature you should know before using it – all hidden images are stored locally. Limitation of Google Photos Locked Folder

However, you do have a “Move” option in the preview in case you want to quickly move the image to your gallery. Images shot with Locked Folder turned on will automatically be hidden away from your regular gallery.

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