
Google Photos rolling out possibility of hiding private images from main gallery to all Android devices
India Today
Interestingly, the possibility of hiding private images from the main gallery is not something new Google has done. The feature was previously rolled out primarily for the Pixel phones launched in June.
Google Photos will soon let you hide your private images from appearing in the main gallery. Wondering how you can do that? Well, Google will let you password-protect your sensitive images. You can also use biometric to protect your private pictures and videos from appearing in your main gallery. It can be annoying at times when your friend is browning through your phone gallery and something that you don’t want them to see pops up in front of them. This is where the Google Photos’ new feature can come into action.
Interestingly, the possibility of hiding private images from the main gallery is not something new Google has done. The feature was previously rolled out primarily for the Pixel phones launched in June. However, now Google wants to make the feature available to all Android devices running Android 6 or more. Google has not revealed when it plans to roll out the feature for Android users, but it has hinted that the feature would be available “soon”.