Google Photos Redesign: New Collections Tab, Simplified Search & Ask Photos Integration

Google Photos Redesign: New Collections Tab, Simplified Search & Ask Photos Integration

The big development for Google Photos in the past year is the Gemini-powered “Ask Photos,” but that shouldn’t overshadow a series of redesigns that feels like it concluded with the simplified bottom bar that rolled out earlier this week. Image:Google Compared to where we were at the start of 2024, navigating the Google Photos app — all three tabs and beyond — feels quite different a year later.  In the Photos tab, the goal this past year has been to reduce clutter from auto-grouping Stacks (for pictures that are visually similar) to choosing whether you want to see “content from other apps.” The latter lets you set: Only show backed-up content: See photos from other apps that are backed up or are waiting to be backed up Hide clutter from other apps: Photos like screenshots, GIFs, and memes are hidden after they are backed up. Per-app customization offered. All this is presented in a new “Photos” view settings page — tap the three-dot overflow button in the top-right corner — that also lets…