Google Photos’ latest major update, an interface redesign supposed to roll out soon, has hit a snag. This scheduled release was announced last March 2022 but has been delayed in order to include some additional changes. There’s no definite date mentioned on when the update will finally come so users can just expect it to eventually drop without fanfare.
As one of Google’s free cloud services, Google Photos is widely-used and needs to be tweaked every now and then to stay intuitive for all users. Some updates can get important last-minute changes, however, so it’s not surprising that the popular photo-sharing and storage service wouldn’t always be on schedule.
Back in March, Google Photos announced that it has redesigned its interface for a more user-friendly experience. More specifically, it reworked the Library and Sharing tabs—allowing all albums from both the cloud and your synced devices to appear in one location. This is a pretty handy change for Sharing since it’ll be quicker to sort through folders. However, the Library tab may bombard some users with so many folders, if they’re used to cloud and on-device albums being separate.
This unwieldy redesign on the Library tab UI may be the reason why the update has been delayed for Android—and has even been rolled back for the iPhone and iPad. Meanwhile, the awaited improvement on the Sharing tab is still gradually rolling out on Android and iOS over the coming weeks, as scheduled. At the very least, the delay will ensure that important changes will be implemented so user satisfaction is guaranteed.
Regardless of being off-schedule, the update release is still a welcome one for most users since Google Photos is one of Google’s most popular services. If you’re new to it and want to grasp the basics of navigating its interface, here’s a guide on how to use Google Photos.
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