I’ve been working as a technology journalist since the early nineties. My passion is photography and the ever-changing hardware and software that we use to create it, be it traditional cameras and Photoshop or smartphones and tablets with their numerous apps.
Google is rolling out a powerful new way to access and share Google Photos content, but iPhone users and most major Android brands will miss out., Google has started rolling out a new feature called “default gallery access.” This feature gives selected smartphones two-way access to Google Photos libraries directly from their default gallery apps.
With default gallery access enabled, users gain convenient access to their Google Photos libraries without having to switch to the Google Photos app. This means they can browse, download, edit and share content stored in Google Photos without leaving the system-provided gallery app—although Google Photos does need to be installed for the feature to work. This can be especially useful when the default gallery app offers functions that Google Photos does not support.
Unfortunately, the gallery app won’t show any existing albums created in the Google Photos library. Everything not in one of the categories above is simply lumped together in an album called “All photos.”Testing default gallery access on an older Mi 11 Ultra smartphone revealed a slightly different setup process. The user is given the option to switch backup providers at will between Microsoft OneDrive and Google Photos.
While this may prove frustrating for some users, it does make sense from the point of view of ensuring that any local edits you make are reflected in your Google Photos library.
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