{"id":87610,"date":"2024-07-04T14:38:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/google-photos-is-making-it-easier-to-access-your-locked-folder\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T14:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:38:23","slug":"google-photos-is-making-it-easier-to-access-your-locked-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/google-photos-is-making-it-easier-to-access-your-locked-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Photos Is Making It Easier to Access Your Locked Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/i.gadgets360cdn.com\/large\/google_photos_locked_photos_access_1720100786026.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Google Photos Is Making It Easier to Access Your Locked Folder\" title=\"Google Photos Is Making It Easier to Access Your Locked Folder\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"center_content_div\">\n<div class=\"content_text row description\">\n<p><a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/google-photos\">Google Photos<\/a> has been updated with a small but notable change to tabs and tiles within the mobile app on iOS and Android smartphones. The position of the Locked Folder been changed within the app, which should make it more accessible to users. <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/google\">Google<\/a> has made it easier for users to access the secure folder, which was buried deep within other tabs and sub-sections, prior to the latest update. The access to a few other folders and tabs has also been modified to accommodate the change on the Android and iOS versions of the app.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Photos updates Locked Folder location<\/h2>\n<p>The <em><strong>Locked Folder<\/strong><\/em> in Google Photos can now be accessed directly from the <em><strong>Library<\/strong><\/em> tab. It is listed alongside\u00a0<em><strong>Favourites<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Archive<\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong>Trash<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to offer easier access. This folder is visible in place of where the <em><strong>Utilities <\/strong><\/em>folder used to appear.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption\">Google Photos Locked Folder position with new update<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Notably, previously, the\u00a0<em><strong>Locked Folder<\/strong><\/em> would have to be navigated through the <em><strong>Utilities <\/strong><\/em>folder. It would need multiple clicks to access and offered considerably more privacy. That made the existence of such a folder less apparent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This reorganisation is rolling out to several users with the latest versions of the app for Android and iOS, and was initially\u00a0<a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/07\/03\/google-photos-locked-folder-access\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spotted<\/a> by 9to5Google. However, it is yet to be enabled on Gadgets 360 staff members&#8217; smartphones at the time of publishing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Other Google Photos options get reorganised\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The Google Photos update that changed the position of the Locked Folder also moved around a few other options within the application, according to the publication. Most of the sections and functionalities previously stored within the Utilities folder, can now be accessed through the plus button on the top bar.<\/p>\n<p>Within this section, users can access functions for creating new albums, collages, highlight videos, cinematic photos or animations. The\u00a0<em><strong>Share with a partner<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Import photos<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0options can also be found under the same section, according to the report.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"downloadtxt\"><i>Affiliate links may be automatically generated &#8211; see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethics statement<\/a> for details.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"downloadtxt margin_b20\">\n                For the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/news\">tech news<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/reviews\">reviews<\/a>, follow Gadgets 360 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gadgets360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/gadgets360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaB3o5hHltY9SJbXg335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@gadgets.360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Threads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMILm3AowtoHPAQ?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Google News<\/a>. 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