Google Photos will soon offer users the ability to share weekly highlights with others
Google Photos – the default media manager on most Android devices – may be developing a new feature called “My Week,” according to a report. The feature will allow users to share their weekly highlights with other family members or friends by sending them invites, similar to a photo diary. It was reported following an APK teardown of the Google Photos app and is not yet available to the public.
My Week Feature on Google Photos
In a reportAndroid Authority, in collaboration with tipster AssembleDebug, revealed that the feature could be in development. It was reported following an APK teardown of the Google Photos app version 6.90, as the ‘My Week’ feature is not yet live. A new tile would appear in the Memories app carousel – ‘Introduction to my week’.
My Week Feature in Google Photos
Photo credit: Android Authority/AssembleDebug
As seen in leaked screenshots above, the tech giant describes the feature as “a weekly photo diary for you and a few special people you choose”.
Tapping on the screen will reportedly open a setup wizard where users can choose the photos they want to share as part of their weekly highlights and invite people they want. Once the invite is accepted, the recipient will reportedly see the weekly reminders in the photos tab. According to the report, they can then choose to like the photo and even comment on it.
Since this is reportedly an invite-only feature, the invited people may be the only ones who can see the shared memories. In addition to ‘My Week’, the 6.90 version of the app is also expected to include several changes to the user interface (UI). Places It appears that there is a map at the top of the section, while when opening the photo details it can now be seen whether the photo is part of a memory or an album.
10 billion downloads
Google Photos recently reached a new milestone by surpassing 10 billion downloads on the Play Store. The app was launched in 2015 and surpassed 5 billion downloads just five years later. It has now become a widely used platform thanks to it being the default media manager and photo gallery application on Android phones and tablets.
It is the 11th Google app to reach this milestone.
