Google Photos’ Locked Folder can now be backed up to the cloud while keeping your sensitive media separate from your casual photos and videos. Locked Folder functionality is also rolling out to iOS ...

The Google Photos app is getting a tweak that will allow you to find your Locked Folder faster. Now it is available in fewer taps from the “Library” tap. Google also moved the “Utilities” shortcut ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Photos has started letting users back up their Locked Folder, meaning that sensitive photos are accessible from multiple ...

Locked Folder activity will be synced across the account, so if you move items to a Locked Folder on your computer, for example, they'll be visible in a Locked Folder on your phone. You'll need to ...

After rolling out cross-device sync last year, Google Photos is making it much easier to open your Locked Folder on Android and iOS. Previously, you accessed the Locked Folder by opening Google Photos ...

Google Photos on the web is getting an interesting new backup capability that can upload a folder “from your computer automatically.” Every time you visit photos.google.com, Google will look at ...

Google Photos is implementing a tweak that moves your Locked Folder up top for easy access. Placing the secure storage solution in a more prominent position should help encourage usage, but it also ...

In today’s smartphone-driven world, our phones store not just memories but also highly personal moments. From private photos ...

In a show of surprising innovation, Yahoo has added a helpful new folder to its popular webmail service that shows users all of their sent and received photos, the company announced today in a blog ...

Google Photos will now sync your private photos stored in your Locked Folder across your devices via cloud backup, the company announced today. First introduced in May 2021, the Locked Folder has ...