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 ...

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 ...

Besides astrophotography time lapse, the key addition from June’s Pixel Feature Drop is the Google Photos Locked Folder that was first announced at I/O. It’s now beginning to roll out via a ...

Android users will soon get access to a special Google Photos feature that was previously only available to Pixel users: Locked Folder. The feature aims to replace those shady apps used to hide photos ...

Announced at the end of last month, the ability to sync the Google Photos Locked Folder across devices signed in to your Google Account is rolling out more widely. As of this morning, we’re seeing a ...

It’s funny how Google will announce a new feature in an upcoming rollout, only to then hold that feature back, even after the rollout has happened. One such feature is the long overdue Locked Folder ...

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 ...

One of the standout features of the Android 12 experience is a new security and privacy feature that Google added to Google Photos. It's a feature many iPhone and iPad users have wanted for years, but ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Almost two years ago, Google Photos introduced a feature called Locked Folder that lets you cordon off photos you might not ...

We may have mentioned this once before, but just in case we didn't: You cannot drag a locked file to the Trash. If you try, you will get a message warning that you do not have sufficient privileges to ...

Back in May this year, Google introduced the Locked Folder feature. This feature allows users to prevent their sensitive images or video files on their Android devices from getting uploaded to the ...

Among other things, Google announced a new Locked Folder feature for Google Photos at Google I/O 2021 last month. The company recently said the feature will be rolled out as part of the June Pixel ...