Since its 2021 launch, the complaint that emerged with the Google Photos Locked Folder is people setting up new devices only to find that those images and videos didn’t transfer over. Google Photos is ...

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 ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Photos' Locked Folder, which hides sensitive photos, will soon have a cloud backup feature, ensuring images are not lost ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...