Google Photos' protection for your saucy snaps coming soon on iOS and Android

The Google Photos Locked Folders feature will shortly arrive on Android and iOS, giving users the run a risk to secure their about sensitive snaps from prying eyes.

The feature was originally announced for Pixel phones back in May at Google I/O, but will be available on Android devices "soon", while iOS users will get information technology at the commencement of 2022.

The idea is for Google Photos users to stash their nigh sacred pictures and videos backside a passcode or fingerprint. So, if you're scrolling through your feed in the company of friends, family or colleagues, you won't stumble upon something y'all'd rather them not see.

In a weblog post on Google's security developments today, the company writes: "Back in May, our Photos team introduced Locked Folder on Pixel – a passcode-protected space where you can save photos and videos separately, and so they won't show upwards as you roll through Google Photos or any other apps on your device. Nosotros're excited to share that this feature is coming to Google Photos on Android soon, and to iOS early next year."

It'due south not the only characteristic Google Photos users tin expect in the coming months. Google looks to be testing a new More Like This feature that would enable users to surface similar photos and videos.

As Android Constabulary points out, this is sure to come up in handy for users who're searching for a specific photo, just can't discover the one y'all're looking for. Google already offers means to surface photos by performing text searches for people, places, items, pets, locations and more.

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Google calculation new and useful features is always welcome, just particularly within its Photos app. The way the company handled its decision to end unlimited costless back-ups left a sour gustation with many users earlier this yr, and so it's important that the visitor continues to add value, now its effectively a production users are going to have to pay for once they've used up their 15GB of costless storage that comes with all Google accounts.

Information technology's not alive for all users yet, but nosotros'd expect the More than Like This button to roll out soon.