The Google Photos app on Android has been updated with tools to organize the default view more effectively. Google has added fresh options in the app to hide any automatically saved media, such as screenshots or imaged and videos shared through messaging apps such as WhatsApp, bringing about a meaningful change for those who use Google Photos as the primary app to view and sort images and videos on their Android devices. This addition could be a part of the larger redesign that Google Photos may be getting soon.
With this update, Google has expanded sorting features and clubbed them under “Photos view,” which replaces the earlier option to “personalize your grid.” Android Authority first spotted these new settings, which bring options to “show content from other apps.”
The feature helps you focus on essential media, such as that from the phone’s camera, without requiring extra steps involved in navigating to separate albums that appear on the app’s Collections tab.
Another new option lets you “hide clutter from other apps,” which essentially curbs media such as screenshots, GIFs, or attachments from apps — for instance, daily greetings received in your family WhatsApp group — from showing up on the main timeline. As an extension to this option, you will also be able to whitelist apps, and media from these will appear amidst pictures from your cameras.
You may either choose to hide the “clutter” from third-party apps once they have been backed up to your Google Drive or hide it entirely. We aren’t quite sure if the feature uses any rules to exclude photos of people or pets shared using third-party apps, though it isn’t immediately apparent. That means you may have to add them to your library or back them up to the cloud if you wish for photos received from other people to show up on your timeline.
The update is reportedly rolling out with version 7.14.0.720276279 of Google Photos on Android. We have yet to receive the latest update, but expect to get it in a few days as part of a gradual rollout. Meanwhile, a similar feature for iOS has yet to be reported but may be on its way.
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The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.