Google Photos rolls out customizable redesign of your ‘Collections’ tab

Google Photos, the popular photo-sharing app from Google, is set to roll out a highly customizable redesign to its Android platform. The update, now being widely deployed, can be accessed via the latest version 7.97 of the app.

Firstly, the app's Collections tab has been entirely redesigned. Gone are the 2×2 grid and the previous arrangement of shortcuts such as Favorites, Trash, Albums and so forth. Now, users can customize their Collections experience by pinning specific cards to the top. The default pin-up includes Favorites, Screenshots, and Trash, but users have the liberty to remove this section entirely if they wish.

Following this, the redesign features a carousel of various collections. These include On this device, Albums, People & pets, Wardrobe, Places, and Documents. A "View all" button situated at the top-right corner of this section allows users to directly jump to the full grid or a list view format.

Other customization options are also introduced with the redesign. Users can hide each section and even rearrange the order of these collections as per their preference. The "Other Collections" grid at the bottom houses a comprehensive list of the remaining collections: Favorites, Screenshots, Moments, Videos, Recently Added, Stickers, Creations, Archive, Locked, and Trash.

The "Reorder" button can be found at the very bottom of this section, enabling users to adjust the order of these collections as they see fit. This redesign is part of Google Photos 7.97, and users can experience this update by simply restarting their Android devices and then launching the Photos app.