{
  "id": 3459465,
  "title": "Google Photos may soon give you less time to restore deleted media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/google-photos-may-soon-give-you-less-time-to-restore-deleted-media",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:55:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-trash-retention-change-apk-teardown-3703109/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Photos may soon reduce the amount of time you have to recover deleted photos and videos, according to recent code changes. Currently, backed-up media remains in the Trash folder for 60 days while non-backed-up media sticks around for 30 days. However, code found in the latest version of Google Photos suggests that Google plans to unify this retention period, lowering it to just 30 days for all media. This change is not yet live, but it is expected to be officially announced with ample warning before being rolled out widely. Google appears to be preparing a significant alteration to Google Photos, reducing the window during which deleted photos and videos reside in your trash before they are permanently deleted. While Google has been developing more advanced backup options, such as overnight backups, this upcoming change could provide a clearer rationale for how long discarded media remains in the trash.",
  "summary": "Google could soon unify trash retention rules and cut the recovery window for backed-up files from 60 days to 30 days.",
  "key_points": [
    "Google Photos may reduce trash retention period to 30 days for all media",
    "Current trash retention is 60 days for backed-up media, 30 days for non-backed-up",
    "Change not live yet, expected official announcement before widespread rollout"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "The Google Photos redesign broke something I use every day. Here’s how to fix it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/the-google-photos-redesign-broke-something-i-use-every-day-heres-how",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:30:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}