Google Photos App Updates

Google Photos app gets a fresh interface with a simplified layout and map view.

The Google Photos app now gets a map view showing the hot spots where photos were taken in the world.

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The Google Photos app has received its long-awaited redesign with a simpler three-tab interface and a map view.

The icon has also been modified and these changes were first described on June 25 in a blog post.

Now the updated Google Photos app is live with a server-side switch and brings several changes that Google says offer a "more streamlined experience." 

The updated interface adds three tabs at the bottom called ‘Photos ',‘ Search', and ‘Library.

Shared content can be accessed using the "conversation" button in the upper left corner of the application.

The features present in the updated Google Photos application were mentioned in the June 25 blog post by David Lieb, Product Manager for Google Photos. 

Now, the updated app interface has hit Android and iOS devices after what appears to be a server-side change, as the app was last updated on June 25.

The interface of the Google Photos application now has three tabs at the bottom: Photos, Search, and Library. 

The Photos tab contains all of your photos and videos with larger thumbnails, autoplay videos, and less white space between photos.

There is also a larger memory carousel at the top showing content from the current week but from several years ago.

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The Search tab allows you to search for people, places, and "things most important to you".

The Google Photos Library tab is where you can see all your folders, albums, favorites, files, and trash.

The map view in the Search tab shows a kind of heat map of which part of the world has taken photos.

These can be explored by tapping the heat zone which then displays all the photos taken at that particular location.

In addition, the Google Photos application icon has also been renewed.

The sharp corners of the pinwheel have been replaced by a rounder look and the blank space in the middle has also been covered.

The new icon can be seen in the Android and iOS app, however, the desktop version of Google Photos still seems to have the old design.