Google Photos gets a sleek new interface with easier access to important metadata

Over the past year, we’ve seen new additions come to Google Photos, adding lots of value to the simple image viewer app. Google has also introduced some fun perks as well, like being able to leave emoji reactions with shared albums. Now, it looks like Google is also making changes to the interface to view photos, delivering a simpler look for Android.

A simple change that makes it much clearer

The news comes from 9to5Google, and what’s most noticeable is that the new photo view shows off the most important metadata from the photo at the top, which includes the date, time, and location. You no longer have to take extra actions in order to get to this information, and the new view doesn’t look like it’s all that cluttered either by adding these details.

Source: 9to5Google

The news outlet also shared that the photo carousel that used to be at the bottom of other photos has now been removed. In addition, Google has also added a new light background theme, and access to new buttons that will give you some options to edit photos in your gallery.

The bottom menu in the viewer has some small changes as well, with ‘Lens’ being swapped out for ‘Add to’ option. The icon for the Edit button has also been simplified as well, but there are no known changes to the behavior when activated. You can check out the new changes in the latest version of the app which is available from the Google Play Store.

Or if you’re not keen on updating, you can always just check out the gallery above to see the changes. While not the most interesting changes, Google has been making a bunch of small updates to its apps, in order to align the overall design. We’ve seen Material 3 Expressive find its way into many of Google’s apps and services, providing a new coat of paint and adding usability. It’s an exciting change that has many people talking, and we definitely think it’s worth checking out if you haven’t yet.