Get started with Google Photos

1. Open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Photos .
3. You should see the photo that you've just taken at the top. Try scrolling down to see what else is there.

Think of a memorable photo that's on your phone or tablet. Try to remember something in the photo, like a dog, the beach or where you were.

1. At the bottom, tap Search .
2. In the search bar at the top, type the name of something that's in the photos, like 'beach' or 'dog'.
   • Tip: You can also tap one of the search suggestions on the page.
3. At the bottom right of the keyboard, tap Done . This may vary by device.

Learn how to find people, things and places in your photos.

You can select multiple photos at once from the Photos view, the search page or an album:

1. Touch and hold the first photo that you want to select.

2. Select photos:

   • To select photos continuously: Drag your finger down the screen until you reach the last photo that you want to select.

   • To select individual photos: Individually tap each item that you want to select.

1. Open the Google Photos app
2. At the bottom, tap Photos . You should see the three photos that you've just taken.
3. Open each photo and choose the one that you like best. When you're finished, go back to the main Photos screen.
4. Touch and hold a photo that you want to move to the bin. Select another photo that you want to move to the bin.
5. At the bottom, tap Bin .

If you have backup on, things that you move to the bin will also be moved to the bin anywhere else that you use Google Photos, so you only have to make changes once. Learn more ways to delete photos and videos.

Imagine that you change your mind and you want one of those photos back. Everything that you find in your bin can be recovered, but items will be permanently deleted after 60 days in the bin.

1. At the bottom, tap Collections Bin.
2. Touch and hold a photo that you've just deleted.
3. At the bottom, tap Restore. This will put the photo back into the Photos section of the app.

Learn more ways to restore photos and videos.

The activity-based personalisation setting allows Google Photos to show you even more personalised memories based on how you interact with features in Photos. To further personalise your memories experience, Photos uses information like the types of memories that you view or skip.

This setting is turned on by default and you can turn it off at any time. If the setting is off, you'll still have access to all of your photos and videos and will be able to enjoy the benefits of features across Photos, but you won't experience additional personalisation based on your activity.

To turn this setting on or off:

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Photos settings Privacy Activity data in Google Photos.
4. Turn Activity-based personalisation on or off.

Tip: If you turn off activity-based personalisation, your activity data that was used to further personalise your experience will be deleted. This action doesn't delete any content like photos or videos, or affect your access to existing Google Photos features like memories and creations.