Google announced that shared albums feature has already rolled out, allowing users to add friends and family to their photos in a particular album.
Users just need to select some photos and use the share menu to create the album. They can send the link to anyone they like, and will be able to access it using the Photos app on Android or iOS, or on the website.
Sharing is not limited to just adding friends and family to an album, PC Mag reported. The new feature makes taking photos at events more collaborative. If almost everyone in one event is collectively taking photos and videos, user could create an album and each person would be able to add their own media. Those who have joined the album will get notifications when new photos are added, and if the original uploader will allow others to upload photos, photos can be saved to the main library.
The search engine giant first discussed the details of the album sharing feature at its Nexus event back in September. Google Photos offers unlimited storage as well, so users do not need to worry about eating up the allotted space.
The photos are saved in chronological order based on when they were taken, not added, but shared album images can be rearranged by the album owner. However, the owner and collaborators will not be able to comment, caption or like any photos or videos.
But Dave Lieb, product lead for Google Photos, said that comments and likes will be added to shared albums in a staged approach, according to Digital Trends. Lieb also said that shared albums are private unless the user explicitly shares them with someone.
The feature is very similar to photo-sharing feature of Apple’s iCloud, but Google Photos does not work exclusively and is available on a variety of devices.