6 Annoying Google Photos Features You Should Turn Off

Explore 6 annoying Google photos features you should turn off, including the key concepts, practical examples, important considerations, and useful guidance.

Quick editing on Google Photos

The Quick Edit feature appears when you share photos from the Google Photos app. If you usually edit photos before sharing, you should ignore this interface. Go to the app settings , select Sharing > Quick Edit , and turn this setting off .

Photos from other apps on Google Photos

The photos and videos you save on your phone will appear in Google Photos. If the interface looks cluttered, you can rearrange it.

You tap on Photo Settings , then select Preferences .

Then tap Photo View and turn off Show content from other apps .

If you don't want strict control, tap Customize by app . Then select an app from this list to choose which app's content is displayed in Google Photos.

Photos of people and pets in Google Photos memories

You can easily turn off the display of people and pets in Memories.

Click on the "Preferences" option , then select "Memories" . Next, select "Hide people and pets" to proceed.

Next, you add the faces of the people and pets you want to block from the photo.

Anniversary Date displayed

Besides blocking people and pets from appearing in Memories on Google Photos, we can also hide dates that we don't want to see again.

Promotional notifications on Google Photos

The app frequently sends notifications about unnecessary promotions. Go to Settings, select Notifications , then tap Notifications on your device . You will then see various other notifications that you can turn off, including Promotions.

Videos automatically play on Google Photos

By default, Google Photos plays videos and animations on your timeline as you scroll through files, similar to Instagram. You can easily turn this off in the settings as described in the article below.

1. How to turn off autoplay videos on Google Photos