Google Photos’ Locked Folder can now be backed up to the cloud while keeping your sensitive media separate from your casual photos and videos. Locked Folder functionality is also rolling out to iOS ...

Google Photos is implementing a tweak that moves your Locked Folder up top for easy access. Placing the secure storage solution in a more prominent position should help encourage usage, but it also ...

Android users will soon get access to a special Google Photos feature that was previously only available to Pixel users: Locked Folder. The feature aims to replace those shady apps used to hide photos ...

Announced at the end of last month, the ability to sync the Google Photos Locked Folder across devices signed in to your Google Account is rolling out more widely. As of this morning, we’re seeing a ...

One of the standout features of the Android 12 experience is a new security and privacy feature that Google added to Google Photos. It's a feature many iPhone and iPad users have wanted for years, but ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Photos has started letting users back up their Locked Folder, meaning that sensitive photos are accessible from multiple ...

It’s funny how Google will announce a new feature in an upcoming rollout, only to then hold that feature back, even after the rollout has happened. One such feature is the long overdue Locked Folder ...

We may have mentioned this once before, but just in case we didn't: You cannot drag a locked file to the Trash. If you try, you will get a message warning that you do not have sufficient privileges to ...