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Hide clutter from other apps in Google Photos
Google Photos automatically stores and backs up pictures and videos you capture with your device’s camera. But it also shows media content from other apps, including screenshots you’ve taken and GIFs and memes you’ve received in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
All this extra stuff clutters your Photos feed, so Google has added new options to stop it appearing – without deleting the original files. Tap your profile icon in the top-right corner of the app and choose ‘Photos settings’, then Preferences.
Tap ‘Photos view’ to access the new settings. You can either switch off ‘Show content from other apps’ to stop all images from other apps appearing in Google Photos, or choose what to include and exclude.
Select ‘Only show backed-up content’ to only see photos from other apps that have been backed up – which means you actively chose to save them. Turn on ‘Hide clutter from other apps’ ( 1 in our screenshot left) to remove screenshots, memes and GIFs from Google Photos.