Google Photos gets navigation redesign on the web with Collections

After introducing on Android and iOS in August, Google Photos on the web is now replacing the Library with “Collections.” 

The Google Photos side panel has removed “Explore,” while “Sharing” has been replaced by “Updates.” This activity feed has the same design as mobile when it was introduced at the start of November. You’ll see updates to shared albums and conversations, partner sharing, memory, and storage. Open the overflow menu for Sharing activity and Conversations. 

Meanwhile, the “Library” section after that is now called “Collections.” Favorites is no longer first, with the dropdowns for Albums and Documents elevated. Meanwhile, you now get quick access to: People & pets, Places, Videos, and Recently added. This roughly corresponds to the grid view introduced to Google Photos for Android and iOS.

Old vs. new

Archive, Locked Folder, and Trash round out the menu. Overall, it’s a busier UI, but provides more direct access to various sections. There’s definitely enough space for it on desktop.

This Collections redesign was rolled out to Google Photos on the web in recent days.

More on Google Photos:

• Google Photos can share Memories as a video file – here’s how
• Google Photos will no longer share images ‘from other apps’ through Partner Sharing
• Google Photos for Android switches to translucent status bar
• Google Photos will label images edited by AI

Thanks Agatha