Share photos & videos

You can share photos, videos, albums, and highlight videos with any of your contacts, even if they don't use the Google Photos app.

Before you get started

Learn about what happens when you share photos & videos

Share photos & videos in a conversation

Important: To share an item from a locked folder, remove it first from the locked folder. Learn more about Locked Folder.

You can share directly to anyone with a Google Account if they're in your contacts or by searching their email address or phone number. For everyone else, you can create a link to share.

If your contact’s phone number isn’t associated with their Google Account, you can help them find and connect with you. If your contact doesn’t have a Google Account, you can send them a link or share using another app instead.

To share with other people in a conversation:

  1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app Photos.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. Select a photo, album, or video.
  4. Tap Share Share.
  5. Under "Send in Google Photos," select people to share with. 
    • To share with one person, tap their name.
    • To find someone specific, tap Search . Enter their name, phone number, or email address.
    • To share with more than one person, select multiple people.
    • (Optional) Add a message to go with your shared media.
    • Google makes suggestions based on your interactions. Learn more about suggestions.
  6. To share, tap Send. This will create an ongoing conversation thread where you and the people you have shared with can add additional photos, videos, comments, and likes over time.  

Tips: 

  • There is a 20,000 photo limit on conversations. 
  • To hide a suggested sharing contact, press and hold their profile photo and tap Hide suggestion. To find them again to share something with them later, tap Search , enter their name, and tap Show hidden suggestions.

You can also automatically share your entire library with someone.

Manage, review, or leave your conversations & albums

Remove people or items from albums & conversations

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