Get started with Google Photos

Think of a memorable photo backed up to your Google Account. Try to remember something in the photo, like a dog, the beach, or where you were.

1. In the Search bar at the top, enter the name of something in the photo, like "beach," "dog," or "Paris."
2. Press enter and you’ll find photos that match your search.

Learn how to find things in your photos.

You can select multiple photos at once from the Photos view, the Search page, or an album:

1. Hover over the first photo you want to select.

2. Click Select .

3. On your keyboard, press and hold Shift.

4. Click the last photo you want to select.

The activity-based personalization setting allows Google Photos to show you even more personalized memories based on how you interact with features in Photos. To further personalize your memories experience, Photos uses information like the types of memories you view or skip.

This setting is turned on by default, and you can turn it off at any time. If the setting is off, you’ll still have access to all of your photos and videos and will be able to enjoy the benefits of features across Photos, but you won’t experience additional personalization based on your activity.

To turn this setting on or off:

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
2. At the top, click Settings .
3. Turn Activity-based personalization on or off.

Tip: If you turn off Activity-based personalization, your activity data that was used to further personalize your experience is deleted. This action doesn’t delete any content like photos or videos or affect your access to existing Google Photos features like memories and creations.