Get suggestions to share with your contacts

Get suggestions to start a conversation with someone

You might get a suggestion to start a conversation with contacts that you’ve interacted with before on Google Photos.

1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Sharing . Any suggestions to share with an individual or group will appear with “Suggested” next to their name.
   • Important: For some users, Sharing can be found at the bottom.
3. Tap Add photo  to choose photos to share.

Delete suggested conversations

1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Sharing .
   • Important: For some users, Sharing can be found at the bottom.
3. Tap on the suggested conversation  the person's name at the top.
4. Tap Delete suggested conversation.

Find suggestions to add photos to a shared album 

If you receive a shared album, you may find suggestions to add photos to that album based on information like time the photos were taken, location, or faces in the photos. You’ll only find suggestions based on faces if you have Face Groups enabled. To check suggestions to add to a shared album:

1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Sharing . Shared albums with suggestions to add will appear with Add related photos? below the title of the album.
   • Important: For some users, Sharing can be found at the bottom.
3. Tap on the album.
4. To review and add the suggested items, tap Review.
5. To dismiss the suggestion, tap No thanks.

Find skipped suggestions & delete or review them

If you delete a skipped suggestion, you’ll remove all info about it, including whether you’ve skipped it before. You may find a similar card later.

1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap your account profile photo or initial Google Photos settings Sharing.
3. Tap Skipped suggestions Review or Delete.

Turn off notifications

When you take new photos, you may get a notification to share these photos.

1. On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap your account profile photo or initial Google Photos settings Sharing Notifications.
3. Turn off Suggested sharing.