Watch and manage your memories

Memories surface collections of some of your best photos and videos from this past week in years gone by. You'll see memories display when you have enough photos from the past week.

What you need

Memories are available on Android devices, iPhones and iPads. 

View past photos 

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app Photos.
  2. At the top, tap a memory.

    • To move to the next or previous photo, tap on the right or left of the screen.

    • To skip to the next or previous memory, swipe right or left on the screen

    • To pause on a photo, touch and hold it.

Change your settings

 

Turn off memories

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app Photos.
  2. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings Settingsand then Memories. 
  3. Turn off Show memories. 

Hide someone

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app Photos.
  2. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings Settingsand then Memories. 
  3. Tap People and pets.
  4.  Choose who you want to hide. 
  5. Tap Done.

To show someone, tap their face again. 

Hide a date 

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app Photos.
  2. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings Settingsand then Memories. 
  3. Tap Dates. 
  4. Add dates that you want to hide.

To remove a hidden date, tap Remove Remove.

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