Memories are collections of some of your best photos and videos, whether from previous years or recent weeks.
View your Memories
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
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- At the bottom, tap Photos.
- At the top, tap a memory.
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To move to the next or previous photo, tap on the right or left of the screen.
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To skip to the next or previous memory, swipe right or left on the screen
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To pause on a photo, touch and hold it.
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Change your settings
Control which Memories you receive
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
.
- At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial
Photos settings
Memories.
- Tap Featured memories.
- Select the types of memories that you want to find.
Hide someone
Important: When you hide someone, you won’t get their face in memories, creations or on your search page.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
.
- At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial
Photos settings
Memories.
- Tap Hide people and pets.
- Choose who you want to hide.
- To show someone, tap their face again.
Hide a date
Important: When you hide a date, you won’t get photos taken on that date in your new memories.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
.
- At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial
Photos settings
Memories.
- Tap Hide dates.
- Add dates that you want to hide.
- To remove a hidden date, tap Remove
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- To remove a hidden date, tap Remove
Control whether your Memories contain creations
You can select which types of creations you can find in your memories.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
.
- At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial
Photos settings
Memories.
- Tap Advanced.
- Select which types of creations you want to find in your memories.
Manage your Memories notifications
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
.
- At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial
Photos settings
Memories.
- Tap Manage memories notifications.
- Under Memories, turn the toggle on/off to receive Memories from previous years, themed memories or creations.
Creations
Check whether something has been created for you
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Photos app
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- At the bottom, tap Photos.
- Creations will arrive in your Memories carousel at the top.
Save Creations
You can save creations that are made for you like movies or animations.
To save creations from your Memories carousel, at the bottom of the creation, select Save. Saved creations appear in your photos view.
Find Creations that you saved
- On your Android phone or tablet, open Google Photos
.
- In the Photos tab, your saved creations appear with other photos and videos.
- To search for the creations you saved, at the bottom, tap Search.
- At the bottom, in the 'Creations' section, tap the type of creation that you want, or tap All creations.
Make Creations
To make your own creation:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open Google Photos
.
- At the bottom, tap Library
Utilities.
- At the bottom, find options to create an Animation, Collage or Movie.