Jan 18, 2022
Pictures that do not belong to me
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Hi Nayanthara,
Here are some of the possible reasons why you are seeing photos you may not recognize:
- Your Google account shares storage with other products such as Blogger or Google Drive. It is possible that you uploaded images to one of the other Google products which is now being displayed in Google Photos.
- You accepted someone’s invite to share their photo library.
- You uploaded someone’s files to your Google Drive storage.
- You left your account signed in on another device.
- You sold a device without resetting it to factory defaults.
- You received the images via a messaging application such as Hangouts, WhatsApp, etc.
- You configured the Google Backup & Sync software on a computer to upload the photos from a system folder such as the cache of a web browser.
- You set up a third party service (e.g. IFTTT) to automatically upload photos to your account.
- You have in your mobile device’s microSD slot a card you aren’t aware of or don’t remember inserting.
You should first review your account security, check for any unknown devices, and change your Google password, possibly enabling 2-step verification. If you've looked into these explanations and still aren't sure why you're seeing these photos, please let us know.
Feb 6, 2022
In which screen or section of the Google Photos app do the unknown photos show up?
Feb 9, 2022