- Google Photos is implementing a tweak that moves your Locked Folder up top for easy access.
- Placing the secure storage solution in a more prominent position should help encourage usage, but it also defeats its purpose.
- Photos continues to test its revised Collections layout.
As spotted by 9to5Google in version 6.89 of the Photos app for Android (the change is also appearing on iOS), Google has tweaked its app’s interface to replace the button for Utilities at the top of your Library tab with one that pulls up the Locked Folder. Prior to this move, accessing images secured with Locked Folder meant having to navigate through the Utilities screen itself. Google has already updated its Locked Folder support documentation to reflect the new workflow.
However, this change is a double-edged sword. Keeping the Locked Folder buried under a few submenus had its advantages, and placing it in such a prominent position means that its existence is no longer an open secret. It is a place to hide your secrets, after all.
As Google shines the spotlight on Locked Folder, the Photos app continues to test a broader redesign that transforms your Library tab into Collections. While controversy surrounds that shift, we are able to at least confirm that Locked Folder has begun appearing at the top of the Collections screen for us as well.
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