Google Photos’ Locked Folder can now be backed up to the cloud while keeping your sensitive media separate from your casual photos and videos. Locked Folder functionality is also rolling out to iOS ...

Android users will soon get access to a special Google Photos feature that was previously only available to Pixel users: Locked Folder. The feature aims to replace those shady apps used to hide photos ...

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 ...

The Google Photos app is getting a tweak that will allow you to find your Locked Folder faster. Now it is available in fewer taps from the “Library” tap. Google also moved the “Utilities” shortcut ...

The Google Photos Locked Folder feature has finally arrived and Jack Wallen wants to show you how to use it. It’s funny how Google will announce a new feature in an upcoming rollout, only to then hold ...

We may have mentioned this once before, but just in case we didn't: You cannot drag a locked file to the Trash. If you try, you will get a message warning that you do not have sufficient privileges to ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Almost two years ago, Google Photos introduced a feature called Locked Folder that lets you cordon off photos you might not ...