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TL;DR Google is working on a new “memories games” feature in Google Photos.
“Memories games” could be based on people, places, and things in your photos.
Google Photos could also notify you when new “memories games” are available.
Update, July 10, 2026 (11:09 AM ET): Over on AssembleDebug’s Gapps Leaks Telegram group, user Luis shares an early peek at the memory game in action:
Original article, July 10, 2026 (08:30 AM ET): Google seems to be working on a bunch of new features for Google Photos. We’ve already reported that the app could soon get an easier way to grab still frames from a video, and it seems the company is also trying to make the “Memories” feature more fun.
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In the latest version of the Google Photos app (v7.83.0.943371825), we enabled a new “Let’s play” poster that shows up in the memories carousel at the top. However, it seems like Google is still working on this because tapping on it just opens a “404” page.
We also uncovered some new strings in the app’s code. The first change is within Photos’ notification settings. Currently, the description for the “Themed memories” notification reads “When new themed memories are available.” However, we enabled a new string that changes the description to read “When new themed memories or games are available.”
Current Google Photos notification settings Upcoming Google Photos notification settings
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