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TL;DR Google is working on a new feature to let users customize the order of items in the Collections tab.
It’s also making some UI changes to the Create tab.
There’s also a new promotional banner for the Rakshabandhan festival in India.
Google Photos seems to be constantly changing, and Google is almost always working on multiple new features or UI tweaks. We recently reported that the app could soon make it easier to export still frames from videos and even add new “Memories games.” Now, it seems Google has set its sights on a couple of UI changes.
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Looking into the latest version of the Google Photos app for Android (v7.87.0.957333026), we spotted evidence that Google could be working on letting users reorder items inside the recently redesigned Collections tab. The feature isn’t working yet, but we did manage to surface a snackbar with the text, “Do you want to reorder?” The snackbar also included a “Customize” button, but tapping it didn’t do anything.
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Google is clearly still working on this feature and hasn’t implemented the actual customization process yet. However, it seems users will be able to long-press any item in the Collections tab to get to the “Customize” prompt.
Besides this new customization option, Google is also working on a slight redesign for the Create tab within Google Photos. Currently, it has a very straightforward UI, with available tools and suggestions such as “Remix your videos,” “Collages,” etc.
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