Google has been quite silent with its recent movements ever since the numerous cancellation of events as well as the recent decision to urge workers to do their jobs from the comforts of their home. Google has finally come up with a new update that will show users the source of their images, but sadly, this feature will only be available for the Photos web app.
Sometimes when it comes to downloading an image, the source is equally important as the image itself, but with more complicated data, the source is usually harder to save. This feature would be a really useful feature, but due to the fact that it will only be available for the Photos web app, the utility of this feature is limited.
How the feature works
Google is adding brand new "upload from" as well as "shared by" categories for your images' metadata in Photos. This could be quite useful in tracking where the image is coming from should it be important source material as well as a reference for the image.
With an extensive photo library, which is usually the case nowadays, the difficulty of keeping track of the source for certain photos may be a problem. Google aims to address this problem by updating the "info" panel in Photos for it to be able to show more information about every single file.
The "uploaded from" field showcases from which platform the image was uploaded from should it be Android or iOS devices, Google Drive, or even just the web. This should be a useful addition for you to find out and remember which specific device or platform the image came from.
"Shared by" on the other hand helps you identify which specific album the shared image originates from. Aside from this, the feature also tells you whether or not the image has been saved straight to your own library.
Google is still silent whether it will be sharing this feature
For now, Google has not made any comments or statements whether the feature will be available for Android and iOS. Currently, the iOS and Native Android apps still do not possess this feature, as well as features similar to this one.
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Although this is only a minor change and should have been announced properly, Google has still been silent about whether or not it plans to bring this feature to other mobile apps.
There might not be any updates coming anytime soon as Google is still preoccupied with other matters such as Project Oasis, which is a research initiative aimed to support new local startups.
Google is not the only tech company affected
Google is only one among the whole tech industry that is affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) as the gravity of this pandemic's reach stretches out into the economic sector. Google is doing its best to adjust to this period of social distancing by trying to offer better features for its users.
