New “Memories” Widget in Google Photos for Users

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New Memories Widget in Google Photos for Users

• Although the general version of Android 12 wont
  be available until this autumn, we already see
  the results of the revamped widgets. Spotify is
  now working on a redesign of its music player
  widget, Chrome is currently testing a new fast
  action search widget, and now its time for
  Google Photos to do the same thing.
• Earlier this month, we found and forced-enabled
  the new Photos widget on the Google homepage.
  According to the tipster, the update is already
  beginning to roll out to users using the apps
  version 5.52.0.387241369 (APK Mirror). However,
  this is currently a server-side deployment, and
  it hasnt yet hit any of our endpoints or devices.

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Telegram Source also confirmed the update

• A Telegram group is known as Google Pixels also
  confirms the update and stated it as the Your
  Memories widget has begun to roll out to certain
  Android users who are using the Google Photos app
  version 5.52.0.0387241369 or above.

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What are Memories?

• As a starting point, Memories are a series of
  automatically created picture albums that display
  at the top of the Photos page inside the Google
  Photos application. Android users will be able to
  show them on their home screens as a result of
  the new widget.

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Customize the size whenever you need

• The Memories widget will be available via the
  widget selector. When you long press on the
  widget and drag it across the screen, it defaults
  to a 2by2 view, which is very narrow however,
  you may increase or decrease the size by dragging
  the points that show when you long hold on the
  widget and drag it across the screen.
• The widget will display a slideshow of
  auto-generated picture albums like the Memories
  carousel seen inside the Google Photos app. For
  the time being, the widget only displays Memories
  from this week and a year ago. However, this
  is expected to change as Google Photos adds
  support for additional kinds of Memories, such as
  Best of Month, Trip Highlights,
  Celebrations, and other special occasions,
  among other things.

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No need to launch the app

• Because the widget displays everything that
  appears in the Photos apps Memories grid, youre
  likely to come across some fascinating images
  when browsing through it. Googles categories for
  resurfacing old photos continue to grow, as weve
  been tracking them month after month over the
  last year. As a result, the next time you want to
  go back and look at all of your previous camping
  excursions, you may not even have to launch the
  app.
• The Memories widget hasnt been made widely
  available just yet. It wasnt accessible on any
  of my phones that were running the most recent
  version of the Google Photos app. Well let you
  know as soon as this functionality becomes more
  generally available.

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How to get the update

• The code for this new widget was discovered in
  Google Photos version 5.49 last month, and it is
  currently available for certain users in Google
  Photos version 5.52. Ensure that you have the
  most recent version by checking the Play Store or
  manually download it from APK Mirror, but this
  does not guarantee that you will get it quickly.
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