- The latest version of the Google Photos app for Android contains hints of updates for hiding faces from Memories.
- Google appears to be making the process of hiding someone faster and easier than it is now.
- Hiding people from Memories is a great feature for when you don’t want to be blindsided by a memory of someone.
Although most of us have thousands of photos of people in our Google Photos library, not all of those photos will be fond memories. Breakups happen, friendships end, and sometimes a photo that once brought you joy now only brings sadness. That’s why Google gives you various tools for hiding people throughout the Photos app, preventing them from popping up in the Memories feed or, if necessary, hiding photos of them throughout the entire library. Thanks to an APK teardown of the app, we now know Google is going to make the hiding process a lot easier in the near future.
In Google Photos as it is today on Android, if you want to hide a face, you need to follow these steps: