- Android’s Photo Picker is getting a new search bar to help find specific images, and a date scrubber is also in development to make navigation easier.
- The search feature, which is rolling out now, allows users to search their entire local and cloud media library with simple text-based queries.
- A date scrubber is also being worked on, which will let users quickly scroll through their gallery to find photos from a specific month or year.
Sharing a photo or a funny image with a friend on Android is easy thanks to the system’s centralized share sheet. The process is straightforward: find the image, tap share, pick an app, and select a contact. While sharing itself is quick, locating the specific image you want can take time if you need to wade through your entire local and cloud gallery. To solve this, Google is updating Android’s Photo Picker with a new search function and is also preparing a much-needed date scrubber.
If you’re unfamiliar, the Photo Picker is a special, privacy-focused interface that appears in many apps when you try to select an image, GIF, or video. Rather than giving apps full access to your media library, the Photo Picker lets you grant access to specific items you choose.