Google has started rolling out updates for devices running Android 12 and above. The new photo picker feature now supports both local media library and cloud-based image files simultaneously. This new photo picker is designed to cater to the modern era of image usage, where photos from smartphones often sync to the cloud. Having images from multiple devices stored in the same cloud location rendered the original photo picker, which only supported local image files, inadequate. Users may need to download images from the cloud to their device before selecting them for use.
The new photo picker combines images from both the device and the cloud into a seamless timeline. Additionally, it supports selecting photo albums stored in the cloud, initially working with Google Photos but also open to other cloud storage providers like OneDrive or iCloud through Google’s cloud media provider API.
To utilize the new photo picker, developers need to integrate it into their apps first. Some of Google’s own apps, such as Google Keep, have already started using it. TLDR: Google has introduced a new photo picker feature for Android devices running on Android 12 and above, supporting both local and cloud-based image files concurrently.
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