This Google Photos tweak might make profile picture updates more intuitive (APK teardown)

Photos wants to get smarter about setting contacts and wallpaper photos.

Mar 20, 2025 - 11:02
 0
This Google Photos tweak might make profile picture updates more intuitive (APK teardown)
  • Google Photos has been working on a change to how the overflow menu in its gallery view operates.
  • New menu options could integrate currently separate wallpaper and contacts controls.
  • Both selections would be consolidated under the “Use as” setting.

Considering how very far smartphones have come, it can sometimes be a little surprising when you stop and take a moment to think about all the seemingly very simple things that we’re still trying to get right. Take contact pictures, example. In theory, that sounds like the most straightforward feature in the world: just let us assign an image to the people we get in touch the most through our apps. In practice, there are more moving parts than you might expect, and apps are still trying to get their approach just right.