Google has placed immoderate caller limitations connected a Google Photos diagnostic that allows users to automatically stock images and videos successful their room with a partner. The update to Partner Sharing present means that users tin lone stock photos oregon videos that were taken utilizing their device’s default camera app, meaning partners are incapable to spot screenshots oregon images shared connected services similar WhatsApp.
Some Reddit users who utilize Partner Sharing initially reported the issue arsenic a bug, but respective comments made by a presumed Google employee accidental the alteration was intentionally made “to amended align with astir users’ expectations.” This is backed up by an updated Partner Sharing assistance article that says “photos from different apps connected Android aren’t shared with your spouse account.”
The alteration whitethorn person been made to assistance forestall situations similar partners seeing screenshots of gifts oregon different things they wanted to support secret, but Google hasn’t different explained what idiosyncratic expectations it’s trying to appease.
This accommodation to the Partner Sharing diagnostic appears to person rolled retired successful precocious October, and there’s nary enactment wrong the Photos app to get escaped of the caller restrictions. According to Android Police, users tin unit screenshots, downloads, and images changeable connected third-party apps to look by editing them successful the Photos app, but there’s seemingly nary mode to enactment astir the contented astatine scale.