Google Photos Aims to Expedite Permanent Photo Deletion Process

Expedite permanent photo deletion with Google Photos.

Google Photos Aims to Expedite Permanent Photo Deletion Process: Recently, Google Photos, one of many Google apps pre-installed on Android phones, has been gaining new features.

The app's developers have redesigned the Memories tab and are currently working on features like storage saver which will allow you to store all your photos and videos efficiently.

Also included in the latest beta version is support for quicker auto-deletion of images from the Bin.

Google Photos moves deleted images to a bin rather than permanently deleting them from your device's storage.

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This is a nice feature in case you have second thoughts after hitting Delete, or accidentally delete an image you want to keep.

A photo that's been in the trash for more than 60 days will be deleted automatically, but you can force-delete it manually as well. Items that aren't backed up to Google Drive will be removed within 30 days.

In a teardown of the recent Google Photos v6.79.0.624777117 beta, PiunikaWeb found new strings of code suggesting users might soon be able to change the retainer period from 60 days to 90 days.

It used to mention the 60-day limit explicitly, but now there's a "#" placeholder for a variable.

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Furthermore, Google has added the "configurable" tag to the new string, suggesting that users can change it.

For budget Android phones with limited storage, a user-configurable retention period sounds like a fine idea, but ambiguity remains.

There is no indication in the code whether the 30-day retainer period for images that are not synced with the cloud will change.

Furthermore, the variable placeholder does not indicate whether users can set retention durations longer than 60 days.

According to our source, Google will allow users to choose between pre-set auto-delete intervals, much like WhatsApp's disappearing message timer, which automatically deletes messages after a day, seven days, or 90 days.

A subsequent app update will provide more details and the final implementation once Google begins beta testing.

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