Disable Google Photo Sync To Clean Up Your Gallery App

Disable Google Photo Sync To Clean Up Your Gallery App

Android’s Gallery app is a mess. It indexes every folder on your phone and on your account. Get rid of the cloud albums by disabling Google Photos sync.

If you want to remove all the cloud-based albums from your phone, head into Settings. Depending on what skin your device has, the various boxes may be in a different place, but the gist is the same:

  1. Find your Google account sync settings.
  2. Disable “Google Photos” and “Picasa Web Albums” if present.
  3. Find “Gallery” in your app manager.
  4. Tap “Clear Data”.
  5. Relaunch the Gallery.

Unfortunately, this won’t solve the problem of the Gallery indexing every file on your phone. As our own Whitson points out, it will still create a separate album for every freaking piece of album art. However, if you don’t have a lot of local photos, this should clear up your Gallery app plenty. If you’re still not satisfied, you can always download an alternative from our Android App Directory.

How to remove Google Photos or Picasa Web Albums from your Gallery [Talk Android]


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