Gmail will now allow users to save photos sent as attachments directly to Google Photos with the new ‘Save to Photos’ button. This new feature is compatible only with pictures sent in the JPEG format.
Gmail users could earlier save any attachment directly to their Google Drive and they can no longer use for saving photos and videos.
Google introduced the new feature through its Workspace blog.
The button exists with the ‘Add to Drive’ button on an attachment or while previewing it.
The new feature decrease the need for users to download JPEG images and manually back them up on Google Photos.
Media in other image and video formats would still require to be manually upload to Google Photos for organising them in albums or backing them up on the cloud.
Google has also provided detailed information on how to upload files and folders to Google Drive on its support page. CLICK HERE TO READ
Save to Photos feature will be done gradually using the Rapid Release and Schedule Release domains.
Users in the former domain will have started receiving the update from 26th May 2021 and users in the latter domain would start getting it a week later.
Google says it can take up to 15 days for the feature to show up for all Gmail users.
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