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Upload photos from your Android to a Shared photo album
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Want to contribute to a shared album in Google Photos? To add photos to a shared album on your Android phone or tablet, you'll just need to tap the Shared tab in the Photos app, select the album, and then tap Add Photos . This wikiHow article teaches you how to add one or more photos from your Gallery to a shared Google Photos album on your Android.
Things You Should Know
- Tap the Sharing tab at the bottom of the Google Photos app.
- Select an album and tap Add Photos .
- Select one or more photos from your phone or tablet and tap Add .
Steps
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Open Google Photos on your Android. Tap the colored pinwheel icon to open the Photos app. You'll find it on your home screen and/or in your app drawer. -
Tap the Sharing tab. This icon of two overlapping silhouettes is at the bottom of the screen. This displays all shared albums you can browse and editAdvertisement -
Tap an album. Tapping an album title displays all of its photos and videos. You'll also see all contributing members' Google profile icons at the top of the album. -
Tap the icon of a photos with a plus sign. You will see this icon at the top of the album. [1] X Research source A list of photos and videos on your Android will appear.
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Select photos and/or videos to add. When you tap an image to select it, a blue checkmark will appear on that image. You tap multiple photos and/or videos to add multiple files to the album at once. -
Tap DONE to add the images to the album. This option is in the upper-right corner of your screen. The selected photos and/or videos will now be added to the shared album.
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1. Open Google Photos.
2. Tap Sharing
on the bottom-right.
3. Tap a shared album.
4. Tap the image icon on the top-right.
5. Select photos to add.
6. Tap DONE
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