You can get updates on new activities, like updates to a shared album, conversations, and partner sharing on the Updates page.
Find your updates
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- On the left, click Updates
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- Scroll to find updates in chronological order.
Tip: Unread updates are in bold.
Learn the types of updates
Updates to a shared albumYou’ll get an update when the following actions are taken in a shared album:
- You receive a new shared album.
- A new person joins a shared album.
- Someone leaves a comment.
- Someone likes a photo or a shared album.
- Someone adds new photos to a shared album.
- Your own photos are automatically added to a shared album.
Tip: If you want to prevent content from showing up in Updates, you can mute an album.
You’ll get an update when the following actions are taken in a conversation:
- You receive a new conversation.
- Someone replies to you in a conversation.
- Someone likes a conversation.
- You receive new photos in a conversation.
- Someone leaves a comment on a photo in a conversation.
You’ll get an update when the following actions are taken in partner sharing:
- You receive a new partner sharing invitation.
- Someone accepts your partner sharing invitation.
- You receive new photos from your partner.
You’ll get updates about your storage status:
- Your storage is filling up.
- You have low storage.
- You’re almost out of storage.
- You’re out of storage.