View, manage and edit photos

See your photos and videos

View photos in the image editor

1. Sign in to your device.
2. In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Files
   In tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Files
3. Select Downloads.
4. Find the photo that you want. Double-click or tap the photo to open.

From the image editor, you can:

• See your photos as large thumbnails: Select Thumbnail view
• Scroll through your photos one at a time: Click or tap on the right or left side of the photo (you'll see arrows appear) to scroll forwards or back.
• See your photos in a slideshow: Select Slideshow
• Print a photo: Open the photo and select Print
• Delete a photo: Open the photo and select Delete

Note: Any file in the 'Downloads' folder could get deleted if your device runs out of space, so make sure that you save the photos or videos that you want to keep in a permanent folder. To find out how to keep your downloaded files from being deleted, see Related articles.

View photos in the Camera app

1. Sign in to your device.
2. In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Camera
   In tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Camera
3. In the bottom corner of the Camera app screen, select Gallery

View photos in Google Photos

If you use the Google Photos app, your photos and videos will also be available in the Google Photos app under 'Device folders'.

1. Sign in to your device.
2. In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Google Photos
   In tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then tap Google Photos
3. Select Menu Device Folders Download.
4. Find the photo that you want and select to open.

Find out how to search for people, things and places in Google Photos.

Edit your photos

You can make basic edits to your photos in the image editor on your device or in the Google Photos app.

Edit photos with the image editor

1. Sign in to your device.
2. In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Files
   In tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Files
3. Select Downloads.
4. Find the photo that you want. Double-click or tap the photo to open.
5. Select Edit

Here are the edits that you can make in image editor:

• Rename a photo: In the upper-left corner, select the filename. Save the new name by pressing Enter on your keyboard or tapping anywhere outside the name field.
• Automatically adjust brightness and contrast: Select Auto-fix
• Adjust brightness and contrast yourself: Select Brightness
• Crop your photo to a different size: Select Crop
• Resize your photo: Select Resize
• Rotate your photo: Select either Rotate left or Rotate right
• Undo or redo changes that you've made to your photo: Select Undo or Redo

Edit photos with Google Photos

With the Google Photos app, you can add filters, crop photos and more.

You can go to Google Photos directly or when viewing a photo in the Camera app on your device:

1. In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Camera
   In tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Camera
2. In the bottom corner of the Camera app screen, select Gallery
3. Find and select the photo that you want to edit.
4. At the bottom of the photo, select Edit . (If you haven't already, you'll be asked to install the Google Photos app here). This will take you to Google Photos where you can edit the photo.

To do more advanced photo editing, you can use an app such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, VSCO or Pixlr.

Share photos and videos with Google Photos

Find out how to share photos, videos, albums and films with anyone, even if they don't use the Google Photos app.