Google Photos v4.0 Brings Material Theme Redesign, Gesture Navigation and More

Material Design 2.0, or Fabric Theme, as Google likes to phone call it these days, is slowly rolling out to more apps and services, and Google Photos is now the latest proper name to bring together the list. A new update rolling out to the Android version of the app at present reportedly bumps upwards the version number to v4.0.0.211496615, and brings the now-familiar vibrant look with bright colors, cleaner lines and redesigned icons.

As tin exist seen from the screenshots, not much has changed in the layout when compared to the previous version. If annihilation the amount of white has but increased with the new update, merely the much-in-need dark theme remains elusive. At the lesser of the homescreen, the bar now features Fabric Theme icons for Photos, Albums, Assistant and Sharing, all with bold outlines in accordance with Material Theme guidelines.

Google Photos v4.0 Brings Material Theme Redesign, Gesture Navigation and More — Epitome Courtesy: Android Police

With Google jumping on the 'Gesture Navigation' bandwagon with Android Pie, the incoming update also brings the increasingly-popular feature to Photos, adding a user-friendly swipe-up gesture that allows users to check information about the photos without opening the overflow menu. You can swipe up on a photo in full-screen mode, and the displayed info includes associated EXIF data, the date and location of the photograph and more.

It'southward worth noting that the aforementioned update is yet to curl out for everyone, equally information technology wasn't bachelor for whatever of the devices we tested. Virtually of us are all the same yet stuck on version 3.27.10, which was pushed to the Play Store on August 23. Users who are still to receive the latest version on their devices, however, need not despair, every bit they can download the latest file from APK Mirror.