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Google Photos update fixes the bug that hid edited pictures

Google says the fix in Photos v7.97 and v7.98 restores edited images to Android app pickers after a bug affected users since July or August.

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A bug in Google Photos has left edited pictures invisible to other Android apps, but Google has now rolled out a fix. more…

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(Image: William Schendes/ 4gnews) Google Photos fixed a flaw that made the edited photos invisible in other Android applications. The problem could prevent the selection of images in WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Messages and more applications, even after a change as simple as shooting a photo. With this failure, the images remained available in Google Photos, and were not erased. However, when opening another application to send them, the user cou…

Google corrected a Google Photos error that prevented other apps from finding some images edited on Android. The failure affected those who replaced the original photo and did not want to keep a copy.

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9 to 5 Google broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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