Google Photos could soon suggest photos you may want to delete (APK teardown)

Google Photos already offers a convenient way for users to free up storage space on their devices through the “Manage storage” option. It lists photos and videos with large file sizes, blurry images, and screenshots that can be easily selected and deleted with a few taps. However, the app could soon offer a smarter solution.

We’ve found evidence of an upcoming feature in the latest Google Photos release (version 7.35) that could automatically suggest photos users may want to delete. Code related to the feature reveals that the app will offer these suggestions after users manually select and delete several photos.

Once the feature rolls out, Google Photos will highlight the new capability with a banner the first time users select and delete multiple photos. The banner will read: “Try a new deleting experience whenever you select and delete %1$d or more photos.” Users will then see another pop-up titled “Clean up your library,” with the message: “We found some photos you may want to delete.”

The strings indicate that users will be able to review the suggestions before deleting them. Google Photos will also receive a new setting related to this feature, allowing users to turn off the suggestions if they don’t find them helpful.

We couldn’t surface the UI for this feature in the current Google Photos release, so we believe it may not roll out anytime soon. We’ll monitor further development and share more details as soon as they become available.