Google Photos is making it easier to keep up with shared photos and albums

Google Photos has started rolling out a new Updates feed that we first spotted in a teardown this May. The feed gives you quick access to all activity on shared photos, albums, and memories, along with conversation updates.

You can access the Updates feed by tapping the new bell icon next to your profile avatar. 9to5Google reports that it redirects you to a new page that lists “recent sharing updates, including conversations and shared links.” Google has made some changes since we first spotted the feature earlier this year. Instead of Sharing activity, the feed is now called Updates, and it’s essentially a notification feed that lists user activity, including likes, new additions to albums, users joining shared albums, etc.

The previously shown Sharing activity page has been moved to the three-dot overflow menu. It lets you manage shared links to photos and videos that aren’t in an album, shared memories, and shared pictures in conversations. The overflow menu also gives you access to all conversations you’ve had within Google Photos.

The new Updates feed has started rolling out to Android users. We can confirm it’s available on our devices on version 7.4 of Google Photos. The feature is currently not available on iOS, but Google will likely release it for iPhone users with a future update.