{"id":206749,"date":"2026-01-26T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/gmail-for-iphone-getting-new-google-photos-picker\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:25:07","slug":"gmail-for-iphone-getting-new-google-photos-picker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/gmail-for-iphone-getting-new-google-photos-picker\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail for iPhone getting \u2018new Google Photos picker\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/01\/26\/gmail-google-photos-picker-ios\/\">Gmail for iPhone getting \u2018new Google Photos picker\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/01\/26\/gmail-google-photos-picker-ios\/\">https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/01\/26\/gmail-google-photos-picker-ios\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-26 16:13:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5google.com\">9to5google.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google today also announced a \u201cnew Google Photos picker in Gmail\u201d for iOS.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-702498\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When composing an email, iPhone and iPad users should be on the lookout for a new \u201cGoogle Photos\u201d item in the Attachment menu. At the moment, your options are Drive, Files, Camera, and Photos, with the latter opening the system picker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Current<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1260&#038;ssl=1 1260w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1000\" data-id=\"702499\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=702499\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" data-width=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Gmail-iOS-Attachments.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The new Google Photos interface will let you \u201cinstantly share photos and videos through the picker which automatically uses your signed-in Gmail account to access your Google Photos library.\u201d As such, \u201cno additional authentication or permission is required to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To find albums, you can use the search bar at the top. The grid allows you to select multiple photos and videos.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Search bar<\/strong>: Find the exact photos you\u2019re looking for. Search results can match album names and can display your recent searches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-selection<\/strong>: You can select multiple photos and videos at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This functionality is already available on Android via the system Photo Picker.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not seeing the new Google Photos picker live in Gmail for iOS yet. It should be rolling out via a server-side update. Make sure you\u2019re on the latest version of the app.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-on-gmail\">More on Gmail:<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. 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