How to Search Your Google Photos on Android

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to use keywords to search and find photos in your Google Photos library, using Android.

Steps

1
Open Google Photos on your Android. Find and tap the colored pinwheel icon with red, orange, blue, and green curls icon on your Apps menu to open Photos.
2
Tap the search bar at the top. This will allow you to enter a keyword, and search all your photos.
- You have to enable backups in order to use the search. If you're prompted to enable backups, tap the blue TURN ON BACKUP button.
- Alternatively, you can open a folder, and search its contents. Every folder has the search bar at the top of the page.
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3
Enter a keyword into the search bar. You can use names, adjectives, descriptions or keywords that you think may bring up the images you're looking for.
4
Click Done on your keyboard. This will search your keyword, and list all the related images on a new page.
- On some versions, you may have a
  or
  icon instead of the Done button.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Google Photos.
2. Tap the search bar.
3. Enter a keyword.
4. Tap Done.

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