Google Photos now comes built-in with most Android smartphones, but its not entirely free from bugs.

Recently, a few users have reported about Google Photos now showing all photos & folders on Android problem.

The methods will be very easy; follow them as we have mentioned below.

Settings

Hence, you oughta force shut the app and reopen it to fix the problem.

To force terminate the Google Photos app, follow the steps we have shared below.

First of all, open theSettingsapp on your Android smartphone.

Force Stop

On the parameters app, head to the App list and find theGoogle Photosapp.

On the Google Photos app, tap on theForce Stopbutton as shown below.

Once you stop the app, tap on the Google Photos app icon again to reopen it.

Permissions

After the force stop, the photos should appear on the Google Photos app.

First of all, fire up the options app on your Android smartphone.

On the configs app, head to the App list and find the Google Photos app.

Storage

On the Google Photos app, tap on thePermissionsbutton below.

On the App Permission page, tap on theStorageoption.

Next, go for the optionAllow access to mediaonly.

Allow access to media

Heres how to enable gadget folders manually on the Google Photos app for Android.

First of all, open theGoogle Photosapp on your Android.

Next, tap on theprofile pictureas shown below.

Google Photos

On the Profile page, tap on thePhotos Settingsoption.

On the options, tap on theBackup and Syncoption as shown below.

On the next page, scroll down and tap on theBackup unit foldersoption.

Photos Settings

On the gear folders page,initiate the foldersto back up and view in your Photos view.

So, confirm to check the Archive and Bin folder of your Google Photos app.

If you find the photos in these two folders, you gotta unarchive/restore them.

Backup and Sync

Heres what you better do.

Next, tap on theLibrarybutton, as shown in the screenshot below.

  1. you oughta check theArchiveandBinfolder on the top.

Backup device folders

Similarly, you better long-press on the image and select theUnarchiveoption if its kept in the Archive folder.

After clearing the cache & data, you will be asked to jump in with your Google Account again.

Heres what you better do.

enable the folders

Next, tap on theStorageusageoption, as shown in the screenshot below.

On the Storage usage page, tap on theClear databutton and theClear cache.

Here are some of the simple steps you’re gonna wanna follow.

Library

First, bring up the Google Play Store on your Android equipment.

On the Google Play Store, search and initiate the Google Photos utility.

Once done, tap on theUninstallbutton to uninstall the app from your Android.

Archive and Bin folder

Alternatively, you’ve got the option to also uninstall the app from the home screen shortcut.

Once uninstalled, tap on theInstallbutton to install Google Photos again.

After the installation, fire up the Google Photos app and jump in with your Google Account.

Restore

If the sync is on, you will find all your photos on the Google Photos app.

I hope this article helped you!

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