Google is reportedly bringing back an important Google Photos sharing feature after suddenly removing it without warning last year. This removal has left some users frustrated at the inability to easily share certain photos and videos using Partner Sharing, especially images taken with external cameras or created in other apps.

When Google's Partner Sharing feature debuted in 2017, it allowed Google Photos users to share their library images with selected contacts automatically. However, in November 2024

Following last year's rollout of Profile Discovery, Google Messages is again letting you manually choose the picture you want for contacts.

Google is adjusting the “profile sharing” feature in its Google Messages app to allow users to set custom contact names and photos on their own devices for their stored contacts and others they send text messages.

Google rolled out "profile sharing" in Messages. This well-meaning feature was supposed to make things easier for everyone by automatically using people's Google Account pictures in the app instead of using the contact photo you may have chosen for that contact prior.

Google Messages users can now replace a contact's Google account profile picture with one of their own choosing. This allows you to revert a recent change where, when a contact associated their Google account with the app,