Album settings
Open an album in the Photos tab, then tap ⋮ at the top right. On a phone, you can also tap the Photos tab again. ⋮ isn't shown when the album is empty.
The menu only shows what applies to the album, in this order.
The icon row
| Icon | What it does | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Take a photo, Record a video | Takes a photo or a video for this album. See Taking photos | All, most phone folders, and the Secret Space |
| Scan QR Code | Opens the QR code scanner. See QR Code | All, QR Codes, and most phone folders |
| Add photos or videos | Copies photos and videos into this album; the originals stay where they are | The Secret Space, and the folders of Explorer |
| Slideshow | Starts a slideshow of the album | All albums |
| Link to desktop | Adds a shortcut to this album on the home screen | All albums, except on a network drive or a WebDAV server |
Link to desktop uses the album's cover as the icon, and Android asks you to confirm. Piktures closes afterwards. It needs a launcher that accepts shortcuts. Don't add a shortcut to a secret album: anyone can see it on the home screen, and it opens the phone's albums, not the Secret Space. See Widget and shortcuts.
Analytics and Storage
- Analytics shows two pie charts. Size splits the phone's space between this album's videos and photos, everything else (Other), and Free space. Count compares the number of videos and photos. It isn't shown on a network drive, a WebDAV server, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
- Storage shows the album's folder on the phone, such as
Pictures/Holidays/, with an SD card icon when it's on the SD card.
The settings and actions
| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| The display row, named after the current display | See Choosing the album display |
| The sort row, named after the current order | See Sorting items in an album |
| Backup settings | Backs up this album. Needs Premium or Prime. See Back up and restore your photos |
| Rename | See Renaming an album |
| Delete album | See Delete an entire album |
| Change cover | See Changing the album cover |
| Bookmark album, Remove bookmark | See The bookmarks |
| Wallpaper Settings | In Favorites only. See Favorites wallpaper |
In Deleted items, the menu only has Delete all items: see Special albums.
Add photos or videos on the phone is only offered in the folders of Explorer, which needs Premium or Prime (also included in the former Plus plan). Everything else in this menu is free, except Backup settings and Wallpaper Settings.