Gadget Hacks

5 Apps That'll Make You Ditch Your Stock Photo Gallery

2015 · English · Article

In a 2015 roundup of five gallery apps suggested as replacements after the QuickPic controversy, Gadget Hacks lists Piktures last. The writer notes that Piktures had become known as one of the leading Android galleries even before QuickPic's troubles, and that developer Diune had kept adding features and polishing the interface since then. Of all the apps covered, the writer judges Piktures to have perhaps the most striking visual design. They explain that each folder in the side navigation panel has a cover photo, and that the same image appears above the grid view with blur and parallax effects. The article also describes a filter panel that opens with a swipe from the right edge, useful for sorting photos by location, for example. The writer picks out optional Chromecast support, for showing photos stored on the phone on a TV, as its most distinctive feature. A quick-facts box lists an 8.4 MB install size, folder hiding, GIF playback, partial Material Design and every feature free. It names the attractive album views as the reason to choose Piktures.