Sort your documents into useful albums
You can use Google Photos to automatically sort your documents into useful albums like ID, receipts, and event information.
Find your document albums
- On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
. - At the bottom, tap Collections 👁 and then
Documents.
Tip: If you can't find document albums, you can:
- Make sure you've turned on backup. Document albums are only available for backed up photos. Learn how to turn backup on or off.
- Check back later. It takes some time to sort documents into their albums.
Turn automatic archive on or off
Important: Your photo’s age is counted from the date it was created and not when it was shared.
When you turn on auto-archive, photos of your documents older than 30 days are hidden from your Photos view and are only available in the document albums. If you turn off auto-archive, any items archived earlier will remain archived. Learn how to unarchive items.
To turn auto-archive on or off:
- On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
. - At the bottom, tap Collections 👁 and then
Documents. - Tap a category.
- Turn Archive after 30 days on or off.
Tip: To manually archive individual photos from an album, touch and hold to select the photo and tap More 👁 More
👁 and then
Move to Archive.
Manage your document albums
You can change the category of a photo from photos.google.com. Learn how to change the category of a photo.
You can add photos to document albums from photos.google.com. Learn how to add a photo to a document album.