Stop sharing an album & manage settings

If you stop sharing an album:

• Other people won’t be able to see your album.
• Comments and photos that other people added will be removed.

To stop sharing an album, remove all album members and turn off link sharing. Learn how shared album controls give your photos more privacy.

Turn Link sharing on & off

On the Google Photos mobile app:

1. Open the desired album.
2. Tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Sharing.
3. Turn Link sharing on or off.

Remove a collaborator

Important: You must be the owner of the album to remove someone.

On web:

1. Open the desired album.
2. Click More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Options.
3. Scroll to find the contact you’d like to have removed.
4. Click More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Remove person.

On the Google Photos mobile app:

1. Open the desired album.
2. Tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Sharing.
3. Scroll to find the contact you’d like to have removed.
4. Tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Remove person.

Important: If you share an album by link, you will need to turn link sharing off so people you remove can't rejoin.

To stop people from adding photos:

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Collections 👁 and then
   Albums.
   • To find the albums you want, switch between “All,” “Shared with me,” and “My albums.”
3. Open an album.
4. In the top right, tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Sharing settings.
5. Turn off Collaborate.

Tips:

• You can't stop individual people from adding items, but you can stop everyone from adding items.
• You’ll still find photos that other people added, unless you remove them.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Collections 👁 and then
   Albums.
   • To find the albums you want, switch between “All,” “Shared with me,” and “My albums.”
3. Open an album.
4. Tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Leave album.

Important: You can't leave the album if you are the album owner. If you don't want to access the album anymore, you can delete the album for everyone.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Collections 👁 and then
   Albums.
   • To find the albums you want, switch between “All,” “Shared with me,” and “My albums.”
3. Open an album that you created.
4. In the top right, tap More 👁 More
   👁 and then
   Sharing settings.
5. Turn off Comments & likes.

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