By Rajesh Pandey
Publication Date: 2026-02-13 04:43:00
Over the last few months, Google has switched to a floating bottom toolbar on most of its apps across Android and iOS. Google Photos was the only big exception, but that’s changing now. While minor, the design tweak gives the app a more modern look and feel.
The older bottom tab in Google Photos was quite heavy, housing shortcuts for Photos, Collections, Create, and the Gemini-powered Ask Photos feature.”
In comparison, the floating toolbar looks a lot sleeker and visually lighter (via 9to5Google). It also houses the same shortcuts as before, grouping Photos, Collections, and Create together in a floating container. The Ask Photos search shortcut gets another floating pill of its own.
Like the previous bottom tab, the floating bar does not auto-hide while you scroll. However, since it sits higher and uses a lighter design, you can see the content behind it.
Google first adopted this floating bottom…
