By Alan Friedman
Publication Date: 2026-02-14 01:55:00
Google continues to play around with its apps like a mad scientist trying to make the perfect chemical compound. Between UI changes and Material 3 Expressive improvements, Google has been hard at work with apps like Google Photos and Google Messages being the subject of all this attention. The latest change to the Google Photos app adds a floating toolbar replacing the bar that is currently at the bottom of the app.
As is the case occasionally, the new-look debuts on the iOS version of the Google Photos app with the Android app getting the new look later. This has been confirmed on my phones, as the floating toolbar appears on my iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 26.3, but it is not on the Google Photos app installed on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1. The toolbar contains options like Photos, Collections, and Create with the AI Mode icon in a separate container on the right.
