Google Play is telling many developers they need to adopt the Android Photo Picker or they won't be able to update their apps.

Google is enforcing a policy that requires Android apps to use the new system photo picker, meaning it will be more broadly used.

Google Photos is the first Android app to support the new picker capability, while the API is open to any cloud media app as part of a pilot program. Google is encouraging apps that use custom ...

The integration will make it easier to add images from cloud storage without using a workaround, and it may lead to more apps supporting the new photo picker in the future.

Admittedly, this one's a bit of a snooze, but if you find yourself adding events through Google's Calendar app on Android, you might give a hoot about these tweaks. First up is a new color tool ...

There's a new update to the Android file picker that will let apps integrate with Google Photos' powerful search functions. Users will be able to search their entire photo library without leaving ...

It is a great way to give limited gallery access to the applications. The Photo Picker tool is now getting some new features in Android 16 that would improve its overall usability.