Google Photos gets called out for seemingly copying ‘My Week’ feature

The design and how the feature works appears similar to Retro's app.

Google Photos gets called out for seemingly copying ‘My Week’ feature
Google Photos app with photo stack edited
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  • Google Photos has been working on a “My Week” feature that would allow users to share highlights of their week with invitees.
  • The co-founder of the photo-sharing app Retro has pointed out the similarities between Google’s feature and its own app.

Back in January, Android Authority discovered a new feature the Google Photos team appeared to be working on called “My Week.” Just a few days ago, we managed to enable the feature, allowing us to give our readers an early look at how it might work. Now photo-sharing app Retro is pointing out similarities between its app and Google’s new feature.

Although it’s not live yet, our APK teardowns have told us My Week is a Google Photos feature that lets users share weekly memories with friends and family privately. It’s an invite-only feature, so the user can choose exactly who they want to share their pictures with. The point is to keep friends and family up-to-date with your life by automatically sending memories to them on a weekly basis.