A huge number of people love to take photos using their smartphone, since the cameras of modern gadgets allow this. However, viewing the footage is not always convenient, since the standard gallery does not always have the necessary functionality. But there is a way out. Today there are enough applications that can easily replace the native gallery of your device. So let's take a closer look at them.

One of the most popular alternative galleries for operating system Android. The program allows you to sort photos according to various parameters and perform various manipulations with them (moving, deleting, viewing information).

Unfortunately, the application does not have a built-in editor, but it does have a video player. The software also supports synchronization with well-known cloud storages.

It is worth noting that there is a free and paid version of the program, which is free of advertising and has richer functionality.

A simple gallery with cloud synchronization.

Cloud Gallery supports basic photo operations. There is support for swipe navigation. It is noteworthy that all photos in the application are sorted depending on the date they were added.

Note that the program can be protected graphic key, which means that your photos will be securely hidden from prying eyes. There are some ads in the application, but they are not annoying at all and do not interfere with using the gallery.

A very good alternative gallery that even experienced Android users will like.

In addition to standard options, the program has a photo editor that allows you to quickly change key image parameters.

It is noteworthy that the application independently sorts user images into categories. The program also allows you to create your own animations, collages and films. There is support for synchronization with cloud storages.

A good gallery with rich functionality. The main advantages of the program include high speed, as well as convenience and simplicity. The software also boasts additional options, which include support for slide shows and the ability to edit photos.

The program can intelligently group and sort images. There is also support for popular cloud services. In addition, the application can transfer photos via , and allows you to play animation and video.

Please note that the program is completely free and does not contain built-in advertising.

This is not only a convenient alternative gallery, but also a functional image editor. By using this application you can quickly edit the photo you need, crop it, add text to it, or make a collage out of it.

It is also worth noting that the program allows you to set a password for viewing individual images.

Overall, ToolWiz Photos is a solid program that will satisfy all your needs. You have access to convenient viewing of photos, renaming them, editing, copying, etc. What else is needed for happiness?

However, the application still has one significant drawback. If you want to view the video stored in the gallery, you will have to install an additional program for this task.

Now you have a good understanding of alternative galleries for Android. Install one of the applications described above to evaluate all its advantages in practice. Who knows, maybe after this you will forget about it forever. standard application to view images.

Gallery is the fastest growing gallery for Android and the first gallery for Android Wear.

"...a smart and well-designed replacement for your phone's built-in gallery"
TechCrunch

"...a smart app that shows you the best photos"
The Next Web

“But Gallery's best feature is hidden in plain sight: a powerful personalization system that learns to determine which photos matter most to you.”
Business Insider

The only gallery included by Business Insider in the 100 best apps in the world. Gallery is a next-generation free photo gallery that completely replaces the basic program.

Gallery Features
ORDERING YOUR GALLERY
Automatic systematization of all photos and videos by event, date, time and place.
Gallery view displays all your photos and videos in a stylish, classic photo gallery.
The Moments view lets you see them in collages sorted by location, date, and event.

PROVIDING ACCESS
Easily share groups of photos and videos from your gallery with just one tap!
Share them on your favorite social networks, including WhatsApp, Facebook, G+, Line, Kakao and WeChat.
The easiest way to create Facebook photo albums on the fly!

HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST PHOTOS AND IDENTIFYING SIMILAR PHOTOS
Smart sorting allows you to create personalized albums, highlighting the best and finding the same photos in the gallery, and focuses the thumbnails on happy faces!
“Smart” notifications: Gallery will help you find photos from a recent trip abroad, from last year’s child’s birthday or other important event that were lost in your gallery.

SECURE PHOTO AND VIDEO STORAGE
If a gallery doesn't have a backup, it's a bad gallery!
Integrate Gallery with Google Photos to use one gallery to view and manage all your photos and videos.

GALLERY ON YOUR WRIST
Gallery is the first photo gallery for smart watches. With Gallery on Android Wear you can:
view and delete photos from the gallery using a smart watch;
post photos on Facebook;
Access the latest photos in your gallery with one tap using photo notifications.

FAQ
Why give up the built-in gallery?
Gallery is the only photo gallery that does the work for you. No more endlessly scrolling through the gallery in search of the best memories. Gallery is the only gallery that learns your preferences as you use it.

How does Gallery work?
From a technical point of view, Gallery is significantly different from other similar applications. The Gallery Curation Engine (GCE) uses computer vision and big data to learn how to identify the best photos.

PERMISSIONS
About permissions
Calendar: Gallery requests calendar reading permissions to automatically title moments based on calendar events. The information is used solely for this purpose.

About privacy
The confidentiality of your data is important to us! Gallery does not copy or store your photos and videos. Only those photos and videos that you personally choose will be sent to our secure servers.

Gallery from Avast is an advanced photo gallery that can replace the standard application from the manufacturer built into the smartphone. The main feature of the program was the intellectual component. Gallery automatically determines which photos and videos are more successful, and also gradually learns to understand what the user prefers.

All files are sorted by geographic location, time, date, and individual events. For convenience, you can use viewing in the form of original collages linked to sorting. It is especially necessary for all owners of smart watches to download Gallery for Android.

This is one of the few programs that works with Android Wear. It allows you to view, delete and publish to in social networks any photographs. It is also possible to instantly access new photos using special notifications.

Peculiarities

• Intelligent sorting and grouping;
• Ability to share all content using social networks.

• Support for working with smart watches;

This is the only program that has such capabilities for working with any pictures and videos. Only in it can you feel as comfortable as possible.

The site's laboratory continues the series of articles devoted to applications for viewing photo and video files on Android devices. Such programs are called, and they can be changed. Don't like the standard one? We exchange it for a third-party one, and in fact, we will deal with the selection of such options.

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In the new review, we will look at a gallery released by Google itself - Google Photos. And she will be accompanied by two simple and low-functional applications: Foto Gallery and Cloud Gallery. Well, at the end you will find the traditional summing up.

Let me remind you that the heroes of the previous material were four programs: QuickPic, ToolWiz Photos, “A+ Gallery” and Vyomy: 3D Gallery. Despite the fact that the first one has been known to us since the “birth” of the Android operating system, age has had virtually no effect on its relevance, fortunately the developers do not forget about new functions. ToolWiz Photos stood out for its functionality, A+ Gallery for its minimalism. But what really surprised me was Vyomy: 3D Gallery, which is definitely worth a look.

The test equipment used was samsung tablet Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (CM 12.1 based on Android 5.1 OS, ART runtime, TI OMAP 4430 processor, 2 x 1200 MHz, PowerVR 540 384 MHz video coprocessor, 1 GB RAM) and Xiaomi smartphone Redmi Note (Miui V7 on Android OS 4.4.2, Dalvik runtime, MediaTek MT6592 processor, 8 x 1700 MHz, Mali-450 MP4 700 MHz video coprocessor, 2 GB RAM).

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Google Photos

Acquaintance

Let's face it - Google knows a lot about mobile applications, and that's a fact. Google Now was a success Google Chrome– quite good, and Google Keep has no analogues at all. However, the Android OS itself is good, after all. What's with the gallery called Google Photos? It's time to figure it out.

Benefits of the Google Photos app:

• Visual search. You can now search photos based on the people, places, and objects they show. Remember the fish you ate in Istanbul? Search for Istanbul or food to find the photos you're looking for, even if they don't have a description. Please note that grouping by face is not available in all countries.
• Autoload. Your photos and videos are securely stored in the cloud and accessible from any device. You can download for free unlimited amount images in high quality, or save photos in their original resolution for a total volume of up to 15 GB (along with other files in your Google account).
• Save space on your device. You can safely delete photos and videos uploaded to Google Photos from your device without fear of losing them.
• "Pictures Alive" Google Photos automatically creates movies, interactive stories, collages, animations, and more from your photos.
• Editing. Transform your photos with just one touch: apply filters, adjust colors, and more with simple, powerful editing tools.
• General access. Instantly share your photos with links and through your favorite apps.
• Memories. Look at what you did on this day a year, two or even ten years ago.
• Viewing on TV. Using Chromecast, you can watch photos and videos on your TV.

Beginning of work

Naturally, when we first launch Google Photos, we will be greeted with a detailed guide, a story about the benefits, and a lot of other visual information.

Now we are on the main screen. I don't think it's worth talking about appearance The application is combined with the system interface, fortunately it is made in the same Material Design style.

On the main screen there is a vertical grid with pictures, which are placed from newest to oldest. Above each photo or series of photos there is a creation date, and when “quick scrolling” we see a convenient transition.

Google Photos has a search, but how does it work if no one names the photo? I also asked myself this question, so I timidly pressed the key.

It turns out that the gallery can analyze what is shown in the photo. Let's say in my example you see four types of objects: "cats", "cars", "flowers" and "food". All the images were chosen correctly, but there is only one thing that is alarming: the gallery chose even those photos that depict the kitchen in the “food” category...

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At the same time, pictures of my work room or others (tried for testing) were not included in the list. Are we really under total surveillance?

In addition, the main menu can be viewed “by month,” “by year,” and as a regular list, that is, by photos from one series.

Additionally, you can create albums with photos, collages, and animated images. In principle, we understand what each of the above functions means, and certainly no questions should arise with their use.

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It is worth mentioning that if we swipe to the right, a special assistant will open that synchronizes files in the cloud. Let us remind you that everything Google accounts get free 15 GB storage.

We can separately upload photos, videos, and also set some upload parameters. For example, if your battery is low or you are roaming, you can prevent files from syncing. Or even allow data to be sent only when connected to an outlet.

This assistant can also automatically edit photos, create collages and animations, and edit videos. The function is automatic, so you shouldn't expect anything supernatural.

Here we also have access to such functions as slide shows, using photos, quick printing, editing in Snapeed, and so on.

Regarding image editing... Google has quite a powerful and handy tool for photo editing – Snapeed. Despite this, Google Photos has built in several elements for color correction, applying filters, and leveling the horizon.

Settings

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Google Apps do not please users with their settings, and Google Photos is no exception. We only have access to synchronization options, and as additional options you can enable grouping photos by faces and adding photos/videos from Google Disk to the gallery.

Testing

Google is Google - I have no complaints about the application. The only point to consider is resource consumption. IN background Google Photos eats up about 90 MB, and if the photos are synchronized with the cloud, or we view pictures, the application will more than consume more than 100 MB of RAM.

Storing photos has never been so convenient. Keep them always at hand in a convenient form, edit and share them! Enjoy special features with well-designed galleries on Android.

Every person who owns a modern mobile device prefers to capture special moments with the camera of his gadget. After all, it is not only high-quality and fast, but also convenient. At any moment you can return to the photographs you took and re-experience the moments in which they were taken. It's unforgettable! Pros mobile camera too many to count, but the method of storing photos in galleries will seem inconvenient to many and lacks sufficient functionality. Firmware developers are in no hurry to pay due attention to this. But an active user wants to see everything in a convenient form, which is why third-party galleries on Android were created and continue to be improved. We have compiled a review of 5 galleries with pictures that clearly show ease of use. With them, even the most demanding user will be completely satisfied!

5. Photo gallery and Album (Download)

Photo: Photo gallery and Album

A convenient and free alternative to the built-in gallery. Storing photos has become even more reliable, and viewing is faster. But it would be no different from the usual one if it didn’t allow you to correct photos using professional tools and share them with friends in a couple of clicks. Main advantages of the application:

1. Supports all popular image formats. Display up to 1000 pictures in a few seconds. It takes 3 seconds to find the desired photo;
2. View the album as a slide show in high quality, 3D effect and the highest realism;
3. Editing, full photo management, installation as a screensaver on your desktop;
4. Friendly application design, good optimization for all phones and tablets;
5. Share pictures on social networks, send them by mail in a matter of seconds.

4. A plus Gallery (Download)

Photo: A plus Gallery Photo: A plus Gallery

Gallery for Android owners combined with the style and stability of the iPhone is a great replacement for the stock option. The application has a stylish and youthful design of a creative person. Just the appearance of the program already gives you a good mood for the whole day. In this gallery, even previously unsuccessful photos seem great! It is convenient to work with a huge number of photographs; nothing will be hidden from your eyes. And now, first things first:

1. Elegant design from iPhone. When compared in detail with the original, only the smallest details differ;
2. Synchronize photos with other devices, copy to Amazon cloud drive, Dropbox, Facebook;
3. Watching videos has become much easier. Immerse yourself in a highly optimized video feed and enjoy every second;
4. Create and organize albums by title and date. Attaching a photo to a specific place on the map - you will remember every moment;
5. Recover erroneously deleted photos from the cloud in 2 seconds.

3. MyRoll Gallery (Download)

Photo: MyRoll Gallery Photo: MyRoll Gallery

This gallery has been ranked among the top 100 most popular apps worldwide due to its high user recognition. This gallery will save you from a long search for the necessary photos and will help you organize them correctly. The developers take into account all the wishes of users! The application is based on a smart function that learns itself and ultimately creates a unique type of gallery for you personally. You've hardly seen anything like this, but there is whole line basic advantages:

A very practical program from all sides that can easily replace the standard gallery on any device. You can finally put things in order in your media library, make it simple and functional. The application presents an unusual way of storing images and videos, as well as good opportunities for working with them. Appreciate the 3D appearance of the gallery, unrivaled ease of management and processing of any image. The program is suitable for devices with average characteristics and higher, since its operation places a serious load on the processor and video memory. If you like 3D mode, then feel free to download this gallery. It also contains:

1. Clear adjustment of animation speed and image quality. Customize the application to your taste and viewing style;
2. Correct support for animation in GIF format;
3. Don't want someone to view your photos and videos without your knowledge? Hide an entire album and don't worry about protecting it from prying eyes.

1. QuickPic Gallery (Download)

Photo: QuickPic Gallery Photo: QuickPic Gallery

If we talk about galleries on Android, then it’s simply impossible not to mention QuickPic. Everyone loves him, regardless of place of residence and language. Take full control of your photos, no matter how many there are. The application has a pleasant and powerful interface, as well as excellent user support. Useful updates are released periodically, the project does not stand still and develops. Main advantages:

1. Modern design and colorful design themes. User interface will not leave anyone indifferent, beautiful effects will create a unique look for you;
2. High-quality optimization for any device and instant viewing of thousands of photos. Support for special gestures and complete absence of advertising;
3. High level of confidentiality, protect your data 100%;
4. Quick creation backup copies and recovery of deleted images. Store photos on cutting-edge Amazon S3 servers;
5. Convenient file management features. All operations are done with one click.

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