Google is reportedly bringing back an important Google Photos sharing feature after suddenly removing it without warning last year. This removal has left some users frustrated at the inability to easily share certain photos and videos using Partner Sharing, especially images taken with external cameras or created in other apps.

Following last year's rollout of Profile Discovery, Google Messages is again letting you manually choose the picture you want for contacts.

When Google's Partner Sharing feature debuted in 2017, it allowed Google Photos users to share their library images with selected contacts automatically. However, in November 2024

The Android texting app will once again allow you to set a custom name and photo for each of your contacts instead of sticking to what’s in their Google profile.

Google Messages users can now replace a contact's Google account profile picture with one of their own choosing. This allows you to revert a recent change where, when a contact associated their Google account with the app,