v2.1.0

Photos for Proton v2.1.0

The stability release: everything v2.0.0 promised, now working smoothly end to end.

What's new

• album sharing works end to end: invite people by email straight from an album, pick viewer or editor (changeable later, even on pending invites), see who has access, remove members or stop sharing anytime — recipients see every photo on Android and Drive web alike
• shared with you: albums shared by others appear in the Shared tab — open them, browse full-quality photos and videos, save a whole album into your own library, or leave it
• every album is a cloud album now: creating one from the gallery, the photo viewer or the Albums tab always creates it on Proton Drive, picks a cover automatically and is ready to share immediately
• trash, in the app: deleted cloud photos show up with thumbnails — restore them or delete forever without opening the web
• folder mirroring: choose device folders that keep a matching Drive album in sync while backing up
• in-app updates: the app spots new releases and installs them with one tap
• open with Photos: images and videos opened from other apps land in the viewer, editing is one tap away
• offline albums: albums you've opened stay browsable without a connection, with clearer messages when the network drops
• faster everywhere: app start is precompiled, thumbnails load ahead of your scrolling and keep up while you fling
• multi-select upgrades: select a whole day with one tap, mixed selections read "12 photos, 2 videos"
• viewer: double-tap to zoom, swiping past a zoomed photo's edge turns the page, controls stay hidden while you browse, light theme gets a light viewer
• editor: cropping applies live as you drag (no extra confirm step) and the crop follows rotations and flips
• privacy: location is stripped from videos too when metadata stripping is on, timestamps can be kept out of the cloud, and the hidden vault re-asks for your screen lock when you return
• search: instant accent-insensitive filtering, jump to any month, redesigned calendar chips
• TalkBack descriptions across the main screens, backup waits when the battery is low

Fixes

• albums created in the app open perfectly for recipients on Drive web and Android
• photos keep one consistent order everywhere — timeline, albums, cloud-only and freshly uploaded shots alike
• deleted albums no longer reappear after a restart, renames show up everywhere at once
• album pages refresh on their own after adding photos
• the "On this day" card always loads its pictures
• light theme is readable end to end — chips, pills, buttons and icons included
• hidden photos stay out of the widget and caches, and the vault stays unlocked through a screen rotation
• video durations display correctly on Drive web

Install

• Download photosforproton-universal-release.apk below for any device, or pick your ABI for a smaller file.
• Source on GitHub — GPL-3.0.