This helps him gain perspective on the mobile industry at large and gives him multiple points of reference in his coverage. Since then, he has mostly been faithful to the Google phone lineup, though these days, he is also carrying an iPhone in addition to his Pixel phone. After his HTC One S refused to connect to mobile internet despite three warranty repairs, he quickly switched to a Nexus 4, which he considers his true first Android phone. Manuel's first steps into the Android world were plagued by issues. He isn't shy to dig into technical backgrounds and the nitty-gritty developer details, either.

Manuel studied Media and Culture studies in Düsseldorf, finishing his university career with a master's thesis titled 'The Aesthetics of Tech YouTube Channels: Production of Proximity and Authenticity.' His background gives him a unique perspective on the ever-evolving world of technology and its implications on society. He has been covering tech news and reviewing devices since joining Android Police as a news writer in 2019. Manuel Vonau is Android Police's Google Editor, with expertise in Android, Chrome, and other Google products - the very core of Android Police’s content. There's the magic animated cinematic photos created from just two reference images, the new Little Patterns automatic creations, and a new smarter photo grid view for your timeline. Later during I/O, Google revealed that it's adding even more nifty features to Photos. If your phone is fully managed by an organization or due to parental control settings, you won't be able to use the Locked Folder at all. Pixel phones will even allow you to save images right to the Locked Folder from the camera app. The Locked Folder will first be available on Pixel phones and arrive on more Android phones throughout the year. It seems that now that Google soon has to compete with other paid products, it's finally thinking about adding some of the basics it was lacking before. It's great to see that Google has finally added this feature to Photos.

You also won't be able to search or create albums inside the folder, so if you have a lot of images in there, you might have to resort to scrolling through everything manually.

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