Microsoft’s new Photos app combines your PC, OneDrive, and iCloud galleries

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Microsoft has redesigned its Photos app for Windows 11, overhauling the editor and image viewer, and combining photos and videos from your PC, OneDrive, and iCloud into a single space. The new combined gallery experience aims to make it easier to manage and view your photos without jumping between apps or devices, while also improving app launch and scrolling performance in Photos.

To combine your galleries in the Windows 11 Photos app, you’ll need to turn on Camera Backup in the OneDrive mobile app on iOS or Android, and follow Apple’s guideto set up iCloud for Windows. Once combined in the Windows 11 Photos app, you can browse by date, organize and share albums, search for specific photos via descriptions or by the people...

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