What the new Google Photos Stickers album does
The new Google Photos stickers album on Android is a dedicated collection inside the app that automatically saves every custom sticker you create, keeping them organized for quick access and easy reuse across your photos, messages, and creative projects. Previously, Android users could long-press a subject in a photo to turn it into a sticker for apps like Google Messages, WhatsApp, and Line, but those creations had no central home. Now, each custom sticker Android users make is stored in one place instead of being scattered or recreated from scratch. This brings Google Photos Android features in line with the iOS version, which gained its own Stickers category months earlier. The result is less manual management, faster editing, and a much cleaner way to reuse your favorite cutouts.
How to find the Stickers collection on Android
To use the new Google Photos stickers album, start by updating the app to version 7.78 or later from the Play Store. Open Google Photos, then tap the Library tab and look for the Collections tab near the top of the screen. Inside Collections, you should see a Stickers entry, usually appearing after the Places map section. According to 9to5Google, you may also see an in-app message that says “Stickers you create are automatically saved inside Collections,” which confirms the feature is active. The rollout is gradual, so if the Collections tab stickers section is missing, wait a bit and check again after future updates. Once it appears, that Stickers folder will automatically gather new creations going forward without any extra setup or manual toggles.
Creating custom stickers and saving them automatically
Creating new stickers still works the same way on Android: open a photo in Google Photos, then long-press the subject you want to cut out. The app detects the subject and turns it into a sticker ready for sharing in supported apps. The difference now is what happens afterward. Every time you create a custom sticker Android will add it to the Google Photos stickers album inside the Collections tab, so it is stored automatically with no extra taps or folders to manage. Digital Trends notes that the album lays out your stickers in a reverse-chronological grid, placing your newest designs at the top for quick access. This automatic organization means you can experiment freely without worrying about losing a sticker or wondering which photo you used to generate it.
Reusing, sharing, and deleting stickers from the album
Once your stickers are collected, the new album makes reuse much easier. Open Google Photos, go to the Collections tab stickers section, and tap any saved sticker. This opens a preview panel showing a larger view of the cutout along with clear options to copy or delete it. From there, you can copy the sticker and share it through the system share sheet into apps like Google Messages, WhatsApp, or Line, or paste it into collages and edits. If a sticker is no longer useful, use the delete button in this preview to keep your collection tidy. Having all your reusable stickers together means you can build a small library of favorite reactions, pets, or objects and drop them into conversations or edits without recreating them each time.
Android catches up to iOS and why it matters
Google Photos usually delivers new tools to Android first, but stickers bucked that pattern. Sticker creation appeared on iPhone months before arriving on Android, and the dedicated Stickers folder also launched earlier on iOS. Android Authority points out that “Google Photos on Android is getting the ‘Stickers’ folder, nearly six months after it was rolled out to iOS devices.” With the Collections tab stickers album now rolling out on Android, the experience is finally at feature parity. For everyday users, this is a small but meaningful quality-of-life upgrade: you no longer need to remember which photo you used to cut a sticker from, or repeat the long-press process for each reuse. Instead, Google Photos Android features now include a single, reliable place where every sticker you create is stored and ready when you need it.
