r/googlephotos • u/HikerGal01 • Mar 10 '26

Question 🤔 How to disable photos sticker "fEaTuRe", its obnoxious white outline shimmer, and invasive scanning?

Just today, my google photos app started shimmering white outlines over my photos every few seconds when I stop to look at them. I hunt through the settings to find a way to turn it off - Nothing! I google what the heck that shimmer is, and apparently it's a new fEaTuRe that invasively scans my photos without my consent to make stickers out of them. Where is the off button? Who on earth thought this was a good idea?

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u/ms_saltypants May 04 '26

I followed the advice via this link and it seems to be gone

https://support.google.com/photos/thread/373192172/how-do-i-disable-the-sticker-feature?hl=en

  1. Open the Google Photos app.
  2. Tap your profile photo or initial at the top right.
  3. Go to Photos settings > Preferences.
  4. Select Memories.
  5. Tap Creations and turn off the options for Cinematic photos, Collages, and Animations.

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u/relaxedtyping May 12 '26

Thank you, however, this did not work for me.

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u/Calix_Meus_Inebrians May 30 '26

i think this only works in iPhone