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Introducing Albums in Proton Drive (lemmy.world)

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from the team:

Easily Organize, Share, and Protect the Moments that Matter to You

Hey everyone,

You’ve asked for better ways to manage your photos — and we’ve been listening.

Starting today, Albums are rolling out in Proton Drive on web, iOS, and Android! 🎉

Now you can organize, share, and relive your favorite memories — from vacations to family milestones.

📂 What You Can Do with Albums

🗂️ Organize with Custom Collections

Group weekend trips, birthdays, or years of travel into custom albums — no more endless scrolling through one big “Uploads” folder.

🤝 Share (on Your Terms)

Invite friends or family by email to a shared album.

You stay in control:

• Decide who can view or contribute

• Revoke access anytime

• Real-time syncing keeps everyone updated

⭐Tag Your Best Moments

Mark top shots — or memes (we don’t judge) — as Favorites for one-tap access to your personal highlight reel.

🔐 Keep Personal Moments Private, Always

Everything stays end-to-end encrypted:

• Album names

• Photos & videos

• Even metadata

No ads. No AI training. No leaks. Just privacy.

🔜 Coming Soon

We’re just getting started! More features are on the way:

• 🔗 Link sharing — Send albums to anyone, even without a Proton account

• 🖼️ Screenshot filter — Surface receipts, memes, or secret recipes in seconds

#🛡️ Protect the Moments That Matter Most

Many photo storage services scan your data to target ads or train AI.

Proton Drive keeps your photos safe, private, and under your control.

🎁 New to Proton Drive?

📲 Get Started Now

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-albums

📱 Update your app or download Proton Drive on:

• Android

• iOS

• Web App

💬 We can’t wait to hear what you think — and spot any bugs we missed!

Drop your feedback, questions, or feature requests below. Your input helps make Proton Drive even better.

Stay safe, –Proton Team

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[–] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Linux Client when?

[–] pmk 10 points 1 week ago

It will be introduced on the year of linux on the desktop.

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I would use proton drive more if it wasn't so slow, unfortunately the speed and the features lacking are preventing me from switching from Google photos

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's a bit harsh to compare a service like Proton which operates data centers in Norway, Switzerland, and Germany. Google is known for its extensive and highly optimized global network, its infrastructure has probably the largest (PoPs) points of presence in the world - latency issues with Proton is the trade-off you get when you choose privacy over corporate data theft.

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I mean... It's true but that doesn't excuse everything taking up to several seconds to load in. It's a performance problem not a latency one. And nothing is preventing them from building CDN servers in North America for faster latency

[–] twykomantis@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Have you looked into Ente? It's E2EE as well, open source, and has much better rendering times. While I'm all in with a Visionary plan on Proton, I mainly use the photos option as a secondary archive, Ente is my daily driver for photo sharing and viewing. Might be worth a look if you're serious about ditching Google