The new phones are generally more powerful than the models they are replacing, with faster processors and higher resolution screens. Yet we are never 100% satisfied with our mobile phones and there is always something you would like to be different. In various Android mobiles, including Samsung, the application of the Gallery, the one to see and browse photos is different from one model to another depending on the brand and Android version. On standard Android there is then the one called Google Photos, very nice for the effects and tools for photo editing but uncomfortable to browse photos quickly. So if you want to change the default Android app to organize and browse images here are 12 alternatives that can be considered the best Gallery apps for viewing photos, ordering and browsing images on Android smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy or on a Huawei tablet .
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1) Piktures is an open source gallery application that is the real alternative to QuickPic (now not to be used anymore), to allow you to quickly browse all the images and play the videos recorded with your smartphone. In addition to having a nice interface, it offers multiple viewing modes to organize photo albums easily and automatically. The application is also able to view photos based on their location and date, to edit EXIF data and share photos on social media.
Piktures is fast and responsive, it allows you to select photos in an ultra-fast way, use your finger to browse thumbnails, enlarge them and browse them in full screen. You can play the entire album as a slideshow or select photos to share them with a tap, delete them, rotate them, move them or copy them to another folder. It scans the entire SD card to find all types of viewable image files, including the logos and icons used by individual programs. A single touch on a thumbnail opens a photo and then a double tap opens it large, full screen. From the options you can see the details of the image, you can rotate, crop, set it as a contact icon or as a mobile background or even show its position on a map if the photo is geo-tagged.
2) Google Photos is the best app to backup photos on your smartphone, to browse photos by ordering them according to different criteria, to search for photos and also to create animations and collages. The best peculiarities of this Google application is that you can search for photos with keywords, that the photos are also visible online on the Google Photos website and that the app makes an unlimited automatic backup of the photos on your personal Google account and private.
3) Gallery Go, light version of Google Photos, is excellent and better than this for its essentiality. It is therefore worth installing it and using it when you want to see the photos on your smartphone with a quick gallery to upload.
4) 1Gallery is a good application to manage the photo gallery on your Android smartphone, which basically stands out for its ability to hide and encrypt photo and video files. It includes the functions necessary for organizing and viewing photos and videos, supporting a multitude of formats, including RAW files, with a clear and modern interface.
5) Zyl- Intelligent Photo Manager is an AI-based photo manager that allows you to automatically group photos into albums ready for sharing. Its beautiful user interface is the thing that stands out the most, intuitive and pleasant to use. Zyl is also a tool that detects the best images and erases blurry and duplicate photos that waste phone space.
6) Slidebox is a photo organizer that allows you to scroll from one side to photos you don't want to keep, in a way similar to how Tinder does. Slidebox also allows you to organize photos into albums and compare duplicate photos side by side.
7) Photo Gallery looks like the Google Photos app, with a two-tab interface and the button to launch the floating and always visible camera. You can organize photos by events, date, time, place and "Moments", to make it easy to relate to the most important photos. Gallery is good if you like the Google Photos app without having to sign up for Google.
8) Gallery is very similar to the standard gallery app included in almost every Android smartphone, for those looking for a simple and quick tool with multiple functions.
9) A + Photo & Video Gallery is the ideal combination between the Android and iOS gallery, with a material interface, with images divided by date and integration for Facebook photos. You can also browse photos by color, which is a special thing.
10) SlideBox is an app to have a more cheerful and fun view of the photo collection. Albums can be organized and it is also possible to use a Smart function that allows you to view only the thumbnails of the best photos, leaving out the bad or double ones. If your gallery app is too messy to find the best shots, SlideBox is the perfect app to use.
11) F-Stop Media Gallery is another alternative to use as a photo viewer on Android with more options. Perhaps the most interesting feature is the support for tags created with programs like Picasa or others to organize photos. F-Stop Media Gallery is also optimized for tablets, offering a better interface.
12) Memoria Photo Gallery has a main interface divided into three parts: Photos, Albums and Favorites. Memory Photo Gallery has many customization options, one for putting protection and a few basic editing options for cropping and rotating photos.
13) Focus Go is an excellent photo manager, which also has the function of blocking the display for those who are not authorized and do not know the security PIN.
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