How does the Google app handle image downloads and sharing?

[anon(5527120)]

Downloaded images don't even show up on Google Photos or in the photo gallery unless you tap on the "download complete" notification and even then you don't have the option to edit the photo like with other photos. I pressed the share button and it sent a bin file on Discord. Even if you long press the image from the search result and press share, the link doesn't even generate an image preview on Discord.

 

[mustang7757]

You have permission on for camera , files and Media? Long press Google app and tap info then scroll to permission.

 

[B. Diddy]

If you used the Google search app (and not Chrome) to download an image, you have to make sure the Google app's Storage permission is turned on (it defaults to off for some odd reason). If Storage permission is off, files go to a protected system directory called /document that can only be accessed by the Google app. If Storage permission is on, then files go to the standard /Download directory that the user can easily access.


Go to Settings>Apps, select the Google app, tap Permissions, then turn on Storage permission.