# Gallery - Photos & Videos

> View, Manage, Edit, Share your photos and videos using Gallery app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gallery\_pictures](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gallery_pictures)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.gallery_pictures`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Picture Gallery App
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 310,392
- **Rating:** 4.04 / 5 (983 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.28
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-28
- **First published:** 2021-10-07
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallery_pictures)
- **Website:** [https://galleryphotosandvideos.blogspot.com](https://galleryphotosandvideos.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/galleryapp-privacypolicy](https://sites.google.com/view/galleryapp-privacypolicy)

## Description

Gallery - Photos & Videos is your essential app for managing and sharing your media collection effortlessly. It offers a fully customizable interface with multiple sorting, grouping, and filtering options, allowing you to easily find and organize your photos and videos.

Key features include a Favorites folder to keep your best media handy, automatic and manual dark mode switching, smart gesture controls in the video player for volume, brightness, and playback, as well as support for a wide range of media formats including JPEG, PNG, WEBP, MP4, MKV, RAW, SVG, GIF, and panoramic photos. Customize grid views for albums and media for a tailored experience.

## Rankings

- #128,334 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_MEDIA`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.gallery_pictures.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users frequently praise quick viewing/organization and photo quality, but cite pervasive ads, potential data loss, missing editing/renaming features, automatic photo-to-video moves, and device permission issues as the most recurring drawbacks.

### Pros

- Easy to view and organize photos quickly
- Simple interface for sending, deleting, and organizing photos
- Good overall photo quality / attractive visuals
- Positive sentiment and usefulness as a gallery alternative

### Cons

- Excessive ads and constant advertising
- Risk of data loss: some users report photos being deleted arbitrarily
- Missing essential features: cannot rename photos, crop/edit, or easily filter albums
- Unwanted automatic movement of photos to videos
- Permission/compatibility issues on some devices (e.g., storage permission blocked on Pixel 7)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gallery_pictures)