Photos (for Nextcloud) Android

Photos (for Nextcloud)

By: nkming2
Easily manage photos and videos on your Nextcloud server

Features & Capabilities

Photos (for Nextcloud) adds deep metadata support and client-side photo management to your Nextcloud server. It reads metadata from a wide range of image formats (including HEIC and JPEG XL with an Exiv2-backed reader), supports video metadata, and lets you create better albums with memos, maps, customizable covers, and custom sorting. The app also provides simple image editing tools for color adjustments and effects, plus a built-in JPEG XL decoder.

It’s open source under the GPL, with an ad-supported version that offers the same feature set as the paid variant. Features include AI image enhancement models, face grouping via Recognize or a Face Recognition app, shared albums, and support for multiple formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, JPEG XL, MP4, WebM). See the repo for bug reports and contributions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
nkming2
Downloads:
28,686 34
Rating:
3.82
(300)
1 new ratings
Version:
1.89.0 Last updated: 2026-06-06
Version code:
89002
Creation date:
2021-04-10
Publisher country:
HK HK
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION High risk
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES High risk
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO High risk
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
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Size:
97.86MB
Email:
nk*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-15
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
nkming2
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkming.nc_photos
Email:
nk*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://nc-photos.web.app

User Reviews

Photos (for Nextcloud) is praised as a solid, user-friendly alternative to Google Photos with fast browsing and good integration. However, users commonly report slow startup times, missing thumbnails (especially for videos), occasional lag on high refresh rate devices, and some feature gaps such as tagging, easier folder navigation, and automatic uploads. Background activity can drain battery. Overall, it is favored by Nextcloud users needing dedicated photo management despite some usability and performance issues.
Pros
  • Great alternative to Google Photos for Nextcloud users
  • Fast scrolling through photos and dates
  • Modern, well-integrated UI with features like EXIF data display
  • Supports face recognition integration with Nextcloud
  • Open source and well-maintained with active development
Cons
  • Slow app startup especially when not in RAM, causing delays
  • Missing thumbnails for videos and sometimes for screenshots or some images
  • Lags and is not smooth on high refresh rate (e.g., 120Hz) phones
  • Lacks certain features like tagging, folder view, and automatic upload support
  • Background rescanning consumes battery heavily without sufficient control options
Recent reviews
Overall solid app. Couple issues that I'facing are: videos and screenshots thumbs are not visible, some images can not be opened, some images need much time for opening.
by Ji*****, 2025-01-16

Quite good but it does not show all my photos from nextcloud, some photos are just black empty picture and when you download in gallery it is shown but in photos still empty frame
by Do*****, 2024-10-22
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