Google confirms it's working on a fix for that Photos bug preventing sharing, deleting, and editing

Google Photos makes it easy to make changes to a photo through the editor. While in the editor, you can also choose to share the file, add it to an album, or delete it. Normally, it should be no problem performing more than one of these tasks in succession, but as we reported at the end of last week, a new bug has appeared that’s getting in the way. The good news is that we now have an update on the situation.

Before we go any further, let me briefly summarize what’s currently happening with the Google Photos app. An influx of users are experiencing an issue within the app’s editor. After an edit is made, like cropping an image, every button in the bottom row becomes unresponsive. Meaning that after the photo is edited, the user can’t go back to make a second edit, nor can they use Share, Add to, or Trash.

After reaching out to Google for comment, a spokesperson has acknowledged the issue. Additionally, they confirmed to Android Authority that, “The Google Photos team is working on rolling out a fix ASAP!” Until that fix is ready, the company has offered the following suggestions for workarounds:

For now, users can try these 2 workarounds: 1) Tap “Save as copy” when saving new edits, and 2) Visit photos.google.com to delete or share already-edited photos.

At the time of writing, we saw reports of issues across multiple generations of Pixel phones, ranging from the Pixel 8 series to the Pixel 11 series. However, it appears that the problem extends beyond Google’s handsets, as one of our own readers confirmed that they have encountered the bug on their Galaxy S25 Ultra.