Windows 11 preview brings the Photo app’s ‘gallery’ view to File Explorer

On April 14, 2023 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Microsoft is making it easier to view your photos in File Explorer. The latest Windows 11 developer preview rolling out today includes Gallery, a new feature that lets you view the Photos app’s image library while browsing files and folders.

The Gallery view, the shortcut to which is found in the File Explorer’s navigation panel, arrives in Windows Insider Build 23435. After selecting Gallery, the main file-browsing window will show thumbnails of the same images from the All Photos view of the Photos app. Microsoft says it’s optimized for accessing your most recent photos if you have OneDrive Camera Roll Backup activated on your phone; they’ll display right up top.

It should also make it easy to find content from specific folders. “You can choose which folders are shown in Gallery through the Collection dropdown,” Microsoft’s announcement reads. “You can also add subfolders of existing sources to filter to a subset of your content, such as desktop backgrounds and SD card/camera imports.” In addition, Gallery will appear as an option in the file-picking dialog, which should simplify attaching images to emails, PowerPoint presentations or social posts.

Screenshot of the Windows 11 file picker, showing the Gallery highlighted in the navigation panel (left side of Explorer window), with an array of image thumbnails in the main window. Microsoft Paint (the app calling up the file-picker) is open behind the picker window. — Gallery in the Windows 11 file-picker view

Microsoft says the feature is rolling out gradually and won’t be available to all Dev Channel Insiders immediately. Instead, the company will “monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone.” Although it seems like a feature that will make its way to future stable releases, it’s still in beta and could (theoretically) end up on the cutting-room floor if the company receives negative feedback or changes course.

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Late addition to the HTC 10 leaked image gallery surfaces

On April 10, 2016 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

The big reveal of the HTC 10 on April 12th is only a few days away and we will finally get our first looks at the official production device. Notwithstanding the short amount of time left until then, a new image has surfaced that appears to reveal a white version of the HTC 10.

The image that surfaced on the Weibo social network in China shows the fingerprint scanner and one of the capacitive buttons housed in the bezel lit up. Although it does not reveal much, we can also see the Sense 8 user interface running on the device.

Along the top bezel there is a small slit present that one might presume is a speaker grill. However, while difficult to fully determine, it looks like it may not be protruding from the front glass screen and may even be underneath the glass. What it could be if not a speaker grill is unclear, but if it is something else then it might help answer the questions about the lack of a bottom grill. The design could suggest HTC has figured out a new way to implement their BoomSound feature that does not require front-facing speakers.