Photos are one of the most popular and most important file types that our users save to OneDrive. We’ve been working on improving the OneDrive photos experience across the web and in our mobile apps.

Here’s a look at new features we are rolling out:

Automatic albums

You upload photos to OneDrive so you can easily find and relive memories—whether from another device or by sharing them with friends and family. With automatic albums, this experience is now even easier.

OneDrive detects whenever you take a few photos in a short period of time, in a particular location. The highest quality photos are then selected and put into an album. You are even notified when they’re ready to view and share on OneDrive.com, in our mobile apps or via the Windows 10 Photos app. In addition, to celebrate all of the fun stuff you do over the weekend, on Monday morning albums from your weekend photos are automatically created.

On this day…

On OneDrive.com, you’ll also see the new “On this day” view in your All photos page. We love discovering photos we’ve taken in the past, and this view updates every day with images you have taken over the years on that same day. It’s a great way to relive birthdays or anniversaries or to remember old family vacations.

Improved search

You can now search directly from the All photos view too. This includes finding photos that have been tagged (such as “cat” or “sunset”) or photos from a specific location (try your last vacation). You can even search using emojis. These searches also work in the OneDrive mobile apps.

Photo folders

We listened to your feedback and now have a dedicated view for your folders that have a lot of photos in them. The new photos view includes a hero image, larger thumbnails and a revised menu to help you quickly create an album or share photos.

Updated app experience

In addition to giving the photos view in our mobile apps a little bit of a facelift, we worked closely with the Windows team to improve the experience in the Windows 10 Photos app. Now, when you sign in to Windows 10 with your Microsoft account, all of your OneDrive photos show up—including albums that were created for you automatically by OneDrive! You can even upload local albums to OneDrive so that those albums roam with you and are available across all your devices.

Poké detector

And finally, we know that the Pokémon* craze has captured everyone’s attention. A lot of players take screenshots of their captured Pokémon to show off to their friends—both digitally and in person. We had to make it easier for you to find all your Pokémon screenshots, so we went to work and partnered with Microsoft Research to bring a Pokémon detector to OneDrive.

When you have the OneDrive app on your phone and camera upload is turned on, the screenshots you take from the game are automatically saved to OneDrive and 150 Pokémon are identified for your searching and viewing pleasure. You can also search for your favorite Pokémon by name.

#WorldPhotoDay with OneDrive

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WORLD PHOTO DAY

Sharing photos easily with OneDrive

Three easy steps to share your favorite snapshots

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Article and images by Kelly Cronin

Photographers around the world, both professional and amateur, are sharing some of their favorite pictures in honor of #WorldPhotoDay. This can sometimes be a tedious task, with image attachment restrictions on emails, formatting difficulties, and accessibility settings. With Office 365, photo sharing is simplified.

OneDrive

OneDrive has some powerful features to help you find what you need, co-author documents, and keep your files and photos organized.

OneDrive is pre-installed on Windows 10, enabling your documents and photos to be saved to OneDrive automatically.
Photos saved in OneDrive are automatically tagged based on visuals and OneDrive albums help you keep them organized and searchable.
PDF annotation on your iOS device allows you to highlight, draw, and sign any PDF file in your OneDrive.
Real-time notifications let you know when a document is being edited and by whom.

Using OneDrive to share photos is as easy as 1, 2, 3...

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1) SNAP

Taking a good photograph isn't always easy. The first step to sharing great photos is capturing the perfect moment with your camera. Sometimes what you see behind the lens is even better than what you see in real life. Once you've snapped your photo and made any edits you needed, you're ready for step two.

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2) UPLOAD

After a long day of shooting pictures, the best part is opening up your computer and seeing how they all turned out. Upload your photos directly to your OneDrive. With multiple upload capabilities and easy folder creation, you can quickly sort and view all of your pictures in one location.

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3) SYNC & SHARE

Choose which photos are worth sharing by individually sharing, or create a new folder with your favorite shots and share that folder with the lucky viewers. Pick and choose who gets to see your photos - and where, with controlled accessibility. If you want to send messages or post your pics on Instagram, you can sync your OneDrive folder to your phone via the OneDrive app, eliminating the need for emailing yourself individual pictures.

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Automatic albums, improved search, Pokémon and more updates to the OneDrive photos experience

By Dougals Pearce as written on blogs.office.com