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bollo1 Posted messages 933 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
bollo1 Posted messages 933 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello everyone on the Forum,
On my Samsung, when I took a photo, the day, month, and year appeared in the gallery from 2016, 2017, 2018 with each photo taken. Since 2019, only the day and month are displayed but not the year 2019...
Is it a wrong setting on my part or something else? How can I make the year appear for each shot?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Best regards.

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    madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 488
     
    Hello

    The display depends on the application used; the date of the photos is always present.
    So check according to the application used for viewing and its settings.

    Best regards

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    "We gulp down the flattering lie and sip the bitter truth drop by drop."
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  2. bollo1 Posted messages 933 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   109
     
    Hello madmyke,
    Thank you for your feedback and your information. I don't think the gallery app has changed and besides the lack of the year appears in January 2019...
    When we open the photo gallery, the photos are sorted by date. In front of each photo, in the right column, there is the day, the month, and the year, and even the place where the photo was taken.
    This has been the case since 2016, and in January 2019, there is this same information except for the year (2019)???
    I will check if I can find, as you suggested, an app where I could retrieve all the information.
    What do you think?
    Best regards.
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    1. madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 488
       
      The date information is always present in all photos; it's a standard, on a phone or a camera, it's called "exif." It stays "attached" to the photo.
      Whether or not it's displayed depends on the settings, in principle.
      If the app displays it for 2018 and earlier, I imagine the app can display the information.

      What's likely is that an update to the app changed the rule, stating that if we are in the current year, it doesn't display (but the info is there), and beyond the current year, it does display, as it becomes relevant.
      I tested it, and it seems that this is indeed what's happening.
      Personally, it doesn't bother me, since I know if the year isn't there, it's the current year.
      However, I looked and didn't find any settings; it's not a bug, it's a "technical decision."

      In any case, I no longer use Google Photos. The main reason is that Gallery is only local, so not backed up in case of theft, crash, or other issues, everything is lost.
      UNLESS you activate the Samsung account AND Samsung Cloud backup.

      Conclusion:
      Either you "deal with it," or you indeed find another app. For example, Google Photos that displays the dates fully.
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  3. bollo1 Posted messages 933 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   109
     
    Thank you very much madmyke for all your detailed and comprehensive explanations.
    You are right, an update must have changed that. Can you confirm to me that it is not a bug? It was important for me, as a non-specialist...
    Thanks again for your positive help.
    Best regards.
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