"Retro, a friend-focused, photo-sharing app with roughly a million users, is adding a new feature that lets you time-travel through your old photo memories from your phone's Camera Roll. While the app today offers a way to share photos of what's happening during your week with a private group of friends, or create shared albums, this latest addition, dubbed "Rewind," is private to you - unless you choose to share the photos with others."
"Today, at the end of the row showcasing the photos your friends shared during the week, there's a card you can tap that will let you view your own photos from that same week a year ago. However, that option wasn't accessible to newer Retro users, since they hadn't yet uploaded enough photos to the app to take advantage of the photo memories feature."
Retro is adding Rewind, a private feature that lets users time-travel through old photo memories stored on their phone's Camera Roll and optionally share them. The app already supports sharing weekly photos with a private group or creating shared albums; Rewind is designed for individual use unless users choose to share. Newer users previously lacked access to memory features due to insufficient uploads. Co-founder Nathan Sharp, with six years at Meta working on Instagram Stories and Facebook Dating, says people take more photos than ever but do less with them. The feature also pushes back against AI-generated content and "for you" feed dynamics, aiming to ensure photos reach intended audiences.
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