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Does Google Photos keep or strip Content Credentials?

Documented: Google says that if a photo or video already contains valid Content Credentials, additional edits in the Google Photos app continue to add to the C2PA information, and shared items show it in the “How this was made” section.

Covers: Google Photos mobile apps (Android, iOS)

Content Credentials (C2PA): what the source says

Edits add to existing credentials

Documented: keeps

Google Photos Help. The page says Content Credentials are not available on Google Photos Web.

“If a photo or video already contains valid Content Credentials, additional edits in the Google Photos app continue to add to the C2PA information.”

Sharing and receiving

Documented: keeps

Same article. The sentence continues beyond this quote to mention third-party tools that support Content Credentials.

“When you share or receive a photo or video with Content Credentials in Google Photos, that information will be available in the “How this was made” section”

What is and is not documented

  • The page says Content Credentials are not available on Google Photos Web.
  • Google Photos also adds Content Credentials when an AI edit is saved to media that lacks them, according to the page.
  • The page is undated.

Check a file yourself

The Content Credentials checker reads the C2PA data in an image in your browser and shows who signed it, the generating tool and whether the signature still matches. It reads what a file declares; it does not detect AI from pixels, and a file with no credentials proves nothing either way. See why metadata gets stripped.

Questions

Does Google Photos keep or strip Content Credentials?
Documented: Google says that if a photo or video already contains valid Content Credentials, additional edits in the Google Photos app continue to add to the C2PA information, and shared items show it in the “How this was made” section.
Does Google Photos read Content Credentials to label content?
We did not find that stated in the sources we read.
What is not documented about Google Photos?
The page says Content Credentials are not available on Google Photos Web. Google Photos also adds Content Credentials when an AI edit is saved to media that lacks them, according to the page. The page is undated.

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Sources

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