# Google photo album onebox is confusing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [22 april 2026 om 11:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234 "2026-04-22T11:21:03Z")
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#### Post date: [22 april 2026 om 11:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234/1 "2026-04-22T11:21:03Z")

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A link to a google photo album appears as if it’s a single image, with no hint that it’s a link to content. For example:

[![Google Photos](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/d/f/9df25a1367cbe9abf62f43e6416123ccabda0917.jpeg "yorkshire (test) · Apr 27 – May 2, 2014 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP-hhF_ef_wWDLFBBgdrtFoZlNkLz4RRnX3EoLJG6KcJ2bDGnWk1tPmId_E73Im6A?key=aW9pN1pUSXJDcnJicmFRM0otS0otd18wUnVaTllR)

Edit: link is `https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ne7A14xQeMzeMZvh9`

That’s not an image, it’s the cover image of an album with several photos.

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