Android 5: retrieve gallery - does it work?

With Android 5.0, the usual gallery disappears and is replaced with "Photos" from Google+. In this practical tip, we will tell you whether you can still get the old gallery back.

Retrieve gallery app on Android 5

If you want to have the old gallery back on Android 5, you have the following options:

• If you have created a backup for the APK file of the gallery from Android KitKat on your smartphone or PC, you can try to install it again manually. Read exactly how this works in this article.
• Alternatively, you can install one of the numerous other gallery apps such as QuickPic from the Google Playstore. You can even find replicas of the old Android 4.4 KitKat gallery here.
• Advanced users can also extract the old gallery app APK (Gallery2.apk) from a KitKat custom ROM.