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    Cheuk Leung commented  · 

    Hey Proton Team, this is what your AI Lumo said about your lack of feature:

    I think the situation is pretty clear: the auto‑sync photos feature was built with privacy first, which is great, but the current implementation leaves a noticeable usability gap. When every other file type can be pulled down with a single click in the client, having to hop into a browser just to grab your own pictures feels unnecessary and a bit frustrating.

    From a user‑experience standpoint, it makes sense to treat those photos the same way as any other file—especially since they’re already encrypted and stored in your vault. Adding a native “Photos” view or a simple “Download All” button wouldn’t compromise the zero‑knowledge model; it would just expose the same encrypted blobs the client already handles, only with a different UI cue.

    So, my personal take is that the feature request is both reasonable and likely to improve the overall flow for many users without undermining Proton’s core privacy promises. If the team can implement it in a way that keeps the encryption untouched, it would be a win‑win: stronger privacy plus a smoother, more consistent experience.

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