Some Reddit users who utilize Partner Sharing initially reported the issue as a bug, but several comments made by a presumed Google employee say the change was intentionally made “to better align with most users’ expectations.

There is currently no easy workaround for this Google Photos limitation.

The Partner Sharing feature in Google Photos has received an update that prevents images from third-party apps from being shared.

Google quietly tweaks its partner sharing feature, blocking screenshots and third-party app images—leaving users scrambling for answers and workarounds.

Partner Sharing lets you instantly share your Google Photos library with someone else, but now it won't work with external photos.

Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It's one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.Even screenshots are not safe from this change.

Originally launched back in 2017, Partner Sharing is a form of sharing in Google Photos where you can share your library of photos automatically with another user. This can share all photos, photos of specific people, or time-based sharing after a specific date. It’s a handy feature, but it’s seeing a change right now.

Google Photos has started to roll out a new update that changes how users access activity on shared albums.

Google Photos gets a new Updates feed that lists user activity on shared photos and albums and lets you easily manage shared items.

Google is constantly working to upgrade/improve the Google Photos app as time goes on. Hopefully, it is always in response to user data in an attempt to clean up the UI in ways that make all of our experiences a bit better while in the app.