Microsoft revamps photos in OneDrive with automatic albums, improved search, and a Pokémon detector

Echoing an update from a year and a half ago, Microsoft today announced several new OneDrive features, all related to photos. The service is getting automatic albums, tighter integration with the Windows 10 Photos app, an “On this day” view, a photo folders view, improved search, and a Pokémon detector.

Automatic albums is probably the most handy addition, and reminds us of Google Photos. OneDrive now detects when you took a few photos in a short period of time and in a particular location. The highest quality photos are selected and put into an album, and you get a notification when they’re ready to view and share. Automatic albums appear on OneDrive.com, in OneDrive’s mobile apps, and in the Windows 10 Photos app.