How to Hide or Remove Photos and Videos Tab From Profiles and Google+ Pages?


You signed up for Google+, created a profile or a Google+ page and started to share content with your circles or community. A Google+ individual profile or a Google+ page profile consists of Posts, About, Photos, Videos and +1’s (only in individual profile) tabs.

Now, not a lot of us use all these tabs, in fact most of us don’t even use photo’s or video’s tab at all; it stays there unused and distracts your circles or followers. Turning them off would let your circles or followers spend their valuable time on areas where you want them to spend.

Luckily these tabs are configurable and easily can be turned off and removed.

Google+ news profile page with Photos and Videos tab

Google+ news profile page with Photos and Videos tab

Here we’ll walk you through the steps to remove photos and videos tabs

  • Goto your profile or your Google+ page
  • Click on Edit Profilebutton on the top

    Google+ profile Photos tab settings

    Google+ profile Photos tab settings

  • Now click on Photos tab
  • Uncheck Show this tab on your profile option
  • Click on Save
  • Now click on Videos tab
  • Uncheck Show this tab on your profile option
  • Click on Save
  • Click on Done editing button on the top
  • Similarly you can remove your +1’s tab from your individual profile
  • That’s it, you are done.
Here is the Google+ news profile after removing the Photos and Videos tab
Google+ news profile without Photos or Videos tab

Google+ news profile without Photos or Videos tab

Please note that even after removing these tabs (by making above changes) you’ll still see it. This is because you are logged in and the settings you changed are only visible for others (you’ll still be able to see and use those tabs). To view your profile or page as an outsider or follower either logout or use your browser in private browsing / incognito mode without logging in and access your profile or the Google+ page.

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