Google has begun showing photos uploaded via Google+ in Google Drive,
where they can be managed via a new Google Photos tab, or stored in
folders alongside other kinds of files easily. The inclusion of Photos
and Videos in Drive is one sign that Google is moving to part out the Google+ social network into its key components, and is good news for mobile photographers.
Google+ has one of the best automatic Photos tools in the business, thanks to its automatic enhancements of color balance and exposure, as well as other tweaks and organizational tools. The move to include your Google+ library in Drive likely helps make it much more accessible and useful for those who are already using Google+ as a backup destination for pics snapped on their mobile device. You can also now auto backup directly to Drive, bypassing the need to use Google+ for that at all.