We love travel photos, but sharing them has always felt a bit flat.

You come back from an amazing trip, create an album, and share the link with family and friends. They scroll through hundreds of photos in chronological order, but they never really get the full picture. Where exactly was that sunset? When did you go from the mountains to the beach? Which beach was that?

One of my colleagues’ parents use a popular travel app to document their travels. They love how it shows their route on a map, creates a timeline of their journey, and even lets them print photo books afterward. We realized this kind of location-aware photo sharing was something Ente could offer while keeping your privacy intact.

That’s when we decided to build the Trip layout.

Now when you share a public link of a trip album, you can choose the Trip layout. The viewers can see your photos plotted on an interactive map based on where they were taken, alongside a chronological timeline. Instead of just scrolling through photos, they can see how your trip unfolded.

Here’s a trip of one of our engineers: Himalayas On Cycle - 1K KM to Leh.

The feature works beautifully for any location-based memories. Families can show grandparents their road trip stops. Solo travelers can share their adventures with their partners. Friends can see exactly which beaches and restaurants you hit during your vacation.

Most importantly, unlike that popular travel app, we can’t see your photos or location data since they’re end-to-end encrypted. We only send approximate coordinates to Stadia Maps, which is a privacy-focused map service. Unlike the travel app that uses a mapping service that collects user location data for analytics, Stadia Maps doesn’t track you and doesn’t share any data with third parties.

We’ve got more ideas brewing - comments, photo books, etc. But right now, create a public link for your recent trip’s album, enable Trip layout, share your journey with friends and family, and let us know what you think!