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Google Photos: Backup & Edit Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Google Photos: Backup & Edit — extracted from the iOS App Store build.

OverviewHistoryRankingsInsightsTDNTech Stack
v7.78.0 · latestMetal shadersNo declared tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C · 20 third-party SDKs across 3 categories · notable detections include MaterialDialogs, SwiftProtobuf, AppSwitchingStrings

Analysis

Analyzed
June 3, 2026
Bundle ID
com.google.photos
Detection floor
Lower bound

Languages

4

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C

Third-party SDKs

20

3 categories

Apple frameworks

17

78 total frameworks

Signals

94

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Min iOS

18.0

Built with

Xcode 26.2

iphoneos26.2

Devices

iPhone · iPad

Localizations

44

513 strings in base locale

Method

How this is detected

  • Detected SDKs are a lower bound — Google Photos: Backup & Edit may bundle more than static analysis can attribute.
  • The App Store binary is encrypted with Apple FairPlay, so detection is limited to what is observable without decryption.

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
C/C++49MMetal (shaders)38Objective-C49Swift51

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
20 of 20 SDKs shown

Rendering

1
MMaterialDialogs11

Apple Standard Libraries

1
SwiftProtobuf11

Other

18
AAppSwitchingStrings12CCardboardSDK2CChronosPrivacyScreen2CChronosSiriShortcutManager7DDeviceManagement10GGWACore2GGWALocalization2IImageBundle3MMaterialFABMenu2PParadeStrings13PPeopleKit-Expanded-Chip-Strings-Bundle4PPeopleKit-PeoplePicker-Strings-Bundle5PPeopleKit-SearchField-Strings-Bundle4PPeopleKit-ShareSheet-Strings-Bundle4PPhotosSSSOAuth12UUFRLocalizedStrings3XXenoCatalogFiles

Apple

Apple frameworks

Native frameworks and system libraries linked into the build.
AApp Intents32AAVFoundation (audio/video)49AAVKit43BBackground Tasks35CCore Data33CCore Location44CCore ML23MMapKit29MMetalKit38SSceneKit16SStoreKit (in-app purchase)49SwiftUI49UUIKit49UUser Notifications49VVision27WWatch Connectivity14WWidgetKit (widgets)42

Extensions

App extensions

4 bundled app extensions for widgets, notifications, share sheets, and Siri intents.
MessagesExtensionMessages
NotificationServiceExtensionNotification Service
BackupExtensionUnknown
WidgetKitExtensionWidget

Shortcuts

App Intents

Actions exposed to Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight through the App Intents framework.
3 actions1 entityApp Shortcuts

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Google Photos: Backup & Edit uses to render its interface and animations.
SwiftUIUIKit

GPU

Metal shaders

145 custom GPU shader functions across 9 metallib files.
AntialiasFragmentShaderAntialiasVertexShaderGenerateLUTGenerateLinearInputsGenerateNonlinearOutputsIconFragmentShaderIconVertexShaderPHSAppleHDRGainMapFragmentShaderPHSGainMapFragmentShaderPHSHDRVertexShaderPHSSDRFragmentShaderPHSUltraHDRGainMapFragmentShaderPanoFragmentShaderPanoVertexShaderRGBToGrayscaleRGBToGrayscalePlus2xDownscalerRGBToGrayscalePlus4xDownscaler_1xBilinearRGBToGrayscalePlus4xDownscaler_2xBilinearTextFragmentShaderTextVertexShaderYCbCrBiPlanarFullRangeToBGRARotationCount0YCbCrBiPlanarFullRangeToBGRARotationCount1YCbCrBiPlanarFullRangeToBGRARotationCount2YCbCrBiPlanarFullRangeToBGRARotationCount3_2xDownscaler

Models

On-device ML models

Core ML and ML model bundles shipped inside the app for local inference.
model_flash_1.2trigger_model_me.v2.27.0hssd_medium_8bit_4orient_v5

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
Anton-Regular.nohintsBangers-Regular.nohintsBioRhyme-BoldBodoniModa[opsz,wght].nohintsComicNeue-Bold.nohintsCourierPrime-Bold.nohintsDMSerifDisplay-ItalicDroidSansMerged-RegularGoogleSans-BoldGoogleSans-Bold.nohintsGoogleSans-BoldItalicGoogleSans-BoldItalic.nohintsGoogleSans-ItalicGoogleSans-Italic.nohintsGoogleSans-MediumGoogleSans-Medium.nohintsGoogleSans-MediumItalicGoogleSans-MediumItalic.nohintsGoogleSans-RegularGoogleSans-Regular.nohintsGoogleSansDisplay-Regular.nohintsGoogleSansFlex[GRAD,ROND,opsz,slnt,wdth,wght]HomemadeApple-RegularMerriweather-BoldMrDafoe-RegularOswald-SemiBoldPermanentMarker-RegularProductSans-Regular.nohints

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Unknown / Xcode native

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

Firebase projects

g-photos

https://g-photos.firebaseio.com

Registered URL schemes

com.google.sso.278930400967-s7eptfh2d81vvi86kptt63pfa0o5usjtcomgooglephotosulrgooglephotosgooglephotos-lagooglephotos-x-callback

Queries other apps

adobelightroomadobesparkpostcapcutcom.google.chatcom.google.fitcom.google.stellacom.googleusercontent.apps.262921625321-1o8a007khgs9bhptf7tpaurgachtsv2qcom.googleusercontent.apps.353013613329-p6dtc7bv44a4udqd4g4fqfps4udahi44comgoogleearthgeocomgooglefamilylinkcomgooglegeminicomgooglekeepcomgooglemapscomgooglemapsulrcomgooglepaidtasksulrcomgoogleulrtestotherappulrcomgoogleulrtestulrcomgoogleyoutubemusiculrcreatorstudiogmeetgoogleappgooglebooksgooglechromegooglechromesgoogleclassroomgoogledocsgoogledrivegooglegmail

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

bugzilla.mozilla.orgdeveloper.mozilla.orgdevelopers.google.comdocs.google.comg-photos.firebaseio.comgithub.comgoo.glone.google.compolicies.google.comroots.pemssl.gstatic.comsupport.google.comwww.ecma-international.orgwww.gstatic.comwww.unicode.org

Pinned certificates

roots.pem

[REDACTED]

Storage

On-device data

Local stores, Core Data models, and schema names found in the app bundle.

GMSCacheStorage

GoogleMaps.bundle/GMSCacheStorage.momd

GMSCachedObjectBlobGMSCachePropertyGMSCachePropertyValueTransformerTblobTrootTtileTdataUvalueVparentVxCoordVyCoordTsize

CastFrameworkDB

GoogleCastCoreResources.bundle/CastFrameworkDB.momd

GCKDBBluetoothDiscoveryInfoGCKDBTCPDiscoveryInfoTportTrootUappID

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Google Photos: Backup & Edit.
AppPreviewCGCMagicEraserSuggestedAction-GMSCoreGoogleCastGoogleKitCoreGoogleKitDatePickerGoogleMapsGooglePhotos_GeneratedFrameworkGooglePlacesGoogleSansFlexLNSLocalized

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
App GroupsAssociated Domains (Universal Links)Background App RefreshBackground LocationBackground ProcessingBackground PushKeychain SharingPush Notifications (APNs)Time-Sensitive Notifications

APIs

Detected API usage

System frameworks and privacy-sensitive APIs referenced by the binary.
Biometric auth (Face ID / Touch ID)Calendar / remindersCamera captureCarrier / cellular infoContactsHashing (SHA-256)In-app browser (SFSafariViewController)Keychain readKeychain storageLocationMetal GPU computeMotion sensorsOn-device image analysis (Vision)Photo libraryPublic-key crypto (Secure Enclave)SMS compositionWatch connectivityWeb-based OAuth

Privacy

Privacy manifest

Does not declare cross-app tracking in its App Store privacy manifest.

Collected data types

CoarseLocationCrashDataDeviceIDOtherDataTypesPerformanceDataPreciseLocationProductInteractionSearchHistory

Required-reason API categories

DiskSpaceFileTimestampSystemBootTimeUserDefaults

Architecture

Architecture details

Additional build and bundle signals that help explain how the app is structured.

Storyboards

3

Launch: LaunchStoryboard

Nibs

20

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