Google Photos requires internet access to move photos to Locked Folder? Privacy Concern (x-post from r/googlepixel)

I discovered this feature called Locked Folder (ooo convenient), and apparently I can't transfer a photo to it offline in Google Photos.

https://imgur.com/a/gzhx6qc

This seems like a privacy concern. Yes I've read the claims of storing it offline but I didn't see anyone post about this. For this functionality, requiring internet access for a trivial feature seems quite alarming.


Original Post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/xgzeoy/google_locked_photos_requires_internet_access/

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