How to turn on the camera grid on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Camera

Path

Camera › Photo settings › Open settings › Grid type

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap the Photo settings button

   Open Camera. At the bottom left, tap the round Photo settings button, the one with a gear on a camera.

   Done

2. 

   Open settings

   The Photo settings panel opens with More light, Top Shot, Timer and Ratio. At its top right, tap the ⋯ button to open settings.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Grid type

   Camera settings opens. Under Composition, tap Grid type. Ours said No grid.

   Done

4. 

   Pick 3 x 3 and tap Done

   Choose No grid, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 or Golden ratio, then tap Done. We picked 3 x 3.

   Done

5. 

   Check the viewfinder

   Go back to the camera. With 3 x 3, two lines across and two lines down split the viewfinder into nine parts.

   Done

6. 

   Set the Timer if you want one

   The Photo settings panel also has Timer: Off, 3, 5 or 10 seconds. The grid stays on behind the panel. Ours was Off and we left it.

   Done

7. 

   Turn the grid off again

   To remove the lines, open Camera settings, tap Grid type and pick No grid. Ours said No grid again.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Grid type row? On ours it is under Composition in Camera settings, below Framing hints. Google's help calls the button More Settings. Source: Change your Camera app settings
• What are Framing hints? The switch just above Grid type: On-screen tips and tools, like levellers and focus tips. It was on on ours and we left it; we did not test what it shows.

If this does not work

• No lines in the viewfinder? Check that Grid type doesn't say No grid. On ours the 3 x 3 lines showed as soon as we went back to the camera.
• Too many or too few lines? Pick another Grid type. We only tried 3 x 3 and No grid. Source: Change your Camera app settings
• Selfies saved flipped? Keep selfies as seen, below Grid type, saves selfies as they appear on screen. It was off on ours.

About this guide

Google's Pixel Camera help says to tap Settings at the bottom left, then More Settings, then Grid type. On our Pixel the bottom-left button opens a Photo settings panel first, and a ⋯ button in it opens the full Camera settings.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We turned on the 3 x 3 grid, looked at the viewfinder and set it back to No grid. We did not take a photo with the grid on.

Good to know

This grid is only for the camera. To change the app grid on the home screen: change the home screen grid on a Pixel.

On an iPhone the grid is in Settings, Camera: turn on the camera grid and level on an iPhone. Control which apps can use the camera: turn off camera and microphone access.

In short: Camera, Photo settings (bottom left), ⋯, Composition, Grid type, 3 x 3, Done.