So, the HTC Camera app makes the cut, because it's more flexible than Android's alternative, but Google Photos is the default
gallery app since it now supports RAW images (it didn't when HTC launched the One A9, so that device got the company's own software).
Not exact matches
The problem lies entirely with Amazon's
Gallery app software,
since that same photo renders well on the Kindle Fire in a free image viewer that I downloaded, exhibiting better color and saturation, and reasonably sharp detail.
Since the
app lock feature is most likely used by people who only want to hide certain sensitive applications (such as a super secret
gallery app containing totally family friendly pictures) while showing off their shiny new phone, it's unlikely that most people would think to hide their launcher
app.
HTC took out most of its
apps, which is a shame
since HTC used to have some of the best alternative
apps for email and the image
gallery.
Note that this shortcut will not work on Nexus or Pixel devices,
since they already have a Google Photos shortcut already, as it's the stock
gallery app.
It's a feature we've been seeing in various forms
since the days of the HTC One M7, and while it's hardly unique (Google Photos offers a similar video - maker), the fact that it's built into the stock
Gallery app is an added convenience.
It took me a while to figure out where
apps such as
Gallery and Browser were,
since Huawei's custom icons for them were so different from a regular Android's.