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The app, released for iOS and Android, uses a scanning process in which users must center their camera over four dots that overlay the printed image, so that ... GooglePhotos FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Photostorageservice NottobeconfusedwithGoogleImages. GooglePhotosDeveloper(s)GoogleInitialreleaseMay 28,2015;6yearsago (2015-05-28)Stablerelease(s)5.76.0.426251772 /February 5,2022;55daysago (2022-02-05)[1] OperatingsystemAndroid,iOS,webTypePhotostorageandsharingWebsitephotos.google.com  GooglePhotosisaphotosharingandstorageservicedevelopedbyGoogle.ItwasannouncedinMay2015andspunofffromGoogle+,thecompany'sformersocialnetwork. AsofJune1,2021,initsfreetier,anynewlyuploadedphotoandvideocountstowardsthe15GBfreestoragequotasharedacrosstheuser'sGoogleservices,[2]withtheexceptionofcurrentPixelphones.Thepreviousfreetier,unlimitedphotosandvideosupto16 megapixelsand1080p resolutionrespectively(anythinglargergetsdown-scaledtothesesizes),endedonthesameday. Theserviceautomaticallyanalyzesphotos,identifyingvariousvisualfeaturesandsubjects.Userscansearchforanythinginphotos,withtheservicereturningresultsfromthreemajorcategories:People,Places,andThings.ThecomputervisionofGooglePhotosrecognizesfaces(notonlythoseofhumans,butpetsaswell),groupingsimilaronestogether(thisfeatureisonlyavailableincertaincountriesduetoprivacylaws);geographiclandmarks(suchastheEiffelTower);andsubjectmatter,includingbirthdays,buildings,animals,food,andmore. DifferentformsofmachinelearninginthePhotosserviceallowrecognitionofphotocontents,automaticallygeneratealbums,animatesimilarphotosintoquickvideos,surfacepastmemoriesatsignificanttimes,andimprovethequalityofphotosandvideos.InMay2017,GoogleannouncedseveralupdatestoGooglePhotos,includingremindersforandsuggestedsharingofphotos,sharedphotolibrariesbetweentwousers,andphysicalalbums.Photosautomaticallysuggestedcollectionsbasedonface,location,trip,orotherdistinction. GooglePhotosreceivedcriticalacclaimafteritsdecouplingfromGoogle+in2015.ReviewerspraisedtheupdatedPhotosserviceforitsrecognitiontechnology,search,apps,andloadingtimes.Nevertheless,privacyconcernswereraised,includingGoogle'smotivationforbuildingtheservice,aswellasitsrelationshiptogovernmentsandpossiblelawsrequiringGoogletohandoverauser'sentirephotohistory.GooglePhotoshasseenstronguseradoption.Itreached100millionusersafterfivemonths,200 millionafteroneyear,500millionaftertwoyears,andpassedthe1billionusermarkin2019,fouryearsafteritsinitiallaunch.[3]Googlereportsasof2020,approximately28billionphotosandvideosareuploadedtotheserviceeveryweek,andmorethan4trillionphotosarestoredintheservicetotal.[2] Contents 1History 2Features 3Storage 4Growth 5Reception 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks History[edit] GooglePhotosisthestandalonesuccessortothephotofeaturespreviouslyembeddedinGoogle+,thecompany'ssocialnetwork.[4]GooglelaunchedthesocialnetworktocompetewithFacebook,buttheserviceneverbecameaspopularasFacebookforsocialnetworkingandphotosharing.Google+offeredphotostorageandorganizationaltoolsthatsurpassedFacebook'sinpower,thoughGoogle+lackedtheuserbasetouseit.[5]Byleavingthesocialnetworkaffiliation,thePhotosservicechangeditsassociationfromasharingplatformtoaprivatelibraryplatform.[6] InDecember2015,GoogleaddedsharedalbumstoGooglePhotos.Userspoolphotosandvideosintoanalbum,andthensharethealbumwithotherGooglePhotosusers.Therecipient"canjointoaddtheirownphotosandvideos,andalsogetnotificationswhennewpicsareadded".Userscanalsosavephotosandvideosfromsharedalbumstoaddthemtotheirown,privatecollection.[7][8][9]UnlikethenativePhotosservicewithiniOS,GooglePhotospermitsfullresolutionsharingacrossAndroidandiOSplatformsandbetweenthetwo. OnFebruary12,2016,GoogleannouncedthatthePicasadesktopapplicationwouldbediscontinuedonMarch15,2016,followedbytheclosureofthePicasaWebAlbumsserviceonMay1,2016.GooglestatedthattheprimaryreasonforretiringPicasawasthatitwantedtofocusitsefforts"entirelyonasinglephotoservice";thecross-platform,web-basedGooglePhotos.[10] InJune2016,GoogleupdatedPhotostoincludeautomaticallygeneratedalbums.Afteraneventortrip,Photoswillgroupsomeofthephotostogetherandsuggestcreatinganalbumwiththem,alongsidemapstoshowgeographictravelandlocationpinsforexactplaces.Userscanalsoaddtextcaptionstodescribephotos.[11][12]InOctober,Googleannouncedmultiplesignificantupdates;GooglePhotosnowsurfacesoldmemorieswithpeopleidentifiedinusers'recentphotos;itoccasionallyhighlightsasubsetofphotoswhenauserhasrecentlytakenalotofimagesofaspecificsubject;itnowmakesanimationsfromvideosaswellasphotos(photoanimationshavebeenpresentsincethestart),displayingspecificphotosintermixedwithshortexcerptsfromlongervideosinvideos;anditnowattemptstodetectsidewaysandupsidedownphotosandpromptstheusertoacceptorrejectadifferentorientation.Forallofthesefeatures,Googletoutsmachinelearningdoesthework,withnouserinteractionrequired.[13] InNovember,Googlereleasedaseparateapp-PhotoScan-foruserstoscanprintedphotosintotheservice.Theapp,releasedforiOSandAndroid,usesascanningprocessinwhichusersmustcentertheircameraoverfourdotsthatoverlaytheprintedimage,sothatthesoftwarecancombinethephotographsforahigh-resolutiondigitalimagewiththefewestpossibledefects.[14][15]Laterthatmonth,Googleaddeda"Deepblue"sliderfeaturethatletsuserschangethecolorandsaturationofskies,withoutdegradingimagequalityorinadvertentlychangingcolorsofotherobjectsorelementsinphotos.[16] InFebruary2017,Googleupdatedthe"Albums"tabontheAndroidapptoincludethreeseparatesections;oneforthephone'scameraroll,withdifferentviewsforsortingoptions(suchaspeopleorlocation);anotherforphotostakeninsideotherapps;andathirdfortheactualphotoalbums.[17][18]InMarch,Googleaddedanautomaticwhitebalancefeaturetotheservice.TheAndroidappandwebsitewerethefirsttoreceivethefeature,withalaterrollouttotheiOSapp.[19][20]LaterinMarch,updatestotheserviceenableduploadingofphotosina"lightweightpreview"qualityforimmediateviewingonslowcellularnetworksbeforeahigher-qualityuploadlaterwhileonfasterWi-Fi.Thefeaturealsoextendstosharingphotos,inwhichalow-resolutionimagewillbesentbeforebeingupdatedwithahigher-qualityversion.[21][22]InApril,Googleaddedvideostabilization.Thefeaturecreatesaduplicatevideotoavoidoverwritingtheoriginalclip.[23][24] InMay2017,GoogleannouncedseveralupdatestoGooglePhotos."SuggestedSharing"remindsuserstosharecapturedphotosafterthefact,andalsogroupsphotosbasedonfacesandsuggestsrecipientsbasedonfacialrecognition."SharedLibraries"letstwousersshareacentralrepositoryforallphotosorspecificcategoriesofimages."PhotoBooks"arephysicalcollectionsofphotos,offeredeitherassoftcoverorhardcoveralbums,withPhotosautomaticallysuggestingcollectionsbasedonface,location,trip,orotherdistinction.[25][26][27]Towardstheendofthemonth,Googleintroducedan"Archive"featurethatletsusershidephotosfromthemaintimelineviewwithoutdeletingthem.Archivedcontentstillappearsinrelevantalbumsandinsearch.[28][29]InJune,thenewsharingfeaturesannouncedinMaybeganrollingouttousers.[30][31] InDecember2018,GoogledoubledthenumberofphotosandvideosuserscanstoreinaprivateGooglePhotosLiveAlbum.Thenumberincreasedfrom10,000to20,000photos,whichisequivalenttothecapacityforsharedalbums.[32] InSeptember2019,GooglePhotosintroducedanewsocialmedia-likefeaturecalled"Memories"similartotheStoriesfeatureinInstagramandFacebookwhichhighlightspastphotostogivetheirusersanostalgicfeeling.[33] OnJune25,2020,GooglePhotosintroducedamajorredesigntothemobileandwebapps,accompaniedbyanew,simplifiedlogo.[34] Features[edit] TheservicehasappsfortheAndroidandiOSoperatingsystems,andawebsite.[4]Usersbackuptheirphotostothecloudservice,whichbecomesaccessibleforalloftheirdevices.[6] ThePhotosserviceanalyzesandorganizesimagesintogroupsandcanidentifyfeaturessuchasbeaches,skylines,or"snowstorminToronto."[4]Fromtheapplication'ssearchwindow,usersareshownpotentialsearchesforgroupsofphotosinthreemajorcategories:People,Places,andThings.[6]TheserviceanalyzesphotosforsimilarfacesandgroupsthemtogetherinthePeoplecategory.[6]Itcanalsotrackfacesastheyage.[4]ThePlacescategoryusesgeotaggingdatabutcanalsodeterminelocationsinolderpicturesbyanalyzingformajorlandmarks(e.g.,photoscontainingtheEiffelTower).[6]TheThingscategoryprocessesphotosfortheirsubjectmatter:birthdays,buildings,cats,concerts,food,graduations,posters,screenshots,etc.Userscanmanuallyremovecategorizationerrors.[6]GoogleLensisalsointegratedintotheservice.[35] Recipientsofsharedimagescanviewwebgallerieswithoutneedingtodownloadtheapp.[4]Userscanswipetheirfingersacrossthescreentoadjusttheservice'sphotoeditingsettings,asopposedtousingsliders.[5]Imagescanbeeasilysharedwithsocialnetworks(Google+,Facebook,Twitter)andotherservices.TheapplicationgeneratesweblinksthatbothGooglePhotosusersandnon-userscanaccess.[6] Anewfeatureshowingaheatmapofphotolocationswasaddedin2020.[36] Storage[edit] GooglePhotoshasthreestoragesettings:"Highquality"(nowStorageSaver),"Originalquality"and"Expressquality"(unavailableincertainlocations).Highqualityincludesphotoandvideostorageforphotosupto16 megapixelsandvideosupto1080p resolution(themaximumresolutionsforaveragesmartphoneusersin2015).[6]Originalqualitypreservestheoriginalresolutionandqualityofthephotosandvideos.[37]Expressqualityincludesphotoandvideostorageforphotosupto3megapixelsandvideosupto480presolution. ForthefirstthreegenerationsoftheGooglePixelphones,GooglePhotosoffersunlimitedstorageat"Originalquality"forfree.[38][39]TheoriginalPixelhadnolimitstothisoffer,whilethePixel2and3onlyofferedunlimitedstorageat"Originalquality"forphotosandvideostakenbeforeJanuary16,2021andJanuary31,2022respectively,withallphotosandvideostakenafterthosedatesbeinguploadedat"Highquality"instead.ThePixel3aandonwardsdonotofferunlimitedstorageat"Originalquality",[40]withthePixel4,Pixel4a,Pixel4a(5G),andPixel5offeringa3-monthtrialforthe100GBGoogleOneplantonewmembersinstead.[41][42] InNovember2020,GooglePhotosannouncedthatitwouldbeendingitsofferingoffreeunlimitedstorageforphotosuploadedin"highquality"or"expressquality"startingonJune1,2021,duetorisingdemandforstorage.[43]OnJune1,2021,GooglePhotoschangedthenameof"highquality"to"storagesaver".[44]ThemovewaspartofanefforttoreduceGoogle'srelianceonad-basedrevenueandincreasesubscriptions.[45]Existingphotoswillremainunaffected,andnewphotoswillcounttowardstheuser'sstoragequotasharedacrossGoogleDrive,Gmail,andGooglePhotos.[2]OwnersofthefirstfivegenerationsofGooglePixelsmartphoneswillremainexemptfromthischange.[46] Growth[edit] InOctober2015,fivemonthsafterthelaunchoftheservice,GoogleannouncedthatGooglePhotoshad100millionusers,whohaduploaded3.72 petabytesofphotosandvideos.[47][48][49] InMay2016,oneyearafterthereleaseofGooglePhotos,Googleannouncedtheservicehadover200millionmonthlyactiveusers.Otherstatisticsitrevealedwasatleast13.7 petabytesofphotos/videoshadbeenuploaded,2trillionlabelshadbeenapplied(24billionofthosebeingselfies),and1.6billionanimations,collagesandeffectshadbeencreatedbasedonusercontent.[50] InMay2017,GoogleannouncedthatGooglePhotoshasover500 millionusers,[51]whouploadover1.2 billionphotoseveryday.[52] InNovember2020,Googleannouncedthatmorethan4trillionphotosarestoredinGooglePhotos,andeveryweek28billionnewphotosandvideosareuploaded.[53][54] Reception[edit] AttheMay2015releaseofGooglePhotos,reviewerswrotethattheservicewasamongthebestofitskind.[6][55]WaltMossbergofRecodedeclaredtheservicethebestincloudphotostorage,againstitscompetitionfromAmazon(AmazonDrive),Apple(iCloud),Dropbox,andMicrosoft(OneDrive).[6]JacobKastrenakesofTheVergewrotethatthereleasemadeGoogleamajorcompetitorinthephotostoragemarket,[4]andthatitspricingstructureobsoletedtheideaofpayingforphotostorage.[5]SarahMitroffandLynnLaofCNETwrotethattheservice'sphoneandtabletappswereparticularlygood,andthatGooglePhotoshadamorestreamlineddesignthanYahoo'sFlickrandmoreorganizingfeaturesthanApple'siCloudphotoservice.[55] Kastrenakesdescribedtheservice'sMay2015releaseasevidencethatGooglewasspinningoutthe"bestfeatures"ofitsGoogle+socialnetwork.HestatedthatthePhotosservicewas"alwaysexcellent",andlikedthatuserswouldbeabletousetheservice"withoutsigningupforanewsocialnetwork".[4]Mossbergdescribedthereleaseas"liberationday"forthephotosfeaturesthatwere"effectivelyhidden"inthe"widelyignoredsocialnetwork".[6]Theservice'sstrategy,asdescribedbyJoshLowensohnofTheVerge,wastoputalldataonGoogle'sserverssothatitcanbeaccesseduniversally.[5] Mossberglikedtheservice'ssearchfunction,writingthatasearchfor"Massachusetts""instantlybroughtuploadsofphotosofsubjects".[6]Lowensohnnotedtheservice'sspeedandintelligence,especiallyinitsabilitytosortunorganizedphotos,aswellasitsphotoloadingtimes,searchspeeds,andsimplephotoeditingtools.[5]Kastrenakescomparedtheservice'snewimageanalysistotechnologyunveiledbyFlickrearlierinthesamemonth.[4]Mossbergthoughtthefacegroupingfeaturewas"remarkablyaccurate",butwasmostimpressedbythesubject-basedgrouping.Hewassurprisedthatasearchfor"boats"foundbothCapeCodfishingboatsandVenetiangondolas,butalsonotederrorssuchasaprofessionalphotographregisteringasascreenshot.[6] PCMagazine'sJohnC.Dvorakwasconcernedabouttheservice'sprivacy.HewasparticularlyconcernedaboutGoogle'smotivationforbuildingtheservice,thecompany'srelationshipswithexistinggovernments,andpotentiallawsthatwouldrequireGoogletoprovideauser'sentirehistoryofphotosuponrequest.Dvorakcomparedsuchascenariotoinvitingothersto"scroungethroughyourunderweardrawer".Hecriticizedtheservice'ssyncfunctions,andpreferredfoldersofimagesoveranunsorted"flatdatabase".Dvorakalsohighlightedtheservice'spoorchoiceofphotostoanimateandlackoflongevityguarantees,consideringthecompany'sabruptcancellationofGoogleReader.Heultimatelysuggestedthatusersinsteaduseaportableharddrive,whichheconsideredsaferandcheap.[56] Seealso[edit] AmazonPhotos ApplePhotos Flickr PicasaWebAlbums References[edit] ^"GooglePhotos5.76.0.426251772APKDownloadbyGoogleLLC".APKMirror.RetrievedFebruary20,2022. ^abc"UpdatingGooglePhotos'storagepolicytobuildforthefuture".Google.November11,2020.RetrievedMay16,2021. 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