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Google Photos App: How to use on iPhone, Mac & iPad · 1. Go to the App Store and download Google Photos. · 2. When you open the app and sign in, ... Searchfor: TypeandpressEnter. Skiptocontent PhotographyTips GooglePhotosApp:HowtouseoniPhone,Mac&iPad onJuly28,2021December25,2021 byPete ReadingTime:8minutesread Ifyoufindyourselfstrugglingwithphonestoragelimitsbuthatehavingtodeletephotosandvideostofreeupspace,don’tworry–GooglePhotoscanhelp.Backingupyourcontentonlineallowsyoutoclearspaceonyourdevice,soavoidingthatirritating‘StorageAlmostFull’notificationiseasierthanyoumightthink. Sowhetheryouuseyoursmartphoneforallthingsphoto-relatedoryouprefertouseyourMacoriPadfororganizingyourfavoritesnaps,GooglePhotosisagreattooltouseacrossyourdevices. KeepreadingtofindoutwhatGooglePhotosis,howtoinstallanduseit,plusthedifferencebetweenGooglePhotosandiCloud. WhatisGooglePhotos? Launchedin2015,GooglePhotosisacloud-basedtoolthatallowsyoutostorephotosandvideosfromyourAndroidoriOSdevice.Originally,youcouldsynccontentacrossGoogleDriveandGooglePhotos,however,Googlerecentlysimplifiedthisprocessbyremovingtheautomaticsyncfunction.Thiswastopreventtheaccidentaldeletionofyourphotosandvideosacrossproductswhich,accordingtofeedback,wasacommonuserproblem. Nowastandalonebackuptool,GooglePhotosallowsyoutofreeupspaceonyourphonebystoringyourcontentsafelyandsecurelyonline.What’smore,withinthetool,youcanalsoviewandedityourimages,pluscreatevideos,animations,andphotobooks. WhyisGooglePhotospreferredtoiCloud? YoumayalreadybeusingtheiCloudPhotoLibrarytobackupyourimagesand,whilethisserviceissimpletouseandeffective,GooglePhotosoffersmorefunctionalityandflexibility.Let’stakealookathow… Flexibility CanyouuseGooglePhotosonaniPhone?Yes.CanyouuseGooglePhotosonanAndroid?Yes.Thesamecan’tbesaidforiCloudPhotoLibrary,however,whichisonlycompatiblewithAppledevices.ThismeansifyoueverleaveiOSinfavourofAndroid,GooglePhotosisyourbestchoiceforofferingcontinuityacrossmultipleoperatingsystems. Storageandprice iCloudPhotoLibraryonlyoffers5GBoffreestorageperuser,withanythingabovethiscomingatanadditionalcost.TheGooglePhotostoragelimit,however,offersfree,unlimitedstorageforphotosupto16megapixelsandvideosupto1080presolution.What’smore,itwillresizeyourimagesforyouwhenyousyncup.Ifyouneedtostorelargerfilestoo,Googleoffers15GBoffreespacewhichis10GBmorethaniCloud. StartingJune1,2021,anynewphotosandvideosyouuploadwillcounttowardthefree15GBofstoragethatcomeswitheveryGoogleAccountortheadditionalstorageyou’vepurchasedasaGoogleOnemember. Organization AnotherhugebenefitoftheGooglePhotosAppisitspowerfulandimpressiveuseofmachinelearning.TheserviceautomaticallyanalyzesphotostoidentifyandgroupyourimagesintohelpfulalbumssuchasPlaces,People,andThings.Thismakesfindingtreasuredholidaysnapsorphotosofyourlovedonesaquickandeasyprocess,asyoucansearchforthingssuchas“Paris”,“mycat”or“flowers”toreturnrelevantresultsinaninstant. Cross-platformsupport WhileiCloudhelpfullycomespre-installedonalliOSdevices,itonlyofferstwoadditionalplatformstoaccessyourimages–aWindowsappandawebapp.GooglePhotos,ontheotherhand,offersmobileappsforbothiOSandAndroid,adesktopandwebapp,plustheabilitytoaccessyourcontentonAndroidTV,theAmazonFireTVStick,andSmartTVs. HowtoinstallGooglePhotosforMac 1.Openupyourwebbrowserandgotowww.photos.google.com 2.ClicktheMenuinthetopleft-handcorner. 3.ChooseAppdownloads. 4.ClickDownload. 5.Whendownloaded,openthefiletoruntheinstaller.Waitafewmomentsforthistodownload. 6.Whenprompted,dragtheGooglePhotosBackuptoyourApplicationsshortlinktoinstallitontoyourMac’sharddrive. 7.Then,findGooglePhotosinsideyourApplicationsfolderanddouble-clicktoopenit. 8.ThefirsttimeyourunGooglePhotos,you’llberemindedthatyou’rerunninganapplicationdownloadedfromtheinternet,clickOpen. 9.AccepttheTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicy. 10.You’llthenneedtosignintoyourGoogleAccounttosyncyourimages. 11.Selectthesourcesyou’dliketobackupfromthemenu,forexample,PhotosLibraryandDesktop. 12.Selectthephotosize. 13.ClickStartBackup. HowtouploadphotostoGoogleDrivefromyouriPhone 1.GototheAppStoreanddownloadGooglePhotos. 2.Whenyouopentheappandsignin,allowGooglePhotosaccesstoyourphotos,pluschooseyournotificationsettingsandwhetheryou’dlikeacellularbackupifthere’snoWiFi. 3.Decidewhichimagesizeyou’dliketobackup.Ifyouchosetoresizeyourimages,yougainunlimitedstorage.Ifyouwanttokeepthemintheiroriginalsize,youcanstoreupto15GBfree. 4.HitConfirm.YouriPhonephotoswillbeginuploadingtoyourGooglePhotosaccount,thetimeittakeswilldependonconnectionspeedandthenumberoffilesyouareuploading. HowtodownloadphotosfromGooglePhotos Onceyou’vebackedupyourimagestoGooglePhotos,accessinganddownloadingthemtoyourcomputerorphoneissimple.Followoursimpleguidesbelowtofindouthow. HowtodownloadGooglePhotostoyourMac/PC 1.Openyourwebbrowserandvisitwww.photos.google.com. 2.Selectthephotosyou’dliketodownloadtoyourPC/Mac.YoucanselectmultipleimagesbyholdingdownShiftandselectingthefirstandlastimagesofthegroupyou’dliketodownload. 3.Afterselectingyourimages,clickthethreedoticoninthetoprightcorner.ClickDownload. HowtorestorephotosfromGooglePhotostoyourphone 1.OpentheGooglePhotosApponyourphoneandselectthephotoyouwanttorestoretoyourphone. 2.Tapthethree-doticoninthetopright-handcornerandclickSavetodevice. FrequentlyAskedQuestions HerearesomepopularFAQsthatmayhelpyou: HowdoyouaccessGooglePhotos?  AccessingGooglePhotoscouldn’tbeeasier.Simply,logintoyourGoogleAccountandclickGotoGooglePhotos.Onceloggedin,allofyourphotosandvideoswillbethere,fullybackedup.IfyouhaveanyproblemsyoucanclickhereforGoogle’show-toguide.  HowtosaveGooglePhotostoiPhone? OpentheGooglePhotosApp,selectwhichphotoorvideoyouwanttosave.Tapmoreandthendownload. AreGooglePhotosPrivate?  ThephotosandvideosyouhaveinGooglePhotosareprivateandonlyvisibletoyouunlessyouintentionallysharethemwithanotheruser. Nowyou’velearnedhowtouseGooglePhotos,transformyourfavoritephotosintophotobooks,calendars,canvasprints,andmuchmore. Whatdidyouthinkofthisarticle? 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