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Google Launches 'Backup and Sync' Mac App for Google Photos and Google Drive. Wednesday July 12, 2017 5:47 pm PDT by Juli Clover. 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Firstofall,makesurethatApple'siCloud-to-GooglePhotostransferserviceisavailable...ReadFullArticleHowtoShareMediainGooglePhotosUsingtheApp'sNewDirectMessagingFeatureWednesdayDecember4,20191:23pmPSTbyTimHardwickGooglePhotosforiOSoffersusersseveralpictureandvideosharingoptionslikelivealbums,sharedlibraries,andsharedalbums,andnowGooglehasbuiltamessagingserviceintoitsPhotosappthatmakesitpossibletoshareindividualsnapsandvideoclipsaspartofanongoingconversation. WhyAddaMessagingServicetoaPhotosApp? Previously,sharingindividualphotosthroughthe...ReadFullArticle(10comments)GooglePhotosArticlesGooglePhotos'LockedFolder'FeatureforPixelPhonesComingtoiOSFridayOctober29,20213:16amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglePhotosusersoniPhoneandiPadwillsoonbeabletolocktheirmostsensitiveimagesinaspecialpasscode-protectedfolder,thankstoanewfeaturecomingtotheiOSapp(viaTheVerge). CurrentlyexclusivetoPixelphones,theprivacy-orientedLockedFolderfeatureallowsuserstosavephotosandvideosintheappwithinaseparatespacethatrequiresapasscodeorfingerprintto...ReadFullArticle46commentsGmailtoLetUsersSaveImageAttachmentsDirectlytoGooglePhotosThursdayMay27,20213:11amPDTbyTimHardwickGoogleisaddinganew"SavetoPhotos"buttontoGmailthat,whenpressed,automaticallysavesemailedpictureattachmentstoGoogle‌Photos‌. ThenewfeaturemeansGmailuserswillnolongerhavetodownloadphotoattachmentsfrommessagesinordertomanuallybackthemuptoGoogle‌Photos‌. The"Saveto‌Photos‌"optionwillgoalongsidetheexisting"AddtoDrive"buttonthatappears...ReadFullArticle9commentsGooglePhotosWillUseMachineLearningtoAnimateYourStillShotsWednesdayMay19,20211:00amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglePhotosisgettinganewAI-drivenfeaturethatcantaketwosimilarpicturesinyouriPhone'scamerarollandturnthemintoasinglemovingshot,reportsTheVerge. Googlesaysthefeatureachievesthisbyusingmachinelearningtogenerateadditionalframesbetweenthetwoimages,whichcreatestheappearanceofmovement. Ifyou'vetakenseveralshotsinsuccession,forexample,...ReadFullArticle88commentsPSA:GooglePhotosUnlimitedStorageEndsNextMonth,Here'sHowtoExportYourPicturestoiCloudThursdayMay13,20215:26amPDTbyTimHardwickForaslongasit'sexisted,GooglePhotoshasofferedfreeunlimitedstorageforuploadingimagesatareducedyetgoodenoughqualityformostusers.FromJune1,2021,however,allphotosandvideosuploadedtoGoogleaccountswillcountagainstusers'cloudstorage.Ifyou'vebeenrelyingonGoogletobackupyourmedialibrary,itmaybetimetomovethatcontentelsewhere.Thisarticle...ReadFullArticle121commentsAllofGoogle'sMainAppsNowFeaturePrivacyLabelsTuesdayApril6,202110:45amPDTbyJuliCloverFourmonthsafterApplefirstbeganrequiringappstoaddAppPrivacylabelstotheirAppStorelistings,Googlehasfinallyupdatedallofitsmostpopularappswiththeinformation,lettingpeopleknowexactlywhatdataGoogleiscollecting. GooglebeganaddingAppPrivacylabelstoitsappsinFebruaryaftermonthsofdelaying.Gmail,forexample,gotAppPrivacylabelsonFebruary22,...ReadFullArticle41commentsAppleLaunchesServiceforTransferringiCloudPhotosandVideostoGooglePhotosWednesdayMarch3,202111:04amPSTbyJuliCloverApplethisweekintroducedanewservicethat'sdesignedtomakeitquickandeasyforiClouduserstotransfertheirstoredphotosandvideostoGooglePhotos. AsoutlinedinanApplesupportdocument,youcangotoApple'sprivacywebsiteandsignintoseethe"Transferacopyofyourdata"option.Ifyouselectthisandgothroughallthesteps,Applewilltransferyour‌iCloud‌photos...ReadFullArticle195commentsGooglePhotosRollsOutNewVideoEditingToolsoniOSThursdayFebruary11,202110:09amPSTbySamiFathiGooglehasrolledoutasuiteofnewvideoeditingfeaturesforGooglePhotosoniOSthataddsgranularcontrolsforeditingthingssuchasbrightness,contrast,andexposure.Inadditiontothefine-tunecontrols,userswillnowhavetheabilitytocrop,changetheperspective,andaddfilterstovideosdirectlywithintheapp. InSeptember,GoogleannouncedaredesignededitorforGoogle...ReadFullArticle22commentsGooglePhotosStopsBackingUpSocialMediaFoldersByDefaultTuesdayJune30,20202:45amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglePhotoshasstoppedbackingupimagesandvideosfromfolderscreatedbysocialmediaandmessagingappslikeWhatsApp,Messages,andTikTok(viaAndroidPolice). Previously,Google'sphotoappwouldautomaticallyuploadallmediasavedtoaniOSdevice,includinganyfilessavedinfoldersoriginatingfromsocialandmessagingapps.Googlesaysit'snowturningoffthisaspectof...ReadFullArticle14commentsGoogleAdmitsSomePrivateVideosinGooglePhotosWereSenttoStrangersTuesdayFebruary4,20202:19amPSTbyTimHardwickGooglehasemailedsomeusersofGooglePhotostoinformthemthatsomeoftheirprivatevideoswereaccidentallysenttostrangers,reports9to5Google. The"technicalissue"issaidtohaveaffectedpeoplewhousedtheGoogleTakeoutservicetodownloadtheirdatabetweenNovember21andNovember25lastyear.Theproblemresultedinasmallnumberofusersreceivingvideosintheirarchive...ReadFullArticle52commentsGoogletoFix'Bug'ThatLetsiOSPhotosAppUsersUploadHEICImagesforFreeMondayOctober21,20192:09amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglehassaiditwillpatcha"bug"inGooglePhotosthatenablesiPhoneuserstostorepicturesinthecloudintheiroriginalqualitywithoutcountingtowardtheirGoogleDrivestoragelimit. Currently,theGoogle‌Photos‌iOSapphappilyuploadsphotosinApple'sefficientHEICformatwithoutrequiringthemtobeconvertedfrom"OriginalQuality"to"HighQualityJPEG."Thereasonis...ReadFullArticle28commentsNewGooglePhotos'LiveAlbums'SharePicturesofPeopleandPetsAutomaticallyWednesdayOctober10,20182:59amPDTbyTimHardwickFollowingyesterday'sGoogleevent,thecompanyisrollingoutanupdateforGooglePhotosthatintroducesanewfeaturecalledLiveAlbums. PoweredbyGoogle'sfacialrecognitionalgorithms,LiveAlbumsallowuserstocreatealbumsthatareautomaticallyupdatedwithpicturesfromtheirlibraryofaspecificpersonorpet.OnceanalbumhasbeentaggedasaLiveAlbum,itcanbeshared...ReadFullArticle41commentsGooglePhotosGains'Favorite'FeatureandSharedAlbum'Hearts'TuesdayMay22,20181:25amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglePhotosissettoplugacoupleofholesinitsbasicfeaturesetoverthenextfewdays,bringingitinlinewithsimilarfunctionsavailableinApplePhotos.Upuntilnow,thecloud-basedphotoservicehaslackedtheabilitytofavoritephotos,butthat'sabouttochange.Googlesaysit'srollingoutanoptionforuserstotapastarintheupperrightofanyphotointheirlibrary,...ReadFullArticle15commentsGoogleLensCurrentlyRollingOuttoiOSviaGooglePhotosAppFridayMarch16,20184:42amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglehasannouncedthatitspreviouslyAndroid-onlyGoogleLensfeatureisnowrollingouttoiOSuserswhohavetheGooglePhotosappinstalled.FirstunveiledlastyearattheGoogleI/O2017conference,GoogleLensusesthecompany'simagerecognitionandmachinelearningalgorithmstoidentifythesubjectsofphotosandvideosandpresentadditionalhelpfulactionsandinformationto...ReadFullArticle22commentsGoogleiOSAppNowRespondstoVoiceSearchesinMultipleLanguagesFridayDecember1,20172:48amPSTbyTimHardwickGoogleupdatedacoupleofitsmostpopulariOSofferingslateonThursday,includingbringingmultilingualsupporttoitsnamesakeapp. UsersoftheGoogleSearchappcannowsearchbyvoiceinmultiplelanguages.Theoptionneedstobeenabledfirstforittowork–todothis,gotoSettings,tap"VoiceSearch",thentap"Language"toselectadditionallanguages.(Thereareover50to...ReadFullArticle6commentsFaceDetectioninGooglePhotosAppNowRecognizesCatsandDogsbyNameTuesdayOctober17,20171:51amPDTbyTimHardwickGoogleupdateditsPhotosapponMondaywithanewfacialrecognitionfeaturethatletsusersorganizepicturesoftheirfamilypetsmoreeasily.Sinceitwaslaunched,GooglePhotoshasemployedfacialrecognitiontoidentifyhumansandhelpuserssorttheirsnapsbyfriendorfamilymember,similartohowFacesworksinApplePhotos.ThelatestversionofGoogle'sownphotosappbuilds...ReadFullArticle24commentsGoogleBackupandSyncAppUpdatedWithAPFSSupportforMacsRunningHighSierraThursdaySeptember7,20174:26amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglethismorningquietlyupdateditsBackupandSyncclientappwithAPFSsupportforMacsrunningthelatestmacOSHighSierrabeta. Thechange,firstspottedbyPiunikaweb,meansusersofGoogleDriveandGooglePhotoscannowtakeadvantageofthenewAppleFileSystem(APFS),whichwasintroducedinHighSierra.APFSreplacesHFS+andunifiesthefilesystemacrossmacOS,iOS,tvOS,and...ReadFullArticle9commentsGoogleLaunches'BackupandSync'MacAppforGooglePhotosandGoogleDriveWednesdayJuly12,20175:47pmPDTbyJuliCloverGoogletodayannouncedthelaunchofBackupandSync,anewappforMacsandPCsthat'sdesignedtobackupfilesandphotossafelyinGoogleDriveandGooglePhotos.ThenewappismeanttoreplacetheexistingGooglePhotosdesktopuploaderandDriveforMac/PC. TouseBackupandSync,GoogleDrive/Photosusersjustneedtodownloadtheappandthenchoosethefolderstheywanttobackup....ReadFullArticle48commentsGooglePhotosAppUpdateBringsLong-AwaitedAppleTVStreamingFeatureTuesdayApril25,20172:34amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglecontinueditssteadyimprovementoftheGooglePhotosappthisweekbyaddingtheabilitytowirelesslytransmitphotosandvideostoanAppleTVonthesamenetwork. Comingalmosttwoyearssincetheapp'sdebutoniOS,thefeatureadditionintheversion2.14updatehasbeenalongtimecoming,butitdoesmeanuserscannowstreamtheirGooglePhotolibrariestobig-screen...ReadFullArticle9commentsGooglePhotosandDuoAppUpdatesComingForUsersinLowConnectivityAreasThursdayMarch23,20172:20amPDTbyTimHardwickGoogleannouncedacoupleofnotableupdatesforitsDuoandPhotosappsyesterdayatthecompany'sSãoPauloevent,whereitpitchedthefeaturesasidealsolutionsforusersinBrazilwholiveinlowconnectivityareas. GooglePhotosreceivedtwonewfeaturestomakephotobackupandsharingeasierwhenusingtheappinlocationswithpoornetworkcoverage.Photosnowbacksupimages...ReadFullArticle8commentsGooglePhotosCanNowFixSidewaysSnapsandGenerateGIFstoShareThursdayOctober13,20162:26amPDTbyTimHardwickGooglehasannouncedafewnotableupdatestoitsPhotosapp,withsomenewfeaturespoweredbyitsmachine-learningtechnology. 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