Google Photos is one of the most popular apps for backing up photos and videos. Google accounts come with a total of 15GB of storage. If you have been using the app to store your photos, then here we mention the things you should be aware of using Google Photos. Let’s take a quick look at important things about Google photos.
This is a great online service for anyone who loves taking photos and videos with their smartphone. It combines cloud-based storage with AI-based organization of clips and images. It is essential for mobile photographers.
What is Google Photos?
The service was officially launched in May 2015, as a standalone spinoff from Google+ Photos. It was built on the Google+ social network. Google would soon retire Google+ Photos. It retains many of the same features as the older Google+ Photos and adds a few more.
Both the app and service were immediately popular with smartphone owners. In May 2017, 500 million people had downloaded the apps. This was two years after its launch. Those users upload 1.2 billion photos every day. Google Photos was launched in June 2017. It has over one billion downloads. The app received a new redesign in June 2020 with a slightly altered logo.
The app can be downloaded on both Android or iOS. You can also visit photos.google.com to view all your images and clips from your mobile browser.
Things You Must Be Aware Of
Image Quality
Google offers three photo backup options: Express, Storage Saver, and Original quality. If you do not select the Original Quality option, it will mean that your videos and photos are not saved in the original quality, resolution, and megapixels that were uploaded to Google Photos. When you select the other options, the quality of your images will be reduced.
Google Account Storage
All photos and videos you back up now in any option count towards your Google Account Storage. Google offers 15GB total storage free of charge. After that, you’ll need to purchase a Google One Subscription to get more storage.
What Happens If You Don’t Buy Extra Storage
You won’t have the ability to backup additional videos or photos if you run out of storage. Google states that if your quota is exceeded for 24 months, you may lose access to your content. If you quit using the app because you cannot store more photos, all your data will be deleted after two years.
All of your content could be removed from Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos if you are inactive for more than 2 years. We will notify you via email and notifications in the Google products before this happens. Google says they will notify us via email and notifications from the Google products. They will notify us at least three months in advance of the content being eligible for deletion.
Google will allow your content to be downloaded from its servers. The company also mentions that you can only delete your Google Photos content if you are inactive in Photos for more than 2 years. If you are still active in Google Drive and Gmail, your content in Google Drive and Gmail will not be deleted.
How to Stay Active To Avoid Deletion of Your Data
It is best to visit Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive on a regular basis. It is important to sign in and connect to the internet.
Google states that it is important to remember that your device may have multiple accounts. Activity is determined by account and not by device. Users will need to make sure they use the services for all accounts they wish to remain active.
Google Photos Storage Management Tool
Google’s storage management tool allows you to delete the same type of photos as well as those that you don’t want to be stored. Google automatically backs them up. This is how to use the storage management tool.
- Clear out your storage
- Open the Google Photos app on your Android tablet or phone.
- Register for your Google Account. Next, click on your profile photo in the top-right corner.
- Click on Photo settings, then Backup & Sync, and then click on Manage Storage
- Select any category under Reviews and click Delete. Click Select to select the items to be deleted and then click Move to Trash.
Also check this, How To Get Deleted Photos And Videos From Google Photos
