Back in May at Google I/O the company announced Google Photos. The service and app give users a free, unlimited, high-quality resolution location to store all their photos and videos. It launch not only on Android, but also for iOS and there is even a PC app to upload folders you have stored on hard drives and more. Google has now made another announcement that impacts users by announcing that original side of Photos, Google+ Photos, will be officially discontinued on August 1st. All of those out there that have already installed and started using the new Google Photos app have nothing to worry about, but those of you that haven’t installed the app should get on it.
If you don’t install the app by August 1st all your images and videos will still remain in tact, you just won’t be able to access them in the same manner you did without the app. Google won’t be purging your life from the servers and lighting your world on fire. You just need to install the app and everything will still be there.
If you’re still using Google+ Photos, now is a great time to make the switch. You may have seen a prompt in Google+ Photos on Android with a link to download the new Google Photos. Don’t worry, all your photos and videos will still be saved and available after you switch to the new, stand-alone Google Photos app. With the new app you’ll still be able to back up, edit, and share your photos and videos, with unlimited storage, automatic organization, and more.
Google states that Google+ Photos will be discontinued on Android on August 1st with the Web version and iOS versions to follow there after. Users can also opt to download all of their photos and videos using Google Takeout rather than making the switch.
The links to all the appropriate channels for the app are down below. Those of you that have changed over though, how are you liking it? What is missing, what is different, what do you hope Google pushes through tot he app that is missing from the Google+ Photos side? All of your thoughts an opinions will certainly help get new users a bit more up to speed. I rarely used the Google+ Photos side of thing so I can’t speak to its functionality.
Install:Â PC uploader from HERE.
Install: Google Photos for iOS
Install: Google Photos for Android
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