If you have thousands of photos scattered across your smartphone, tablet, camera and laptop, with no easy way to know which photos are where, your problem is over. That being said, Google Photos is a free and easy way to organize and sync all your pictures. That way, you can access them no matter where you are and what device you’re using.
This facility makes Google Photos one of the best photo storage and sharing sites. The service uses Google’s image analysis technology to organize photos and videos, making them easier to search and share.
Regarding your storage, the free version has limited storage. And if you run out of space, you can purchase one of the paid options. Amazing, isn’t it? Below, see how to use Google Photos on Mobile and PC.
How to use Google Photos on mobile and PC?
Below, check out basic tips on how to use Google Photos:
1. Install Google Photos
Google Photos has free smartphone apps in the Apple Store and Google Play Store. In addition, there is a web version of Google Photos for uploading photos and videos from PCs and Macs.
However, instead of downloading complete copies of your photos from other devices, the apps provide online previews of what you’ve stored in Google’s cloud. As a result, your smartphone’s storage won’t be flooded if you’ve uploaded thousands of photos and videos from your home PC.
2. Delete duplicate images
When downloading the Google Photos app it is normal to find double images. If the app doesn’t automatically remove them, you can delete them manually.
In the app, there’s a trash can icon below each image (along with icons for editing, sharing, and searching for similar images). In the web version, click on a photo to bring it up in a new window and click on the trash can icon displayed in the upper right corner.
3. Upload images over Wi-Fi only
To prevent photo and video uploads from going over your data cap, the mobile app can be set to upload over Wi-Fi only.
To confirm this setting (or change it), press the your profile icon in the top left corner of the app. Then click on Photo Settings > Backup > Use of Mobile Data > Don’t Use Data.
4. Select quality level for uploads
Google Photos is free up to 15GB. So that you don’t quickly run out of available space, Google stores compressed copies of your media. If the images are larger than 16 megapixels, Google Photos will reduce their size.
Meanwhile, videos are limited to 1080p resolution. You can save original videos without changing the quality, including RAW image files, by changing the quality setting.
To do this, press the your profile icon in the top left corner of the app. Then click on Photo Settings > Backup > Backup Quality > Original Quality.
If you need more space for your full-size files, you will need to pay a monthly fee, which varies according to the storage contracted:
- 100 GB: BRL 6.99/month or BRL 69.99/year;
- 200 GB: BRL 9.99/month or BRL 99.99/year;
- 2TB: BRL 34.99/month or BRL 349.99/year.
5. Browse the images
Google Photos organizes images and videos by date, with the most recent at the top. In the mobile app, you can use your fingers to zoom in and view photos by month, by day, as well as individual photos. On a PC, you can click on a timeline that runs down the right side of the page.
If you tap the icon Search at the bottom of the mobile app or to the left of the web interface displays a new view. the same is organized by People, Places, Things, Videos, Collages, Animations and Filmswhich are edited videos.
THE first category uses facial recognition technology to group photos of the same person. This is a common feature in most photo organizing apps, as well as organizing photos by place. Clicking on the People category brings up icons of people, and clicking on one brings up all the images that Google thinks are of the same person.
You can name the person in the photos by tapping add a name under the main profile picture. If you do this for your own photo, Google will associate your account with the images. Your contacts in Google Photos or Gmail address book will be alerted if you appear in a photo they take, and Photos will suggest that they share the photo with you.
In Things, Google uses its image search technology to identify the subject of the photo. For example, let’s say you have a lot of pictures of food. Google will group photos of sushi, pizza, hamburgers, among other foods you have.
6: Edit your photos
Google Photos offers a good range of editing tools both in the app and in the web interface. You can start with cropping and rotate to reduce the photo and skew it if it is crooked. For quick touch-ups, the app offers 12 Instagram-style filters with cryptic names.
To edit an image, tap on it. When viewing, it will appear below, next to the option of Sharethe icon of To edit in the lower (for mobile) and upper (for PC) corners.
7. Share photos and albums
Finally, if you want, you can share images with others on Google Photos. From there, other people can comment, or add new photos to the album. For example: you had a family party. By sharing an album with attendees, you can share the photos you took during the event with them (just as they can share with you).
In this matteryou can see the step by step of how sharing works on Google Photos.
