How to upload photos to google from iphone

Apple quietly rolled out a tool that lets you copy all of the pictures you have stored in Apple Photos over to Google Photos.

You might find it helpful for a couple of reasons. It's an easy way to move everything over if you're switching to an Android phone, since you can't upload to Apple Photos from an Android phone. Like Apple Photos, Google Photos will create automatic highlight video clips set to music, but it will also automatically create collages, animations, add filters (that often look really good) and more. Both services have their strengths, and I use both as a way to create a backup of the other.

It's also useful if you want to switch from iCloud Storage to Google One storage. Apple charges $0.99/month for 50GB, $2.99/month for 200GB or $9.99/month for 2TB of storage. Google's plans are similarly priced, but let you share 100GB with your family for $1.99 a month while Apple only offers family sharing on its 200GB and 2TB plans. Also, Google has a $49.99/month 10TB plan in case you have a lot of data and just want to keep everything there.

A word of warning: The transfer isn't immediate. It said my 117GB library of over 20,000 photos and more than 800 videos will take between three and seven days to move.

I'll show you how to copy them over now.

How to copy your photos from Apple Photos to Google Photos

Transfer from Apple Photos to Google Photos

• First head to Apple's privacy website (privacy.apple.com/account) on your computer.
• Log in with your Apple account.
• Choose "Request to transfer a copy of your data."
• You'll see a summary of the number of photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos and how much storage they currently use.
• Under "Choose where you'd like to transfer your photos" select "Google Photos." It's the only option right now.
• Check the boxes to transfer videos and photos.
• Tap Continue.
• Confirm you're aware that your photos and videos won't fully transfer if your Google One drive runs out of space by tapping "Continue" again.
• Log in with your Google Account and grant Apple access to your Google Photos library.
• Choose "Confirm Transfers."

That's it. You should see the pictures appear in your Google account when the transfer is complete, after which you'll also receive an email confirmation. Just be patient: It may take several days depending on how big your library is.

Google Photos is more than a normal gallery app as it offers cloud storage for photos and videos. In addition to that, it also provides unlimited cloud storage for users who wish to upload their multimedia content in high quality.

Almost all Android smartphones come with Google

Photos app pre-installed on the smartphone. However, if you are an iPhone user, you must be aware that iCloud offers a limited amount of cloud storage space. That’s where Google Photos comes in handy by allowing users to move all the photos taken using an iPhone and here’s how to do it.

Before starting with the steps, first head to Apple App Store and download the Google Photos app on your smartphone.

Now, assuming you have downloaded the Google Photos app

1.

Open Google Photos app on your iPhone

After this, login into Google Photos using Google Account. Do note that the app may ask to login at the time of setting up the app. Once logged in, tap on Backup mode and choose the option High Quality to get unlimited storage space.

If you are looking to sync all your photos and videos including the one saved via third-party apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, etc leave rest of the settings as it is. In case you just want to save photos and videos taken using phone’s camera, tap on Backup folder and choose the folders you want to sync.

Now, head back to Google Photos home page and wait for the app to sync your data. Also, make sure to connect your phone with Wi-Fi to save your data or any other additional data charges.

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Top Comment

Hosie McCarroll

655 days ago

Once I’ve downloaded all pictures and videos into Google app do I need to delete pictures and videos that were stored in photos app in order to clear iCloud space?

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