- Your Photos on Google Photos Now that you’ve completely set up Google Photos on your iPhone, you don’t need to worry about them backing up to iCloud anymore.
- All your photos will be stored in this one place.
- You can access these photos on any device through the Google Photos app or the website.
En effet, Is Google storage and iCloud storage the same thing? While both iCloud and Google Drive are among the most popular and widely used cloud storage solutions out there, Google Drive slightly has an edge over its counterpart. For one, Google Drive is available across all major platforms and it provides a much larger quota of free storage space compared to what iCloud offers.
Why you should not use Google Photos? When you use Google photos, then many of your images will contain hidden data, embedded into the files, that discloses the time and exact location the photo was taken, the device you were using, even the camera settings. Google admits it pulls this so-called EXIF data into its analytics machine.
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Will deleting Google Photos delete iCloud photos?
Uninstalling the app will not delete any photo from your iPhone. Even if photos are saved in Google Photos, they will stay in the cloud.
Can I use both iCloud and Google Photos? You can request a copy of your iCloud photos and videos to transfer to Google Photos. Important: The transfer doesn’t remove your photos and videos from iCloud. After the transfer, additional photos and videos stored in iCloud won’t sync to Google Photos automatically.
What is the difference between iCloud and Google account?
They are basically the same. Your Apple ID that is associated with your Gmail account can also have an iCloud account as part of it too. It’s just a username that’s different between them, in one case you are using a username that ends on gmail.com and in the other icloud.com, but they are the same type of accounts.
Is Google Photos better than iCloud?
Using iCloud will mean your images can sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, with all the enhanced functionality that Apple’s Photos apps offer, including the option to optimize your device’s storage. But if some or all of your devices are not made by Apple, Google Photos is the clear winner.
Is Gmail safer than iCloud?
Apple and Google are two of the most popular and reliable tech companies in the world, so neither security nor reliability are concerns with either Gmail or Apple Mail. You can consider this category a tie.
Which is better iCloud or Google Photos?
Using iCloud will mean your images can sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, with all the enhanced functionality that Apple’s Photos apps offer, including the option to optimize your device’s storage. But if some or all of your devices are not made by Apple, Google Photos is the clear winner.
Which cloud storage is best?
Key Takeaways: Sync.com is the best cloud storage service with excellent file sharing, versioning, security and more perks. pCloud and Icedrive take the number two and three spots, and both offer excellent lifetime plans. MEGA offers the most free cloud storage (20GB) and is also super secure.
Why you should not use Google Drive?
#1: Potential security risks While your Google Docs are encrypted, there’s no extra layer of protection if someone gets a link to one of your files when they shouldn’t have access to it. So, for example, if you send a link to someone and they decide to share it with someone else, there’s no way for you to stop them.
What do I do if I don’t want to use Google Drive?
If you want to stop using Google Drive completely, you can just click the “disconnect account” button and sign back in when you next need to use it. However, this also makes it harder to share or upload files. Instead, we recommend that you change your settings, limiting it to set folders or turning some features off.
Which is the safest cloud storage?
The following are the list of most secure cloud storage of 2021:
- IDrive.
- pCloud.
- Sync.com.
- Microsoft OneDrive.
- Google Drive.
- Egnyte Connect.
- MEGA.
- Tresorit.
What is the point of Google Drive?
Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online. The service syncs stored documents, photos and more across all of the user’s devices, including mobile devices, tablets and PCs.
What happens to my data if I stop paying Google Drive?
You’ll receive a confirmation email of your subscription cancellation. On the start of the next month of your plan, you’ll be downgraded to the 15GB of personal storage for Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail.
What happens if I uninstall Google Drive?
After you uninstall the application, you can delete the Google Drive folder from your computer without deleting anything in your Google Drive on the web. The Google Drive folder – including the files and folders it contains – will remain on your computer unless you delete it.
Is it OK to uninstall Google Drive?
Uninstalling the app won’t delete the synced files. Plus, if you want to keep using Google Drive on a different device, it’s good to know uninstalling the Android app won’t affect it.
