Google today said it plans to retire Picasa, which has long served as its online photo management service, in favor of the newer Google Photos product. Google hopes to accomplish the transition over the next few months and said it is taking pains to ensure users’ photos and memories are preserved. Picasa users will be […]
Google has made a tool called shared albums available to Google Photos users. Google made sure the tool is easy to use. People simply select the photos they want to share, put them into an album, and then invite people to view the album. Invitees can be given view-only access, or be allowed to contribute […]
Google is rolling out an update to Google Photos for Android today that lets people free up on-device storage by deleting local files. A new option in the settings menu called “Free Up Space” lets users set the app to automatically delete local photos that have been backed up to the cloud. The feature is […]
Google has pushed out a modest update to the Google Photos app for Android devices and it brings with it several new functions. To start, Google Photos can now recognize animations created by the Google Camera app (think GIFs). Thanks to the update, users can now: log into Google Photos from Google Plus pages; reorder […]
Google has announced plans to shutter the Google+ Photos app and online service on August 1. Google+ Photos was a part of Google+, the search company’s social network. Google+ Photos is being replaced by Google Photos, which Google launched earlier this year. Google said all Google+ Photos users’ images and videos will be preserved, even […]
Google Photos will continue to upload images to Google’s online storage service even if smartphone owners delete the app from their Android device. The issue stems from the automatic backup feature, which is controlled in the system settings as well as the app’s settings. If the app is removed, but the system settings are left […]
