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Google Photos Introduces a Game-Changing Feature to Free Up Tons of Storage

Google Photos Introduces a Game-Changing Feature to Free Up Tons of Storage – northernforum.net
Google Photos continues to evolve, and its latest feature is set to help users reclaim a significant amount of storage space. While Google frequently nudges users towards purchasing extra storage, it is also taking steps to make storage management more efficient. This new update offers a simple way to declutter your photo library and get rid of unnecessary duplicates.

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Google Photos update makes it easy to see which album(s) an image belongs to – By Karandeep Singh Oberoi Android Police
Google Photos is currently rolling out a minor but quality update that Android users have long waited for. The media management app will now start highlighting which album a photo or video belongs to directly within the media’s information screen, akin to the feature’s implementation on Google Photos on the web.

How To Download All Your Pictures And Videos From Google Photos At Once

How To Download All Your Pictures And Videos From Google Photos At Once – By Pankil Shah SlashGear
Depending on the size of your Google Photos collection, the export process can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours — or even days. Once the export is complete, the download process is relatively simple. Here’s what you need to do:

Google Photos makes it dead-simple to pull your files off of the cloud

Google Photos makes it dead-simple to pull your files off of the cloud – By Nathan Drescher Android Police
Losing photos while reorganizing backups is one of the modern world’s more frustrating things. Thankfully, Google is finally dealing with it with a new feature that lets users remove photo and video backups from the cloud without losing the files on their device .

Google Photos automatically back up files

Google Photos for the web can now automatically back up files from your desktop – By Patrick Hearn Android Police
Your photos are precious memories (well, maybe not those screenshots you saved of funny memes), and the last thing you want is to lose them because your laptop takes an Olympic-level dive off the kitchen counter. You can back them up to the cloud , sure, but how often do you remember to do that? And how much storage do you have? Good news: Google is adding in a new feature that makes it easier to protect your pictures and back them up with next to no effort on your part.

Android 15 is now available for Pixels

Android 15 is now available for Pixels – By ALex Castro The Verge
Android 15 is now rolling out to Pixel devices, bringing them new privacy features, security tools, and improvements for foldables and tablets. The operating system first launched last month through the Android Open Source Project, but at the time, it wasn’t yet available on Pixel phones and tablets — or other major Android devices. Google announced today that it’s finally coming to Pixels alongside a series of Pixel feature drops.

How to Take Better Night Sky Photos on a Google Pixel

How to Take Better Night Sky Photos on a Google Pixel – By Timothy Jacob Hudson How-To Geek
There’s nothing more beautiful than the night sky, and with modern smartphone cameras, everyone can take amazing pictures of it. The latest version of Google’s Camera app on Pixel phones has added the ability to manually control Astrophotography mode, meaning you now have more ability than ever to snap a fantastic image.

How to Stop the Photos You Share From Giving Away Your Exact Location

How to Stop the Photos You Share From Giving Away Your Exact Location – By Brad Morton How-To Geek
Photos you take can reveal your exact location due to embedded GPS data.
Be cautious when sharing photos online, as anyone can access location information if it isn’t stripped out of files.
Remove location data from photos on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android to protect your privacy.
Your online privacy isn’t something to take lightly. There is already a wealth of information about you available online that anyone with an unusual interest in your activities can look up, so why make it even easier for them by potentially giving them your exact location?

Google explains how you’re using Magic Editor and Magic Eraser wrong

Google explains how you’re using Magic Editor and Magic Eraser wrong – By Stephen Schenck Android Authority
Do you believe in magic? Google hopes you do. And it very much wants you getting on board with all its latest AI-powered software features, including some very impressive editing tools in Google Photos. But do you really understand all the options you have access to, and the different situations where one editing solution might be better than another? Today Google shares some quick tips that should hopefully educate you about which kind of magic to summon for help with your pics.

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