Google Photos may look like a basic image hosting program, but experts who sell electronics say its far more than that. Google Photos is the link between three services: cloud storage, image hosting, and image sharing.
Here are ten hidden tricks for Google Photos you need to know:
1. Search for people, places, and objects.
Google Photos can automatically organize your uploaded photos both by location and by date. Thanks to advanced image recognition and the search engines massive database, it can easily identify the subject of your images.
2. Organize and label similar faces together.
Google Photos generates face models from your images to group similar faces collectively. This way, you can quickly search your photo library for pictures of certain people. Face groups and labels are only accessible through your private account.
3. Modify your backup and sync settings.
The photos and videos on your account are copied to a specific Google account. However, it is possible to change which account you want to use, which images to copy and more directly from the Google Photos settings.
4. Delete pictures right after uploading them.
Google Photos can instantly remove photos and videos straight from your smartphone once it finishes uploading them. This process eliminates photo duplicates. Also, the Google Photos Assistant feature will promptly inform you to delete photos when the storage space gets low.
5. Backup images from other apps.
The auto-backup feature of Google Photos is handy. By default, it only backs up images taken with the phone’s default Camera app. However, if you also want to save the photos you took using other apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Viber, simply find the location where the apps keep the photos.
6. Pinch to “change view.”
The Google Photos app displays your pictures in a daily view using thumbnails organized chronologically. There are other choices like the monthly view and comfortable view. It is possible to move between the view panels just by pinching in or out on your mobile’s screen.
7. Select multiple pictures with one tap.
Google Photos enables you to choose several images at a time. To do this, long press on any picture to choose the photos. Then, without lifting your finger, drag it wherever you want – upward, downward, or sideways. This will let you rapidly pick images without having to lift your finger.
8. Recover deleted pictures.
Google Photos holds on to your deleted pictures for a minimum of 60 days. If you wish to recover a deleted photo, just go to the trash folder, select the image, and click the “Undelete” button.
9. Upload faster using the desktop version.
By default, Google Photos uploads images from your phone. It also has desktop uploaders for both Windows and Apple computers. Just drag and drop folders directly from your desktop to photos.google.com, and they will be uploaded right away.
10. Display pictures on the TV via the Chromecast.
If you have a Chromecast, you can easily show your pics and vids on a big screen. If you’re using a PC or a Mac, just cast your multimedia files from the Chrome browser to your television.
Google Photos is the default photo app on the majority of stock Android phones. With it providing free unlimited storage, theres no reason at all not to use the app to keep your photo and video memories.
