Google Photos: Backup & Edit

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• 100 GB of Storage (1 year) — $19.99/year ($1.66/mo)
• 100 GB — $1.99
• 200 GB — $2.99
• Google AI Plus (2 TB) — $9.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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4.8 1528027 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5I enjoy it a lot

   Being a pro shooter with a horde of large and DSLR format hand cannons , I enjoy power and versatility , and once you have perfected the art of being invisible and go from a large body and lens to a pocket rocket , friends and family do not stand a chance of not getting future blackmail worthy candids . Sure I have access to top of the line post editing software , but why work when you can play , this app is so handy and does so much without me needing to ask or tell it , it gives me more time to “work a room” and capture the images I want natively without any post lab Voodo . It animates my bursts , neatly makes collages , and the simplicity of naming someone and getting every image they have been in is amazing , and sharing with the “victims” is simple and easy , they get the whole enchilada and pick and choose from my cloud without filling there’s . Being a shooter I know the value of memory and storage and buy appropriately , many of them have off the rack storage of as little as 64 gig . So google has added new tools to my “bag of tricks & treats” . When I am dead nobody is gonna wonder were they loved ? Did they matter ? It’s all in the pictures . My own life has nearly escaped cameras and the images captured are family secrets that I don’t rate access to , for my own family that will not be an issue , I have my “money shots” however my terabytes of “b” roll speak volumes about my dedication to giving them what I never had , and google is helping me do that , flawlessly

   fountain of useless knowledge · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5I’m kind of confused ( pls reply to give me an answer)

   I like this app. This app is amazing. And also quite confusing. You see, when my iPhone storage was full ( because I have an iPhone) , it wanted me to delete 324 photos to ‘free up my space’ it said when I “deleted” them I can see them in google photos but just falto free up my space. But when I did that, I could no longer see them. Why? Then It said, “ To free up more space, you can go to your iPhone photos and go to the ‘recently deleted’ album and permanently delete all of those photos.’ When I viewed those photos, most of them were actually my favorite photos that reminded me of those good memories of my friends, family, pets, and places I went to before the pandemic. And I was surprised and confused of why the app would let me do this. So I recovered most photos and deleted the 281 photos. That freed up my space a bit. But, if google photos said to delete 324 photos to free up my space, I can see them anytime I want. But then google photos told me to free up more space was to delete those “deleted” photos on the iPhone photo app. Why??? How will I see them again if they are permanently deleted? Anyways, after recovering most photos, and deleted 281 photos I was still left with this confusion. I still looked over the photos that weren’t deleted and the recovered photos. They brought me back to good memories of last year. Is there anyway you can be more... specific? Or if you can fix this so it won’t happen again? Thank you for reading and hopefully, understanding.

   Skipper :3 · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Best way to store photos!

   I’ve always been a huge picture person. I love saving memories from special moments and and even everyday life. I’ve had pictures stored in hundreds of files on my computer for years. When I downloaded google photos it automatically took all of those and downloaded them to the cloud. After the download was completed, I received the option to delete all the old photos from my computer, which made my life a lot easier. You can easily find a picture of someone specific you’re looking for and share pictures back and fourth with others using personal links! This app has a ton of great features, if you play around with it you can find a bunch of cool stuff you’re able to do! The one downside is that if you are using your personal gmail, there’s only 15 GB of storage. I have used all of googles apps for as long as I can remember so my storage was way over the 15 mark. I recently purchased 100 GB for $1.99 which I will hopefully not need anymore after I go through all my data linked from my gmail. Another downside is the download quality of images and especially videos. I have it set to upload at original quality so there’s not much else I can do. Just realize if you’re shooting a high quality video shoot it might not actually be able to be downloaded at the same quality. Overall this is the best way to save pictures. I’ve been a google photos user for about 8 years now and I couldn’t be more pleased with this app. I’m a huge supporter of google photos and have got many of my friends hooked on its benefits too!

   chloecasey61 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 4/5Love it but not enough free storage

   I used to recommend to EVERYONE to get and use Google Photos because automatically across all devices you can have ALL your photos in one place and you can free up the massive amount of space they take up on said devices. Plus the little Memories and fun little albums and things they make are cute especially when they do it all for you. The only problem is now the storage issue not very long after they started making you pay for storage after 15gb I surpassed 15gb. It would be nice if my email wasn’t also part of what makes up the amount stored. Now I either have to clean house which is why I got this app to begin with space and the work to maintain space somewhere being a burden. Or pay. And I just hate paying for apps and hate paying for stuff that was once free and also hate paying because I’m basically being forced to pay. Separating my emails (the thousands on my account since I’ve had gmail for yrs and yrs) from the allotment of space for my photos I think would be a good alternative to consider. That way it’s 15gb free solely for photos and after that pay. But with everyone and their mother sister aunt cousin and all their third party blah blah blah emailing me 3x a day like come on. I’m seriously considering not even keeping a Gmail any more Because of this space issue but again SOO MUCH WORK. I want big tech to make my life simpler not more complicated and aggravating. But if space or paying isn’t an issue then 100% recommend 😁

   MissMegaMoney · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Truly Best: Google Photos

   I have over 3k pictures on my phone and vry little time to view much less organize them. Often enough I get a Google msg with a catchy title that when opened contains a series, slideshow or collage (etc)of my pictures. It might be of a birthday memory or an occasion that happened a year ago/last week or month ago. It may be entitled smiles of 2018 or best of last week or whatever it is, it’s always perfectly titled, timed, & well put together into a collage or slideshow of my videos or pictures w background music!!!. I literally gasped & smiled the first time I received a notification from Google Photos. Plus, Google’s suggestion of pictures to archive has proven to be right on target of pictures I really don’t want or need! I am so grateful for this organization of pictures & the notifications that gently reminds me to enjoy the work of my numerous snapshots. It’s like a short story in pictures w music & many times it pops up when I REALLY need a break & reminds me of what matters most are loved ones n friends. I can’t rave enough about Google Photos. My only concern is, is my privacy at risk with “whoever” or “however” this beautiful & seamless service is provided? I am not the type of person who takes inappropriate photos that I would be embarrassed for anyone to see but it’s a bit uncomfortable if idk how or who does the fantastic job of grouping my pictures so beautifully! Anyway, Thanks Google. You deserve 5 stars! I pray you’re honest good people! Blessings.

   Stillwater231 · 30 Aug 2026

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