Limited free storage that uses storage in your google account.
How much is google photo storage if your uploads are less than 15 megapixels.
The high quality option gives you free unlimited storage but your photos must be 16 megapixels or less and video must be 1080p resolution or lower so no 4k video.
Free unlimited photo backups to google photos at original full resolution quality.
The google photos apps for android and ios were released on thursday may 28 2015.
Recommended for photos that have more than 16mp and videos with more than 1080p.
You need a plan for storing your photos.
The pixel 4 and 4 xl will launch without one of the original great reasons for owning a pixel phone.
Take control of your smartphone s automatic photo uploads google photos compares favorably with similar services like apple s icloud photo library which only offers 5 gb of free storage and isn t as convenient to use on the web or android yahoo s flickr is compatible and dropbox and microsoft s onedrive also offer photo storage.
Uses your google account s 15 gb of free storage.
On the contrary it allows unlimited storage space for uploads in high quality i e pictures optimized by google which may not bear the inherent quality.
The first 500 photos uploaded from a android.
Media uploaded using the original quality option count against your google storage same as any other file.
Easily save and share what matters.
All photos and videos are stored in the same resolution that you took them.
As noted google cuts the space occupied by images uploaded in the original quality from your available free plan of 15gb.
Google photos offers two upload options.
Find the right photos faster.
Securely back up your photos and videos to google photos and enjoy them from any device.
Check your storage here if you go over this limit learn how to buy storage.
Original quality and high quality.
Recommended if you.
Images and videos uploaded to google photos using the high quality option don.
Your photos are automatically organized and searchable so you can easily find the photo you re looking for.
I started uploading photos bright and early friday morning may 29.
Recommended for phones or point and shoot cameras that are 16 megapixels mp or less.