As for privacy, you should be the last one to complain. I installed Google photos, I like it a lot.Īs for running out of space, as you well know there is 15gb free. Every other Android phone I have seen has been the same. On my older LG (Android 8), it came with gallery, cannot be uninstalled. Things change and get better, at least that is the idea. He is complaining because he is used to one thing and he expects things to remain the same forever. Either way it IS part of the OS, regardless of the name. It may also be that yes, his version of Android did away with Gallery, it was replaced with photos? There has always been a native photo app with Android, it was Gallery, it may now be Photos. As for the OP, I seriously doubt HE installed it, he is complaining about it, so it may have come pre-installed. You certainly do NOT have to install google photos. He didn't ask for our opinion on GPhotos.Īnd this was already answered with a free and easy Gallery that is so close to the Gallery OP wishes he still had.ĭifferent companies may make their own version of Gallery but do they really? They may may change the name a bit and make slight modifications to it but it is essentially the same thing, hence the name the OP mentions "Moto Gallery" OP said "What is a good GPhotos alternative". In any event, as usual, we've completely blown this post up. Gallery is not part of the OS but every company makes their own "Gallery" app. So there's another reason for not using GPhotos in addition to the one I already mentioned: privacy. So now It want's me to pay $2/mo for more storage. "You are almost out of space! Click here to pay for more storage." And I have 18 gigs, not the standard 15. I recently turned it on only so my 3 Google Home devices would start displaying photos. About the only Google app I didn't ever use. I am all in on Google and have never used Google Photos. You're not really trying to school me on GPhotos, are you GG? This may be the reason you think it was replaced. I have an LG phone and that is what it is called. Try opening the app drawer (where all of your apps are) and listed alphabetically you should find gallery. There is no "Moto" gallery on an LG phone. You now have a Stylus phone?, that is an LG. What’s the Difference Between Google Photos and Gallery App on you mention Moto gallery, that is a Motorola branded app. You can also go into your google account settings and turn OFF the automatic backup (sync) for photos.ĭifferent manufacturers do different things with these apps. If you do NOT want this behavior, it's simple, do not install google photos or force stop it if you can't uninstall. Gallery IS part of the OS.Īs soon as you install photos (if it's not already there), you can deny it access to your photos but then what is the point? If you give it access to your photos, every photo you have on your phone that you took with the phone camera and stored locally plus every photo you take after that point will be uploaded to google photos on the cloud. You can force stop it, you cannot uninstall it. If you have gallery, try uninstalling it to see what I mean. It depends on the provider, some may make it part of the ROM. If that is the case, then it may not be possible to uninstall it. It may come pre-installed on some phones which is probably the case with the OP. You can choose not to install google photos, as I mentioned that is optional. Since I installed google photos, I have not touched it. I know you don't need two but you will have two. Google photos by definition is on the cloud. I will take care of backing up my own photos. Using a local app, Google doesn't get access to all my photos.
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