So, for the second time, I was talking to someone about GOOGLE PHOTOS and the other person had no idea what I was talking about ... so I thought it would be a good idea to talk about it here. Photos are so important to people, being able to get to photos they assume were long gone, may be there.
The following are tips from articles online to help people navigate and use GOOGLE PHOTOS.
Lifewire
What Is Google Photos, and Should You Be Using It?
It has a lot of features that set it apart from a built-in Gallery app
by Molly McLaughlin
Updated May 08, 2018
Search, Share, Edit, and Backup
One of the most notable features is search. Google Photos automatically assigns tags to your photos based on location, facial recognition, and image type – such as selfie, screenshot, and video – and then creates folders for each. It even classifies animals and objects. In our experience, this feature started out pretty hit-or-miss (mistaking people for cars and the like), but it's gotten a lot smarter since we have begun using Photos.
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The Verge
How to master Google Photos
Tips and tricks for getting the most from Google’s great service
By Chris Welch@chriswelch Jun 9, 2017, 10:25am EDT
By now, you’ve almost certainly heard how good Google Photos is. Your friends, family, and coworkers are probably using it and singing the app’s praises. It makes backing up your photo library effortless. It can identify people — even babies — in your images with freakish accuracy. It automatically creates GIFs and movies that the people in your life will cherish. Hooray.
But there’s really no great manual or user guide for Google Photos. Google’s FAQ site is about as close as the company comes to a “getting started” handbook. So I’ve compiled some how-tos and tips here and plan to update this article to keep up with any big changes that Google makes to the app.
MOVING TO GOOGLE PHOTOS
Few tasks feel as daunting as transferring your entire photo library from one service to another. And few things feel worse than accidentally losing images or videos that you can’t replace. So as great as Google Photos might be, switching to it won’t be a small undertaking for everyone.
Apple Photos: If all of your pictures and videos are on your phone or Mac, this should be relatively straightforward. Just install Google Photos app on your iPhone or the desktop app for your Mac. On iOS, Photos will automatically start backing up your photo library. On Mac, you’ll need to point it to the folder where your photos are stored.
There’s just one potential snag to be aware of if you’re using Apple’s iCloud Photo Library. Depending on your settings, some of your images could be in the cloud and visible on your devices — but not actually stored on them. This might be the case if you got tired of warnings about low storage on your phone and decided to buy more space with iCloud. If you’re using iCloud Photo Library, Google Photos might be unable to see or upload your photos and videos. The easiest solution is to make sure every file is actually saved on your smartphone or computer. To do that, just enable the options below:
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I hope you find the information in these articles helpful! I know that just by me letting people know about it made them very happy! They found photos they didn't know they had access to and many photos, they thought were lost a long time ago!
