Apple has quietly released a tool that lets you copy all the images you’ve saved to Apple Photos to Google Photos.
It may be useful to you for a couple of reasons. It’s an easy way to change everything if you switch to an Android phone, as you can’t upload to Apple Photos from an Android phone. Like Apple Photos, Google Photos will create automatic highlighting video clips, but it will also automatically create collages, animations, add filters (which often look great), and more. Both services have their strengths and I use them as a way to create a backup of the other.
It’s also useful if you want to switch from iCloud storage to Google One. Apple charges $ 0.99 a month for 50GB, $ 2.99 a month for 200GB, or $ 9.99 a month for 2TB of storage. Google’s plans are similarly priced, but allow you to share 100GB with your family for $ 1.99 a month, while Apple only offers family sharing on its 200GB and 2TB plans. In addition, Google has a 10 TB plan of $ 49.99 / month if you have one a lot of data and you just want to keep everything in it.
One caveat: the transfer is not immediate. It was said that my 117GB library of over 20,000 photos and over 800 videos will take between three and seven days to move.
Now I will show you how to copy them.
How to copy photos from Apple Photos to Google Photos
Transfer Apple Photos to Google Photos
- First, go to Apple’s privacy website (privacy.apple.com/account) on your computer.
- Sign in with your Apple account.
- Choose “Request a transfer of a copy of your data”.
- You’ll see a summary of the number of photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos and the amount of storage they currently use.
- Under “Choose where you want to transfer your photos,” select “Google Photos.” It’s the only option right now.
- Check the boxes to transfer videos and photos.
- Tap Continue.
- Tap “Continue” to confirm that you’re aware that photos and videos won’t be fully transferred if your Google One drive runs out of space.
- Sign in with your Google Account and grant Apple access to your Google Photos library.
- Choose “Confirm Transfers”.
This is. You should see the images appear in your Google Account when the transfer is complete, and then you will receive an email confirmation. Be patient: it may take a few days depending on the size of your library.