For anyone who feels hostage to the 5GB of iCloud free storage or just want to try a different photo storage app, Apple has launched this week a new service designed to make it easy to transfer photos and videos stored in iCloud to Google Photos.
As reported per MacRumors and more detailed a Apple Support Pages, Apple’s new transfer service allows users located in the United States, Canada, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the European Union to easily move content stored in iCloud to Google Photos.
Assuming you already have accounts for both services and have the appropriate login credentials (including active two-factor authentication settings in the Apple ID), the whole process is pretty straightforward. All you have to do is log in here with your Apple ID, select “Transfer a copy of your data,” then follow the steps below.
The important thing What you need to know is that the service sends a copy of your photos and videos to Google, which means that all original iCloud files will remain intact and not deleted. However, because Google doesn’t support exactly the same range of file types as Apple, things like Live Photos, Smart Albums, and certain RAW files may not be available or displayed correctly in Google Photos.
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Also, if you have little space left in Google Photos during the transfer, you’ll need to manually purchase more storage and then redo the transfer. The same goes for last-minute changes, deletions, or additions you make just before you start the transfer, which may not be included.. There are also some great details, like Apple, it only transfers the most recent edition of a photo and cannot transfer images that are part of shared albums.
But in short, it is very simple. Tthe only real drawback is that, depending on the amount of data and some other factors, the transfer can take three to seven days to complete.
The only interesting coincidence is that Apple’s new iCloud transfer service arrives a few months before Google ends unlimited photo storage in Google Photos in June. This also happens when Apple is under the control of lawmakers and in a legal fight with Epic Games for its anti-competitive behavior.. However, with Apple you will soon feel less worried about it people who can jump from iCloud in search of free storage (Google Photos deals 15GB of free storage compared to 5GB of iCloud, but it’s definitely no longer unlimited), perhaps the timing of Apple’s new photo transfer service isn’t so casual after all.