For anyone who feels hostage to 5 GB of iCloud free storage or just want to try another photo storage application, this week Apple launched a new service designed to make it easy to transfer photos and videos stored in iCloud to Google Photos.
As reported of MacRumors and more detailed in Apple Support Pages, Apple’s new transfer service allows users in the US, Canada, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the UK 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 assets two-factor authentication configuration on your 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 rest of the steps.
Important 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 untouched and untouched. 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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In addition, if you run out of space in Google Photos during the transfer, you’ll need to manually purchase more storage space and then redo the transfer. The same applies to any last minute changes, deletions, or additions you make just before the transfer is initiated, which may not be included.. There are also some fine details, such as Apple, transferring only the most recent photo edit and unable to transfer images that are part of shared albums.
But, all in all, it’s pretty simple. TThe only real disadvantage is that, depending on the amount of data and other factors, the transfer can take between three and seven days.
The only interesting coincidence is that Apple’s new iCloud transfer service comes just a few months before Google is finished unlimited photo storage in Google Photos in June. This also happens when Apple is under the control of parliamentarians and in a legal battle with Epic Games over its perceived anti-competitive behavior.. However, Apple will soon feel less concerned people who can jump from iCloud in search of free storage (Google Photo Offers 15 GB of free storage space compared to 5 GB of iCloud, but it is certainly not unlimited), Maybe the timing of Apple’s new photo transfer service isn’t so coincidental after all.