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Google's Free, Unlimited Google Photos Service Now Available on iOS and Web

usarioclave said:
The 16 limit is because the service is geared towards mobile, where 16mp is a bit extreme.

I guess the question is, what's the catch?
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That you're trusting Google, for some. Others want higher than 16MP and maybe 4k video. Really, I'd be worried that they'd cut off the free unlimited at some point.

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genovelle said:
Yep!
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Well, sadly, you're wrong on that account. Apple has to follow the laws like anyone else.
 
Too bad. This seemed like a nice (additional) backup option, but not if it modifies pictures in any form.

And I don't even have any >16 Megapixel cameras. :p

But I would constantly be afraid that they change the rules, or that I someday get a better camera and forget that my backup won't back up properly. A backup needs to unlimited and asterisk free for peace of mind. :)
 
Oletros said:
If like Apple is immune to FISA requests
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There is a reason the government is trying to change laws forcing them to allow access. If Apple doesn't access your data for their own purposes, the government can't compell them to give them access. Google on the other hand scans and dredges all your data for their purposes. They can't claim they don't have access to it, because they do.
 
works like a charm! not sure how it found all the pics i have stored on iCloud Photo tho? maybe its just uploading the optimized versions? no clue. we will see
 
These ads always get me. Google's vision of what's hip matches what Microsoft's was in the Zune days. Trying a bit hard, me thinks.
 
genovelle said:
There is a reason the government is trying to change laws forcing them to allow access.
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I think you have to re read the news, I think you're a little confused and mix some end to end encryption on some services with access to data in the data centers. Perhaps it could be a good thing go to apple.com and read about that
 
boodle said:
I shoot at 24MP so, no, not for me.
Flickr is still the best for real photography.
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Not trying to be rude here, but you are most likely outside of what they consider as a regular user. This is like a guy who hauls logs for living and complains about these 140HP, mini cars. By telling people that they are not REAL cars.

I have my iPhone 6, and my almost 10 years old 12MP DSLR that will do anything I need. I think this service will do just fine for most people.
 
theheadguy said:
How many megapixels are you shooting in right now? It's downsaled to 16 megapixels. That's far, far more than the average consumer uses. Certainly can handle any iPhone photos in their original and full quality, as well as most DSLR cameras any normal person would buy. So what's the "ewwwww" about exactly?
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I don't have problems with downscaling, especially since Google is offering unlimited storage for free. As you said, most smartphones take photos that are 16MP or less and video 1080p or less.

What I don't like is further compressing images and video regardless of resolution.

Granted, Google is offering an option to store original at $24/year for 100GB and $120/year for 1TB (in contrast to Apple's $12/year for 20GB, $48/year for 200GB, $120/year for 500GB, and $240/year for 1TB).

But I can't help but feel that many would prefer more limited resolution (e.g., 12MP and 720p) in exchange for storing images and video without any compression. Better yet, compress the images and video using the same algorithm on Android M to prevent generation loss.
 
I will NEVER use this service. Every piece of data that I give to Google is one more piece of information they can use to screw all of us. I can only hope that this spurs Apple to give us unlimited iCloud storage, because at least Apple promises that your private data stays private.
 
I expect Apple's cloud services to provide more privacy while having more bugs and more downtime. I expect Google's cloud services to screw my privacy while providing excellent performance and uptime. :)
 
genovelle said:
Wrong. Apple is allowing encryption on devices and the cloud they they don't have keys to. They don't peek at it so no access. Google peeks so they do.
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Really, go to apple.com and read bout privacy.

Ps, a secret, not all the data is encrypted on icloud, starting with emall.

And yes, Apple peeks, like any provider, how do you think search, anti spam and other tools work?
 
genovelle said:
Yep!
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They are.

Google's unlimited photos are not "free" like they blatantly lie about. They're free in the sense that you won't have to send them cash. You pay for them by giving Google details about your private life. You tell them where you vacation, near/inside what businesses you take pictures, how often you travel, and so on and so forth.
 
DavidTheExpert said:
I will NEVER use this service. Every piece of data that I give to Google is one more piece of information they can use to screw all of us. I can only hope that this spurs Apple to give us unlimited iCloud storage, because at least Apple promises that your private data stays private.
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PRISM and Dropout Jeep ring a bell?
 
Great I can't wait to use this on my iPhone. This is one area where Apple is way behind the curve on. Microsoft and Google are leading on this front, but I guess that is to be expected as they are more software based. It's still nice that you can use these services cross platform and you aren't locked in.
 
Candlelight said:
How can it possibly compete with Flickr's 1TB free option when Google's only offering 15GB free AND will scale your photos?!
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The scaling only takes place if you use the FREE UNLIMITED storage.

applepuree said:
Whats the advantage of Google Photos over Flikr? I cant see any.
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Depends on if you need more than 1TB of storage. If you do, and are one of the millions of people who are okay with 16MP max photos, then the free unlimited storage is nice.
 
It's honestly extremely nice so far. I already like it better than Apple's Photos app.

The fact that it can search for things within your photos should be a pretty good indication that you're data-mining the F out of you though. Also Google, I'm pretty sure some of these things aren't "cars"...

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