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Most users who use the Apple ecosystem store their photos in Apple's Photos, but these are not ideal if you also own devices from other manufacturers. Google Photos has a pretty cool app that we're going to look at today.

Free up space on your phone

If you're running out of space on your smartphone, you can easily free up space in Google Photos. Just tap the icon in the top left Proposal and select an option Make room. Your phone will ask if you want to delete the photos you already have backed up in Google Photos. If you confirm the question, the photos will be moved to the Recently Deleted folder in Apple Photos.

Search by name

Google Photos includes an advanced search that can even recognize the faces of people or animals, and after naming them, photos can be searched for. First, tap on the app offer, move to Settings, select next Group similar faces a turn on switch Face grouping. Return to the main screen and tap the search box. It will show you unnamed faces. If you tap on one and select an option add name, name it. It is not difficult to search for the right photos by name.

Backup settings

If you want to use Google Photos as your primary photo management app, it's okay to adjust some settings. Tap the icon Offer, choose Settings and then Backup and sync. According to your preferences turn on or turn off switches Use mobile data to back up photos a Use mobile data to back up videos. You can also set the size of the uploaded photos, choosing between High quality, where you have unlimited storage space for free, but the quality of the photo may deteriorate, or Original, where you run out of space on your Google Drive.

Sharing with other users

The easiest way to let family and friends see your photos and videos in real time is to set up sharing. To turn on Shared Library, open the tab at the bottom of Google Photos Sharing and tap on Add a partner account. Switch Just photos from a certain day you can turn on and set a date that prevents the invitee from accessing older photos. After clicking the button Další you can choose which libraries to share with the user. Click the button when you're satisfied Send an invitation.

View Metadata

Unfortunately, in the native Apple Photos, you cannot find out the metadata about a particular photo, but the rival Google does not have a problem with this. Just select the photo you want to find out about and swipe up on her. Metadata will be displayed immediately.

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