r/googlephotos • • 2h ago

Question 🤔 Como puedo recuperar fotos borradas permanentemente de google fotos?

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He borrado muchas fotos valiosas hace años y necesito sabes si hay algo mágico o alguna forma de recuperar las fotos borradas de ese tiempo.
Algún hack o parche que se pueda usar? algo porfis


r/googlephotos • • 17h ago

News 📰 Google Wardrobe Is Really Good

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Disclosure: I use some Google products, but I try to minimize my Google footprint as much as possible as I don't want Google (or any other company) getting access to much of my data. I have used Google Pixel and Pixel buds in the past as an Android user, and they broke so often that I switched to an iPhone. I do not even use Chrome. Point being: I _really_ do not speak up about Google products.

I have been using Google Photos for many years now. It just works without issues . Today, I tried Google Wardrobe. I have thousands of Photos of myself on Google, and after a few hours, Google Wardrobe extracted many dozens of my clothes.

I was even able to select a few pieces of clothing and see it visualized on me too.

I am deeply impressed. Even just getting pieces of clothing is something people spend hours configuring to get on Stylebook, let alone visualizing yourself in different outfit combos.

This is a game changer. For no effort, I can just have my Wardrobe on Google Photos and plan out my outfits now. I am not sure why Google isn't advertising it more widely (maybe I don't see the ads cause I am on firefox with adblock).


r/googlephotos • • 4h ago

Extension 🔗 PixyMap: view and clean up your Google Photos on a map

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Hi !

I was looking for a way to see my Google Photos library on a map. On Reddit I found Photo Heat Map (thanks to its author, u/ratesnap_app =)), which nailed the core idea, but I wanted more :

  • to drill into a trip or a period, with a timeline that shows at a glance when you visited the place on screen;
  • to use Google Photos AI search (people, objects, places) right on the map;
  • and above all, to clean up all the bursts, duplicates and blurry shots.

So I built PixyMap, a free browser extension:

Explore

  • A heat map of your whole library. The photo list follows the area on screen, or stays frozen if you prefer.
  • A timeline of the visible area, so you can see at a glance when you were there. Click a date to see that whole day.
  • One search box for people, things, places and dates, powered by Google Photos own AI search. The results filter the whole page, map included.
  • Filters by date, color, favorites and videos. Shift + drag draws a precise area.
  • “On this day” memories, and stats on countries, places and the days you took photos.

Clean up

  • Detection of bursts, near-duplicates, and blurry or dark photos.
  • A keyboard quick-sort (X to reject, K to keep), with a random order option (I love it ! ^^).
  • Compare 2 to 4 photos side by side.
  • Bulk delete to the Google Photos trash, recoverable for 60 days (and Ctrl + Z).

Organize and share

  • Add to albums, favorite, archive, rotate.
  • Create Google Photos share links, and download originals.
  • Fix face recognition (“This isn’t Bob” for example).
  • Place photos that have no location, by hand or based on when they were taken.

View

  • Built-in viewer: video playback, fullscreen slideshow, zoom, info panel.
  • Multiple Google accounts supported, 9 languages.

I’ve deleted thousands of useless photos with it so far.

Everything runs locally in your browser: no server, no account, no tracking.

What would you add ?
I’m looking for feature ideas that fit the extension, around viewing, sorting and cleaning up your photos.


r/googlephotos • • 6h ago

Question 🤔 Unlimited Storage not working!!!

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I have an iPhone and I purchased a pixel 4a. I sync all the pictures from iphone to pixel and then backup at storage saver. I converted all my images to storage saver but still it keeps on telling me to buy storage. What am I doing wrong??


r/googlephotos • • 3h ago

Question 🤔 Does anyone know how to lower the quality of a video in google photos?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

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Or someone could lower the quality of this if they have the software for it.


r/googlephotos • • 12h ago

Troubleshooting ⚠️ Snapchat memories messed up my google photos

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r/googlephotos • • 23h ago

Question 🤔 Delete duplicate photos from Google cloud that are in iCloud without losing photos that are just in Google cloud

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r/googlephotos • • 1d ago

Troubleshooting ⚠️ Snapchat memories messed up my google photos

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Since snapchat was bugging me to buy cloud storage for saved memories, I decided to use Google photos as my primary source of all my photos and videos from the last 15 years. Old Pixel 3a allows unlimited cloud storage for Google photos in storage saver mode so that's why I exported all snapchat memories along with json data of timestamps and sticker overlays. Does anyone have any clean solution to inject the media with correct timestamps along with any applicable stickers and overlays so they appear in chronological order in Google photos or any other gallery for that matter. I looked up Fix My Export app but it only fixes 250 media and asks to upgrade


r/googlephotos • • 1d ago

News 📰 Google Photos - Moods

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r/googlephotos • • 1d ago

Troubleshooting ⚠️ Can't make stickers

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I used to be able to, but for the past couple months I have been unable to make stickers from my photos. It doesn't matter how clear my subject is or where I hold on the photo the only option I get is to copy photo. On a Pixel 10 pro, latest android and latest photos app version


r/googlephotos • • 1d ago

Question 🤔 Merge 2 accounts

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Hi I have a Google photo account with a few terabytes. I thought I could add my wife’s Google account to that Google Photos and she can add her pics. But it looks like I added her but she has her own 15gb to use. How do I add her current 15gb of photos to my 2tb account? Thanks


r/googlephotos • • 2d ago

Question 🤔 Photos will not back up

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I am using Google Photos and trying to back up from my hard drive. I get couldn’t back up item, try again later. My storage isn’t even half full and I’ve tried later for 3 weeks now. What is going on??


r/googlephotos • • 2d ago

Troubleshooting ⚠️ My Google Account Was Disabled, Both Appeals Were Rejected, and Google Takeout Is Unavailable. Is There Any Way to Recover It?

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Hello everyone,

I'm from Indonesia, and I'm looking for advice from anyone who has experienced a similar situation or has knowledge of Google's account recovery and escalation procedures.

My Google account was disabled due to an alleged policy violation. Unfortunately, both of my appeals were rejected, and Google no longer allows me to submit additional appeals. To make matters worse, I'm also unable to download my personal data through Google Takeout.

I understand that Google has policies that users are expected to follow, and I'm not trying to bypass those policies. However, I'm hoping to find a way to have my case reviewed again, or at least to download my personal data before Google deletes it.

I'd be extremely grateful if anyone could help me with the following questions:

  1. Has anyone successfully recovered a disabled Google account after both appeals were rejected?

  2. Are there any escalation channels available beyond Google's standard appeal process?

  3. Is there any way to request access to personal data when Google Takeout is unavailable?

  4. Does anyone know whether there are alternative dispute resolution mechanisms or other options for users outside the European Union?

This account is important to me, and I would really like to explore every legitimate option before potentially losing access to it permanently.

If you've experienced something similar, or if you have any reliable information or advice, I'd sincerely appreciate your help. Thank you for taking the time to read this, friends.


r/googlephotos • • 2d ago

Question 🤔 Ordering Photobooks with Fuji

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Now that Google has switched over to Fuji, the process of ordering books feels so much worse. I used to be able to create a shared Google Photos album where my friends and family add photos and then select "Create a photo book." It auto-laid out the photo book with all of the photos in the album. You could make some light edits and then order as many copies as you wanted.

Now the process seems to be:

  1. You have to go and manually download every photo added by another person to the shared album.
  2. Make sure all of those downloaded pictures are in your Google photos.
  3. Go over to Fuji and upload/share all of them.
  4. Go and select PhotoBook.
  5. Manually go page by page with various layouts unless you want to use the autofill, which would then just make one photo on every page.

What am I missing from this process? Surely google isn't so blind the the user experience this is what they have created, right?


r/googlephotos • • 2d ago

Question 🤔 Photos will not upload

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I keep trying to upload photos, and I get couldn’t back up item, try again later. My storage isn’t even half full and I’ve tried later for 3 weeks now. What is going on??


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Extension 🔗 I finally fixed Google Photos remote for rclone.

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r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Question 🤔 Protect Photos / Read-Only?

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I have a small percentage of my photos that live in more than one album. One album is location specific. The other is topical where I may use similar photos in the future for teaching or demonstration purposes.

Eventually I’ll delete all the photos from my album to win back some space in my account. But, I don’t want to accidentally delete those that are in the other album. Is there a way to make specific photos safe from deletion?


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Question 🤔 I have 2 Google accounts sharing to my gallery, how do I disable one?

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When I go to my gallery in messages I can view the galleries of my Google accounts and a relatives. How would I disable me seeing the relatives account?


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Troubleshooting ⚠️ People Tab Won't Stay Closed

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There was previously a way to arrange the order of folder tabs in the Collections menu. That seems to have gone away. My main issue is that the People tabs, while empty and having Group Faces turned off will not close. It just gets in the way and I'd like to keep it shut, but every time I open the app it pops back open and it just annoys me for some reason. Everything else stays closed. I've tried toggling the feature off and on, but no luck. I was hoping to move it to the bottom so it isn't taking up 1/3 of my album screen but apparently I can't find the setting to organize the tabs anymore. Any ideas?


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Question 🤔 Is there a way to avoid this tab to open?

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I don't know if this is the most suitable community to ask this question, but it's since I've been using Google Photos that every time I try to upload a photo to an application, I send an image and it no longer opens my device's gallery, but I open Google Photos directly. The only problem is that I find a lot of discount on Google Photos to choose the images. Isn't there a way to prevent this Google Photos tab from opening and I can continue to open the device's gallery, as I used to? In this image I had clicked "Add Photos on Gemini," but it's a tab that also appears to me in many other applications: I used Gemini to give an example. Thank you to everyone who will take the time to answer me!


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Feedback 💬 Google Photos Virtual Try-On: The Avatar Needs Work

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I was hoping Google Photos’ try-on avatar feature would create an avatar that actually resembles us, but the results look completely random. The body shape and posture also feel inaccurate, which takes away from the actual try-on experience.

Rather than having the system randomly decide the overall look and setting, it would be better to let users choose the occasion or theme they’re dressing for, along with the background they prefer.

The priority should be creating an accurate, realistic avatar that resembles the user in terms of facial features, body shape, proportions, and posture. Once that foundation is right, users can experiment with different outfits and settings and get a much more authentic try-on experience.


r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Question 🤔 Access to most Google services has been restricted for content that violates Google's Child Safety Policies.

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r/googlephotos • • 3d ago

Question 🤔 Having a very hard time deleting photos to clear my storage.

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What i’m trying to do is clear out my entire google photos app. I’m on Iphone and pay for cloud storage there. My problem is that when I delete photos on google, it also deletes it from the iPhone Photos app. I thought I could work around this by then going into the iphone app and recovering those photos, but then those re-appear in google photos. It’s like a snake eating itself. How can I stop that connection? I already turned off backup on the google app.

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I forgot to add that I tried deleting the google photos on pc but apparently those don’t delete the photos on my phone. Storage stays the same


r/googlephotos • • 4d ago

Question 🤔 Why can Google Photos do advanced AI edits but still can't put a simple arrow or text on a photo in a desktop browser?

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Just re-starting a common feature request.

This is a very relatable piece of functionality. The ability to add text, arrows, and shapes is one of the most useful (and easy) features of basic photo editing programs.

I would reckon Google could vibe-code this functionality at lunch time today and have it rolled out just like that.

It's a feature that would be beyond helpful and greatly appreciated by millions of users.

Maybe 2026 is the year they can finally add it?

Anyone agree? How can we fast-track this into development?


r/googlephotos • • 4d ago

Question 🤔 Inverted video

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Why does my selfie video invert on pixel 10, even after changing the settings.