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Pixel 2 Owners See End of Original Quality Google Photos Perk, Pixel 3 has a Year

Kellen January 14, 2021 16

Unlimited original quality uploads to Google Photos was without a doubt one of the best perks of the early Pixel phones. The original Pixel had it, as did the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3. Unfortunately, we knew that perk wasn't a forever bonus and that it would...

Google Photos Intros New ‘Memories’ Features

Tim December 15, 2020 5

Google Photos is introducing new features for Memories, the feature inside the app that highlights past photos and videos in your library, helping you remember the good times. Following this update, Photos users will see new something called Cinematic Photos...

Future Google Pixel Phones Lose Unlimited Google Photos Backup

Kellen November 12, 2020 50

We all went through an emotional rollercoaster yesterday when Google told the world that it was cutting off their unlimited free storage in Google Photos, unless you bought one of their Pixel phones from the original Pixel up through the Pixel 5, as those were...

Google Pixel Phones Keep Unlimited High Quality Photo Uploads Perk

Kellen November 11, 2020 36

Everyone is (rightly) pissed about the Google Photos news from this morning, but if you own a Pixel phone, life might not be so bad. Google has confirmed that the entire Pixel line-up through the Pixel 5 won't be impacted by the change that is eliminating free...

Google is Ending Unlimited Free High Quality Storage on Google Photos

Kellen November 11, 2020 137

One of the biggest features that Google includes in Google Photos is without a doubt the unlimited storage for any photos you take under the "High quality" setting. It might be the draw to the service for those who takes tons of photos from device to device...

Google Photos Could Soon Charge You for Premium Editing Features (Updated)

Kellen November 6, 2020 26

About a week ago, Google introduced a new premium VPN feature to Google One customers at a certain tier. For paying Google One customers, it looks like that won't be the last of the premium feature set coming soon. Evidence has surfaced suggesting that Google...

Google Photos Portrait Light Arrives on Older Pixel Phones

Kellen October 20, 2020 12

The new Portrait Light feature inside Google Photos is starting to arrive on older Pixel phones this week. As a feature first announced for the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, you love to see such swift rollout to other devices within days of those phones launching....

Two New Ways to Print Your Google Photos: $7/Month Subscription and Walgreens

Tim October 20, 2020 9

Earlier this year, Google launched a trial for a $8/month subscription service that allowed people to have a portion of their Google Photos automatically printed and sent to them in the mail. That trial ended in June, but this week, it's back for the masses...