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Google photos on ios is literally a hostage situation. Remove key functionalities like copying an image or editing an image unless you give them full unrestricted access to your entire photo library. (The holy grail of surveillance capitalism data). Data extortion masquerading as a service.
Why even install this crap?!
Just because it’s super easy and well known I would assume
Easy way to backup your photos, create shared albums and it has nice “this time year ago” memories stuff.
Just like the standard app. Again, no added benefit.
And do your friends who use Android use the standard app too?
We’re talking Google photos on iOS
And that also works and is used by people on Android. But you said the “standard app” is a good alternative on iOS but do people on Android use it, so you can actually benefit from shared albums and such?
What other option is there for automatic backups, image editing and touchups, and index and searching for photos?
The standard iOS app?
They follow the same privacy standards as Google in the USA. Sure they don’t sell ads but the real issue imo is warrantless requests for that info for the government.
Apple does keep the photos and metadata encrypted in flight and at rest which I would assume is better than what Google does, but I haven’t seen Google’s policy in a while. Apple Photos Legal Page
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