In recent years, there have been more and more connections between iOS and Android. Although the iOS 14 privacy label function caused Apple and Google to be in a deadlock, last week, the Google App finally pushed an update after three months, and added a privacy label.
This week, Apple launched a new service on its "Data and Privacy" website that allows users to transfer photos stored in the iCloud cloud to Google Photos.
This is very good news for holders of dual-system models or Google Photos "white prostitution."
"Data and Privacy" page is online
In May 2018, the European Union formally implemented the "General Data Protection Regulations", and Apple therefore launched the "Data and Privacy" page. Subsequently, in October 2018, Apple users in 8 countries including Canada, the United States, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland can use all the features on this page.
Currently, the function of this page is for users to view and manage data, and can also disable or delete accounts. However, for regions where all the functions of the page cannot be used, such as Mainland China, there are only two options.
Left: Apple ID in the U.S. Right: Apple ID in the country
Therefore, the iCloud photo transfer service supports only the above 8 countries and regions, and mainland China does not currently support them. In addition, Google Photos cannot be accessed in mainland China for the time being, so this article is only for a small number of users who have this need to read.
Google Photos policy is coming into effect soon
In November last year, Google officially announced that Google Photos will cancel the "High Quality" unlimited capacity plan from June 1 this year. After that date, the maximum capacity for uploading photos and videos will be changed from unlimited to the original storage space of the account.
When we apply for a new Google account, we will get 15GB of free storage space. This means that after June 1st, the maximum capacity we can store photos for free is only 15GB.
Compared with the original unlimited capacity, 15GB is undoubtedly a little stretched. If you don’t have many photos in iCloud, 15GB is barely enough.
How to transfer?
First of all, you need to make sure that you are prepared for the following:
The Apple IDs of the above 8 countries and regions are commonly used and used as the main Apple ID.
Apple ID uses two-factor authentication.
You have a Google account that is using Google Photos, and the remaining storage space is sufficient to complete the transfer operation.
After you are ready, visit the "Data and ***" website and log in to the Apple ID account you want to transfer photos and videos from after two-factor authentication.
After logging in, you will see the above page. Click the third option "Request to transfer a copy of your data" to enter. The system will inform you of the number and size of the photos in the iCloud album of your account. You can choose to transfer only photos or videos. The transfer location is only available in Google Album.
The system prompts that the Google account must have enough storage space, otherwise the transfer cannot be completed. After clicking "Confirm", the page will automatically pop up the option to log in to your Google account, and then log in to the Google account you want to transfer.
Finally, perform a simple confirmation operation to complete the entire transfer process.
Precautions
The transfer process may take 3 to 7 days, and an email notification will be sent after the transfer is complete.
Currently, it can only be transferred to Google Photos. It is not ruled out that more options will be added in the future.
The essence of the transfer operation is to copy the iCloud photo file to Google Photos. The iCloud photo will not disappear due to the transfer. The transferred media file will be named Copy of xxx (a copy of xxx).
Live Photo and RAW format photos will not be transferred.
If there are similar or duplicate photos, only one will be transferred.
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