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To access Google Photos on your phone, download Google Photos from Google Play Store Or iOS App Store. Open the app and log in with your Google Account. In your phone’s settings, grant it the necessary permissions to access your files and media.
To access Google Photos on your computer, go to Google Photos website.
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How to access Google Photos on your phone
Downloading Google Photos on your phone works just like the Gallery app. You can view your photos and videos from within the app, share them with other people, download photos from Google Photos, and upload photos via Back up and sync. You can choose to delete photos from your device or delete them completely from the platform, all from your phone.
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Open Google Play Store (Android) or App Store (iOS) if you haven’t already. Search Google Photos and download it. Once you download Google Photos, you can start accessing all your photos and videos from it Make sure you’re logged in to your Google Account, which will allow you to access your photos and videos from anywhere.
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In addition, be sure to give Google Photos all the necessary permissions. Go to your phone settings and select Apps and notifications. From there, find Google Photos and make sure it has the right permissions for your files and media.
If you want to upload photos individually, you can open your mobile browser and go Google Photos website.
How to access Google Photos on your PC or Mac
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With permission, Google Photos will need permission to access your files and media in order to store your photos and videos in the cloud. If the app can’t see your files, there’s no way to access and manage your photos from within the app.
Yes, Google Photos is available in the iOS App Store. It works uniformly on the Android version.
Until 2019, Google Photos will automatically sync with Google Drive. However, that has changed since then and, today, Google Drive and Google Photos are two separate entities. They are not synced automatically. However, you can download Backup and Sync, and this will allow you to choose which folders you want to automatically sync with Google Drive.
