Show Over the past year, many disgruntled Google Photos fans have faced a dilemma: Should they stick with their beloved service and pony up extra cash for high-quality backups, or should they test other waters? I'm not here to definitively recommend or push one photo backup service over another, but I do think it's worth your time to consider all options and even have "backup" backup services lined up. After all, what if something horrible happened to your online photo collection? What would you do then? One of our favorite Google Photos alternatives is Amazon Photos. Here's how to transfer your Google Photos albums to Amazon Photos in just a few easy steps. How to transfer your Google Photos albums to Amazon PhotosWe've covered the basic process of how to export your photos from Google Photos before. Still, just in case you haven't read through that article, we're including those steps below, starting with familiarizing yourself with Google Takeout.
Once you've received your exported photo albums, then it's time to upload them to Amazon Photos. Here's how that's done.
That's it! It may seem like a lot of steps, but it's actually a fairly quick and easy process. Google Photos is a great product, especially if you snap a ton of photos using your best Android camera. But we've long been singing the praises of Amazon Photos — particularly for Amazon Prime subscribers. Whether you elect to move your photos and photo albums to Amazon permanently or just want to use it as a backup, it's a great service that you should be taking advantage of. Jeramy is proud to help *Keep Austin Weird* and loves hiking in the hill country of central Texas with a breakfast taco in each hand. When he's not writing about smart home gadgets and wearables, he's defending his relationship with his smart voice assistants to his family. You can follow him on Twitter at @jeramyutgw. How do I transfer photos to Amazon Prime?Save photos and videos to Amazon Photos to access them anywhere.. Open Amazon Photos.. Press and hold the photo until a check mark appears.. If you want to select more photos or videos, tap once on each additional one. De-select a checked item by tapping it again.. Tap the upload icon.. How do I upload photos to Amazon Prime cloud?Save photos and videos to Amazon Photos to access them anywhere. Verify your files meet requirements.. Open Amazon Photos.. Select the Add icon on the top right.. Choose Upload photos or Upload folder.. Click the photos you want to upload.. |