Google Photos is Google's photo storage app, with storage space counted on Google Drive. Each Drive account is allocated a maximum of 15GB, so you need to know how to toggle photo synchronization on Google Photos wisely to save space and avoid additional data charges.
The simplest way to enable or disable photo synchronization on Google Photos
Guide to toggling photo synchronization on Google Photos
- 1. Quick guide
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Step 2: Click on settings => customize backup and sync status
2. Detailed guide
Step 1: Open the Google Photos app on your phone.
Step 2: Tap on account icon => select Photos settings mode.
Step 3: Click on the Backup and sync section
Step 4: Swipe the horizontal bar icon in the Backup and sync section.
- Swipe from left to right: Enable synchronization feature (Figure 1)
- Swipe from right to left: Disable synchronization feature (Figure 2)
So toggling photo synchronization on Google Photos isn't as complicated as you think. For iPhone users, turning off iCloud account synchronization on iPhone is also a way to save device storage space.