How to transfer iCloud photos to Google Photos

How to Transfer iCloud Photos to Google Photos

Apple made our day a bit brighter when it allowed us to transfer iCloud photos to Google Photos thanks to its web tool. We say it because previously it was possible, but it is true that in a rather complicated way; pass it to local, then upload it and so on ...

And the fact that we can even transfer them to Google Photos is a great welcome, since we are in front of a gallery of images that uses some characteristics that we cannot disregard at all; especially its AI that is able to identify the photos and thus classify them automatically.

Why use Google Photos?

Google Photos Gallery

Google Photos has been one of the best additions to the great G as an image gallery software since it was released a few years ago. Apart from the fact that it is an app that updates every little bit with more news, the fact of having an Artificial Intelligence that is capable of classifying the photographs makes it worthy of being the best image gallery; and we always have the opportunity to try other apps to convert photos into drawings.

La Most users do not tag their photos, so this app does it automatically, makes her one of the best to leave that job to the "machine." That said, we cannot ignore how well it is going, its recently updated video editor and those filters that allow us to beautify the photographs; just like we have a magic one that improves them automatically.

There are many aspects to consider with Google Photos and in fact if Apple has put this tool to make the transfer, It is because you know well that many of your iPhone and iPad users have turned to this Google gallery to be able to enjoy its multimedia content. Here Apple has also known how to play its cards very well.

Several things to keep in mind

Google Photos filter options

Apple already warns at first that we have to meet a series of requirements so that everything goes smoothly and we do not have any type of interference or problem that could ruin the entire copy of our photographs and even videos.

Let's go first to list those 4 conditions that we have to meet yes or yes:

  • We make sure that we are using iCloud Photos to store photos and videos with Apple
  • Our Apple ID must have 2-step authentication
  • Have a Google account with which we use Google Photos
  • And now well: what our google account has enough space to complete the transfer

Several things before. The free Google account offers 15GB to use, so we check that we have enough space before applying to Apple. And it will not be done immediately, but the transfer of photos and videos will take a few days as Apple says.

Apple Photos

That is we talk about it can be between 3 and 7 days until the complete copy is made of all the images and videos that we have in the Apple service. Apple explains well that It is because you have to verify that the request is made by yourself, and it is quite understandable that he wants to verify your identity, because copying all the photos of years that you have with sensitive information in them, is to take it into account.

Now the files that can be transferred are these:

  • .jpg
  • . Png
  • .webp
  • . Gif
  • Some RAW file
  • .3gp
  • .mp4
  • . Mkv
  • And so many more

As well this new Apple service is available regionally in these countries (as of March 23, 2021):

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • European Union
  • Iceland
  • Liechtenstein
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Spain

How to transfer all your photos from iCloud to Google Photos

Sign in to Apple ID

Go for it:

  • We are going to go directly to privacy.apple.com
  • Use your credentials to login with your Apple ID
  • In the next step we have to select: "Transfer a copy of your data"
  • Now you have to press accept in the windows that request you
  • We will come to a step where we will have before us the total view of the photos and videos that we have in our iCloud account
  • Like we have the total sum of the transfer to be carried out and that we must make sure that it does not exceed the space that we have available in our Google account or Google Photos (they use the same amount of memory)
  • We accept the copy
  • We have to make sure that we receive an email advising the transfer is complete

So we can transfer all the photos from iCloud to Google Photos thanks to the new service that Apple has made available to its users and which is currently launched regionally. If you find yourself in the position of passing all your photos, don't even think about it with this tool so that in days you can enjoy all your memories in photos from the Google app.


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