Effortless Photo Management: OnePlus & Xiaomi embrace Google Photos

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Sorting through the endless pile of photos in your OnePlus or Moto phone is an effort? enjoy! A new integration with Google Photos that allows you to display your cached photos directly in your Gallery app and easily view, edit, and access them.

The reality of switching time between countless different programs for storing and processing data is a thing of the past. However, it is included in Xiaomi’s Gallery app (v3.6.2.10+) and OxygenOS/ColorOS 14 (OnePlus, OPPO, Realme), which allows users to employ Google Photos features without stepping out of their beloved Gallery interface. Gives opportunity.

Where integration hits the spot. Simply go to your Gallery app’s settings and enable “Backup to Google Photos.” This opens up a wealth of benefits: simply go to your Gallery app’s settings and enable “Backup to Google Photos.” This opens up a treasure trove of benefits:

  • Unified Gallery View: See all your photo and video media stored in Google Photos displayed in your phone’s stock Gallery app so all your media content is packaged in one place.
  • Seamless editing: Effortlessly shoots photos directly from the Gallery app, which automatically commits any changes back to Google Photos; This solves the problem of multiple versions.
  • Smart Viewing: Open a Google Photos image, even on a mobile phone, you can access it locally to view or save. Also, videos will be streamed for the best viewing experience, and the option to download when offline is also available.
  • A note for Xiaomi users: As far as OnePlus and Oppo users are concerned, the integration offers a straightforward one-way sync (transferring edits from the Photos app to Google Photos) and Xiaomi highlights that in Gallery and Albums. All data can be synchronized symmetrically.

Some warnings:

  • Edits from the Google Photos website may not appear on your phone, but edits will sync to any linked device with an Internet connection.
  • If the same photo is stored in multiple locations on your device, such as the Photos folder, Camera Roll, and Photo Library, you may find some photos are duplicated.
  • Google Photos integration can be turned off at any time from the app’s settings.

This innovative joint venture realizes micro photo management used by millions of smartphone users from OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, and Xiaomi. Some limitations do exist, but considering I can easily save my entire memories in one place and access them in my favorite gallery app, it becomes an exciting feature. So, ditch your app switch woes and spice up your photo adventures with a more single-appearance service.