Google Drive has stopped Google Photos desktop backups: 4 best alternatives to save your pictures, videos and precious memories safely in the cloud

Google Drive has stopped Google Photos desktop backups from August 10, 2026 and now users are looking for alternative options ...

Google Drive photos backup ending today: What changes and how to keep your photos safe

Google Drive for desktop has discontinued its feature for automatically backing up photos and videos to Google Photos, effective immediately.

Google Drive ends Google Photos backup TODAY: What you need to know

If you relied on Drive for desktop to automatically back up new photos and videos from specific computer folders to Google Photos, you may need to switch to another backup method.

Google Drive Stops Automatic Photo Backups to Google Photos on Desktop

Google Drive has ended automatic desktop photo backups to Google Photos, forcing users to switch to a browser-based workflow to keep folders synced.
Android Police

Google Photos power users are about to lose a major backup feature

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...
Android Authority

Android phones can now back up documents automatically to Google Drive, here's how

The latest version of Google Play Services is finally rolling out the long-awaited Documents backup option. When enabled, documents will be automatically uploaded to a new Android backups folder in ...
Droid Life

Android Gets a New “Local File Backup” Feature for Google Drive

Google updated its Google System Services Release Notes page today and it introduces a new feature that adds some sort of local file backup via Google Drive. The specifics around how it works are ...