Quick Tips
- Even if the backup and sync setting is turned off on your device, any photos you take a backup in Google Photos Library will reflect automatically on all the connected devices.
- Whether the backup feature is turned on or not, the photos can be accessed by you only.
- You can share Google Photos via the link, with other Google Photos, and partner accounts.
How Google Photos Works
Before we focus on privacy and sharing, it’s important to understand the basics of Google Photos. It’s your typical photo viewer app where you access all the photos on your device. That’s until you take a backup of your photos.
- When you open the app for the first time on your phone, the app will ask whether you want to take a backup of your photos to the Google Photos library.
- If you agree, you will be able to access them on other devices linked with the same Google account.
- They will also be stored in the cloud, thus saving storage space on your device.
- Further, you will be able to take advantage of the powerful search feature, which otherwise isn’t available.
- If you deny, you will be able to continue to use the app as a regular photo viewer.
Google Photos Backup vs Sync
That is, while you can control the backup functionality for each device individually, there is no control on the sync feature. Meaning, even if the Back up & sync setting is turned off on your device, any photos you take a backup in Google Photos Library will reflect automatically on all the connected devices. That’s because snaps in Google Photos library are continuously syncing.
Are Google Photos Private
Yes. Whether the backup feature is turned on or not, the photos can be accessed by you only. That is, by default, anything shown in the Google Photos apps on Android or iOS (iPhone/iPad) is visible to you only.
Google Photos isn’t a social network. Your photos are not visible through your Google profile or anything like that. So any photo you add to it or take a backup of is private unless you share it manually.
No other person has access to them until you share the photos with them (more on that below). However, if the backup is turned on or you manually backup a photo to Google Photos, it will reflect on your other devices where you are logged in with the same Google account.
Open your photo in Google Photos > Tap on Share > Select Create a Link > Share that link with any user.
Open your photo in Google Photos > Tap on Share > Send in Photos > Choose the user account name.
Method 3: Partner account
Lastly, you can add a partner account in Google Photos. By doing so, certain photos depending on the set conditions will be shared automatically with your partner.
Stop Sharing Photos with Another Phone
To stop your photos from showing up on another phone, you need to turn off the Back up & sync setting. For that, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the Google Photos app and then go to Settings.
Step 2: Tap on Back up & sync and then disable Back up & sync.
Tip: Check out our post if Google Photos is not playing videos.
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