Just type the same name into both sections, and Photos will prompt you to combine them. You can correct Photos’ inevitable errors with facial recognition by manually merging two separate groupings of the same face together. Putting a name on all your faces can help you find images of family and friends and also perform some advanced types of searches.ġ1. That’ll limit the app’s backups to times when you’re connected to Wi-Fi-which, for most people, is the more sensible overall choice. Open up the app’s settings on your phone, select “Back up & sync,” and check that the toggles for both “Photos” and “Videos” are deactivated under the “Cellular data backup” section. Speaking of syncing files from your phone to Photos, make sure Google isn’t eating up your monthly mobile data allotment with its ongoing backups. With the presence of Photos’ cloud-based backups, removing local copies of images is generally pretty inconsequential to your experience.Ĥ. That’ll remove locally stored copies of all photos and videos that are already backed up to Photos and thus always accessible to you (so long as you have an active data connection). When your phone gets low on local space, Photos has an easy way to clear up room: Just look for the aptly named “Free up space” option within the Android or iOS app’s main menu. If a one-time download is what you’re after, you can grab your entire Photos library or any specific set of albums in bulk by using Google’s Takeout service.ģ.

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