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Google Photos: you have questions, we have answers
How did Chris Guld become a Platinum level Google Product Expert for Google Photos? By answering questions on the Google support forum. She also…
Google Photos free unlimited storage is ending – here’s everything you need to know
The Bad News On 11/11/20 Google announced that their free unlimited storage for High Quality photos in Google Photos will come to an end…
Making photos beautiful – from Google Photos to Snapseed
I love taking pictures! My phone makes it so easy. I see beauty all around me and my phone is always with me, so…
Google Photos Update: What has changed?
My book, Learn Google Photos 2020, was published on September 1, 2020. As listed in the Introduction to the book, I am keeping a…
A new editor for Google Photos Android
Google Photos is rolling out a new photo editor on the Android app. Read this article to learn how to use it. I explain…
Updates to Google Photos
Two days after my book on Google Photos was published, there was an update that affects Chapter 7. First I’ll tell you about that…
Learn Google Photos – The Book summary
The book, Learn Google Photos 2021, was released on June 1, 2021. At roughly 150 pages, you might say TL;DR – too long don’t…
Google Photos is 5 Years old and brand new
Google Photos was released in May of 2015, see the launch video here. To celebrate 5 years and over 1 Billion users, Google has…
Google Photos can stabilize videos
I hope you’ve discovered that your smartphone camera takes great videos, and videos add so much to the experience of your memories. Even just…
How Google Photos can Scan a QR Code
I’m sure you’ve all been asked to scan a QR code, like the one at the right, at some point in time. That’s how…
Show your Google Photos like a screensaver on your TV
We no longer turn our TVs off except for overnight. The rest of the time, if we’re not watching a show, they are displaying…
Ten ways of using albums in Google Photos
If you’re not making albums, you’re not using the capabilities of Google Photos. It’s by adding photos to albums that you can make your…
If I get free, unlimited storage, why is Google Photos telling me to buy storage for $1.99/mo?
It may look like Google is telling you to buy 100 GB for $1.99/mo, but what they’re actually doing is just offering it to…
How to add text with a solid background to a photo using Google Photos – 610
It was a long time in coming, but Google Photos now can add text right to a photo. At least, the Android version of…
Using Google Lens to identify items in a photo
When you open any photo in Google Photos, you will see a button at the bottom meant to look like a camera lens. That…
Google Photos: How to share photos with a link, and not get a 404 error
There are several ways to share photos using Google Photos. Direct sharing with other Google Photos users Mobile only: Share to … an app…