How to Transfer Photos and Videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos

It’s very easy to switch cloud storage services if you want to move your photos from Google Photos to iCloud!

Google Photos is great for organizing your photos, but once you own Apple devices, iCloud Photos becomes a perfect option for organizing your photos, thanks to the seamless integration with the entire ecosystem of products from the company with the bitten apple. With Google Takeout, you can initiate a simple and secure transfer of your Google Photos library to iCloud Photos.

Photos are an essential part of our memories. With just a click, our smartphone captures these moments. If you want to share photos and videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos, It’s easier than you think and there are tools that allow you to transfer your photos without complications.

Step by Step to Transfer Photos and Videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos

With the “Google Takeout” feature, you can initiate a simple and secure transfer, but Before applying, you must ensure that you have:

• Storage space: iCloud offers 5GB of free storage, while Google Photos gives you 15GB. If your photo library is large, you may need to purchase more iCloud space.
• File types: Not all file types are transferred. Some formats, such as Motion Photos or Live Photos, aren’t supported by iCloud.
• Transfer time: The process can take anywhere from a few hours to several days, depending on the size of your photo library.

Now that you’re sure everything is correct on your iPhone, here are the steps to transfer Google Photos to Photos in iCloud.

1. Go to Google Takeout and sign in with your Google account.
2. Select “Google Photos” from the list of available options to export your data.
3. Select “Apple: iCloud Photos” to start the transfer and sign in with your Apple ID.
4. Grant Google access to upload your photos and videos to iCloud.
5. Track the status of the transfer on Apple’s Data & Privacy page.
6. You’ll receive a confirmation email and your photos and videos will be available in the iCloud Photos app, organized in an album called “Import from Google” with the date of the transfer.

Sync Photo Content with iCloud

Remember that Transferring does not delete photos from Google Photos, so you can keep a backup on both platforms. Enjoy the peace of mind of having your memories safe and accessible on your Apple devices

How your photos and videos are transferred

There are some Details to consider when transferring. There are several reasons why your transfer may not include all the photos, videos, or formats you expected.

• You can only transfer photo and video files to iCloud Photos. Other file types (such as animated photos, Live Photos, or Memories) are not transferred.
• Supported Formats: JPEG, HEIC, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP photo file types can be transferred, as well as MP4 and MOV video file types.
• Unsupported files: Photo and video files that can’t be transferred to iCloud Photos, including RAW files, are transferred to iCloud Drive.

Never lose your memories stored in Google Photos again. With the ease of transferring images and videos between services like Google Photos and iCloud, you can enjoy them on any devicewithout the tedious downloading and uploading processes.

Remember that this process can also be done in reverse and in a previous article we explained how to transfer your photos from iCloud to Google Photos.

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