When the time comes when our cell phone sends the dreaded memory full warning, it’s common for us to turn to cloud solutions to host our memories. Google Photos is the most common, as it usually comes pre-installed on Android, although its quota of storage This has long been very limited.
There are reliable and free alternatives, there are those who create their own Google Photos with other applications. Even Telegram can act as such thanks to Unlim, although another alternative has just arrived on the Play Store: it comes from the famous Plex player and works wonderfully for create your own high quality image cloud.
Plex Photos: How to Set Up Your Own Google Photos with Little Effort
That same month, a new Android application from the same Plex developers landed on the Play Store: Plex Photos brings a gallery with a cloud connection to your mobile, to host unlimited photos and videos. It doesn’t matter if Google warns you that you don’t have space in your account.
As with the original Plex app itself, we first need to properly configure our server and have the images downloaded, of course. With all that, the new application This will be a link to our personal Plex cloudbecoming a fully functional gallery.
Even though Plex Photos has just been released and is, to a certain extent, in its infancy, it already works perfectly if you don’t hesitate to give up the Artificial Intelligence functions of Google Photos. For now it has a chronological view (“Timeline”), a section for the photos that we mark as favorites, and a last tab that brings together the entire library that we upload to the cloud.
It’s even possible organize it by folders: the application displays the root folder and those contained in it, which is essential in case we already have a backup copy. At all times it appears fluid, its interface is intuitive in a Google way (it even has access to our profile in the upper right corner) and the images do not take long to display in maximum resolution.
The “Library” tab is one of the most complete sections thanks to the filters: It is possible to search for images by year, by mobile model and by manufacturer. Have you taken photos with your brand new Pixel? By filtering by Google, you will only see those made with a Google Pixel.
If you already use Plex, you will know that it is necessary for our computer to always be available: the application acts as a link, but the server is our own computer. Plex Photos just arrived very recently in the Android store, it still has some development ahead of it, so it can only get better.
Do you want to set up your photo and video cloud? Start by preparing your media server: on the official website you have the necessary software tool. Next, on your Android smartphone, install Plex Photos from the Play Store and log in. It’s free, without advertising or payment in the app.
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