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Can I delete Google Photos if iPhone Photo access is off??????

GOOGLE PHOTOS SUCKS!! That said, has anyone deleted the app while access to the iPhone Photos for Google Photos is off? I want this parasite app out of my life and off my phone. Google wants to charge for their storage, but won't let me delete the photos without deleting them form my iCloud!!

Posted on Feb 15, 2022 5:29 PM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2022 8:53 PM

i have the Google Photos app on my phone. Before I bought iCloud storage I used the Google Photo app. I pay for iCloud storage and I don’t want to use Google anymore BUT I can’t delete anything on the Google photo w/o it being deleted from my phone and iCloud.

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Feb 15, 2022 6:00 PM in response to shanique21

Google Photos is a one way syncing service, unlike iCloud, which is a full 2 way sync. If you delete a photo from Google photos it will be deleted from all devices logged in to Google Photos. However, if you delete a photo from your phone it will not be deleted from Google Photos. So if you log out of Google Photos in the app on your phone (or delete the app), then delete the photo(s) from Google Photos, it will not affect your phone. But test it with an unimportant photo to be sure.

Feb 15, 2022 5:52 PM in response to shanique21

I am not understanding something. Do you use iCloud for photos? The thing is that iCloud space is purchased from Apple and Google has nothing to do with it. How are your photo setup with Google Photos? Did you upload all your photos to Google Photos and then deleted them on your iPhone OR do you just synch photos with Google Photos app?


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Can I delete Google Photos if iPhone Photo access is off??????

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