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How to Back Up Samsung Gallery Photos to Your Google Account

How to Back Up Samsung Gallery Photos to Your Google Account
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Learn how to back up Samsung Gallery photos to your Google Account

Learn how to back up Samsung Gallery photos to your Google Account and keep your pictures and videos safe online. Samsung offers a direct Gallery sync option that sends selected media to Google Photos. This guide explains how to enable the feature, choose albums and check whether your photos have reached your Google Account.

Before starting the backup

Before starting the backup, check whether your Samsung phone supports Gallery Cloud Sync. Samsung says the feature is available on devices running One UI 9.0 or later. You will also need an active internet connection and a personal Google Account. Google Workspace accounts and supervised accounts are not supported.

Open the Samsung Gallery app on your phone

Open the Samsung Gallery app on your phone and tap the Menu icon at the bottom of the screen. Go to Settings and select Sync Photos and Videos. Choose your preferred Google Account from the available options. Follow the instructions on screen and grant permission to connect your Gallery with Google storage.

Once the connection is active

Once the connection is active, select the albums you want to save online. Samsung allows users to choose folders such as Camera, Screenshots and Downloads. You can also stop syncing the main camera roll while keeping selected albums active. This gives users more control over which pictures reach their Google Account.

After selecting your albums

After selecting your albums, tap Sync Now to begin uploading your photos and videos. The files are saved in their original quality and count towards your Google Account storage limit. You can check available storage through your Google Account. An active internet connection is needed for the backup process to continue.

Once syncing is complete

Once syncing is complete, open Google Photos or visit photos.google.com to check your uploaded pictures. Remember that deleting a synced photo from Samsung Gallery also removes it from Google Photos. The same applies in reverse. Check your cloud copies carefully before deleting unwanted pictures from either application to avoid accidental loss.

If you want to stop automatic uploads

If you want to stop automatic uploads, open Samsung Gallery Settings and switch off Sync Photos and Videos. Previously uploaded pictures will stay in your Google Account. Also note that Samsung Gallery sync does not automatically include every Google Photos feature, such as Memories and photo search. Consider enabling Google Photos backup separately if you need those features.

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