Samsung Gallery Now Syncs With Google To Back Up Your Photos
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Samsung has replaced its discontinued OneDrive integration by adding Google account syncing to its Gallery app, allowing photos and videos to back up directly to Google storage without requiring the separate Google Photos app. Users enable syncing through the Gallery app's Cloud icon or settings menu, and synced media becomes accessible on other Galaxy devices logged into the same Google account. The move follows Samsung's September removal of Gallery's Microsoft OneDrive sync, shifting its backup partnership from Microsoft to Google. The change matters because it lets Samsung users consolidate photo backups within the native Gallery app rather than juggling multiple services. Next, watch for the pace of the One UI 9 rollout and whether the Google integration expands to older Galaxy models.
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