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It’s now attainable to switch pictures and movies saved on Google Images instantly into iCloud Images. Apple and Google cooperated to make this attainable.
Wow, these two rivals really labored collectively on one thing.
Hurray for the Knowledge Switch Initiative
Shifting from Android to iPhone may embody copying all of your recordsdata from Google Images to your laptop then importing them to Apple’s iCloud. However the Knowledge Switch Initiative introduced Wednesday that pictures and movies from Google’s on-line service can now be moved on to Apple’s.
The DTI isn’t some sketchy third social gathering which may abuse entry to your person accounts. It’s a collaboration between Apple, Google, Meta and others. The acknowledged objective is “providing people with trustworthy tools that offer an easy way to directly transfer their personal internet data.”
The affiliation already made it attainable to do the other: transfer iCloud Images to Google Images.
Find out how to transfer pics from Google Images to iCloud Images
The brand new service helps each pictures and movies. That features footage saved in JPEG, HEIC, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP codecs in addition to most MP4 and MOV video recordsdata. Most recordsdata that may’t go into iCloud Images, like RAW pictures, go to iCloud Drive. However Movement Images, Dwell Images and Reminiscences usually are not supported.
Making the switch principally simply takes asking Google to deal with it. As a brand new Apple Assist doc explains, go to Google Takeout and observe the directions. Select “Apple – iCloud Photos” because the vacation spot. Don’t be involved that that you must signal into your Apple account — that’s anticipated.
In case you go to Google Takeout and the choice to maneuver your footage from Google Images to iCloud Images isn’t obtainable but, the DTI says the function “will be rolling out over the next week.” Attempt once more later.
And whereas this course of is now straightforward, remember that it isn’t a required a part of switching from Android to iPhone. There’s a free model of Google Images for iOS. You’ll be able to preserve accessing your footage and movies proper the place they’re.