L’app Google Photo dedicated to Android users is about to get a very important new update. According to what was revealed by the developers who had access to the beta version, the app is about to introduce a new option.
This will help users to save storage space. As reported by multiple sources in the last few hours, users who use Google Photos on smartphones and tablets will soon have the ability to simultaneously reduce both the size and quality of the multimedia content that has been backed up.
This would significantly reduce the storage space occupied within the Google account, which we now know is also intent on hosting the WhatsApp backup.
Google Photos updates: the possibility of freeing up space is ready
Analyzing the Google Photos APK, this news came out: the Android app of the famous service will soon introduce a new feature for saving storage space. Currently this possibility is only available on the desktop interface.
However, it seems that this solution will soon also work on mobile devices, exactly as it does on PC. Once the update has been carried out, which is now about to arrive, a new option will appear in the settings “Manage storage space“: this will be called “Convert photos“.
By converting the files present in the Google Photos storage, you can have a clear saving in terms of memory. According to what has already been reported by those who have already used the function, all photos will be reduced to 16 MP e i video a 1080p. Clearly you need to be careful: Photos lets you know that any multimedia file, once converted, can no longer return to its original state.
Unfortunately for those who like to individually select content to reduce in quality, this function will not allow it. Each file present in the Google Photos memory will be inexorably reduced, so you need to be very careful. At the moment there is no evidence on the official launch date of the update, but there is very little left.