Many Samsung Galaxy users rely on Google Photos for cloud storage. Now, they have the option to enjoy more control over their backups. A new feature from Google called “Undo Backup” is finally available on Android devices. This feature arrived on iPhones at the end of last year.
Google Photos for Android gets an “undo backup” option
Google has recently announced the availability of the “Undo backup” feature within Google Photos for Android devices. On the support page, the company explains, “You can now remove all of the photos and videos that are currently found on your device in Google Photos—without also deleting those photos and videos off of your device—with ‘Undo device backup.’”
With this feature, Samsung Galaxy users can conveniently manage their photo and video backups without much hassle to the local storage. Using the Undo Backup option lets you delete photos only from the app’s server. The media stored locally on your device remains unaffected. This frees up your Google Photos cloud storage space without erasing photos from your device’s internal storage. You don’t have to worry about important memories disappearing entirely from the device.
It is worth noting that once you delete a photo from Google Photos, it will also disappear from shared albums, memories, and any other subdivisions you may have created in the app. Photos and videos from the locked folder will also be deleted.
How to use “Undo Backup” on a Samsung device
- Open the Google Photos app on your Samsung device
- Tap on your profile picture
- You’ll find an option called “Photos Settings”
- Tap on “Backup” settings
- Now, tap on “Undo backup for this device”
- Confirm the check box
After you select the Delete Google Photos Backup option, the app will not store the deleted photos. Local Backup will automatically turn off. As a result, storage space on the cloud is saved, and if you don’t want to back up some photos, you can still store them locally.
