Is there way to trick the google photos in thinking that we're using a pixel device so that we can get the original quality free unlimited storage option. Can someone with rooted device change their build.prop to make it a pixel (the same way we got google assistant before it was released to everyone).
Yeah you can do it but not on every device here im using yuphoria i have flash google pixel rom on yuphoria and now i can upload unlimited original quality photos
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Okay so I tried out a bunch of Magisk modules and one of them is "xmlpack - a road to vendor apps" which makes the play store detect your phone as eligible for vendor apps (apps made by manufacturers for their specific phones).
That's great, but then I got this weird notification from Google Photos and this info card under my account :
the attach files thing wasn't working, so here is the link to google photos
screenshots taken on my Pocophone f1
So Apparently, because of xmlpack, Google Photos thinks my Pocophone is a Pixel 3 (Pixel 2's end date is 2020, pixel 3 is 2022, just like my card). If Google Photos just uses the latest xmlpack it finds, as long as the developper of the magisk module updates it, we'll get free OG quality uploads forever ! That sure seems cool, I just hope it doesn't get patched up too quickly...
(Sorry, I posted this in the Help section, mustve been a bit tired yesterday)
EDIT : I since learned that even though Google photos displays this message, it checks more things such as the Mac Address to check if your device is a Pixel.
thank you info this
Working on Xiaomi EU 9.3.14, thanks for the info
Noice, Google identified Pocophone F1 as a Pixel Device. Hahahaha
Its just showing that we have unlimited storage for original photos till 2022 but it is indeed uploading them in just High Quality.
I have tried checking my uploaded pictures size and dimensions on Google Photos website in browser and found out its just in High Quality rather than Original.
Yhu
asifzbaig said:
Its just showing that we have unlimited storage for original photos till 2022 but it is indeed uploading them in just High Quality.
I have tried checking my uploaded pictures size and dimensions on Google Photos website in browser and found out its just in High Quality rather than Original.
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Have you tried changing your settings to original quality? I read somewhere that even though Google photos showed this card it actually checks for more things, like the device's Mac address to check if it's really a Pixel.
PocoSteve said:
Have you tried changing your settings to original quality? I read somewhere that even though Google photos showed this card it actually checks for more things, like the device's Mac address to check if it's really a Pixel.
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Check the attached message I am getting. .
I'm basically looking for the exact fuction that Google Photo's "Express Backup" feature offers however from what I understand it is only available in India.
Is there any way to enable this feature? or install the India version?
Alternatively, does anyone know of any other apps that offer this equiv feature? Allow backup of photos and videos at lower resolution to save data. Then, ideally, replace the backup with high quality version later when WIFI is available.
So I came across this module by ImRickHarrison. He has created this module for OnePlus 6. But it works for our Moto One Action as well.
As soon as I flashed it, I was able to get unlimited Google Photos storage at Original Quality till February 2022! Definitely worth a short. Well, you could also get tons of other Pixel related features. I tried the minimal one (only 45KB) because I only wanted this feature. Download the minimal version from GitHub, transfer it to your device and flash it via Magisk. You wouldn't be able to find it in the Downloads section, so installing this way is the only possible method.
After flashing the module, reboot your device and clear the cache and data of Google photos app. Now open the app and enjoy unlimited storage.
Moreover, if you wish to try out any of his other builds of this module, head over his guide. You could get tons of other features depending on the type you choose. In the end, don't forget to head over to Settings > About Phone > Model & Hardware and brag off your new Pixel 3XL.
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Hi guys.
I love Google Photos backup service, but I'm disappointed that I have to pay now for backing up at original quality (Pixel 3 XL).
So, i have installed Magisk in my second device (Xiaomi Tablet) and installed Google Photo Spoofing module by Bladerunner&Sairam60.
It has worked great in January but from this month the device says having unlimited backup, but when Google Photos is making the backup, files are counted in Google space.
Why? Is there something wrong? Can you help me please?
Thanks a lot.
AmphybiouS said:
Hi guys.
I love Google Photos backup service, but I'm disappointed that I have to pay now for backing up at original quality (Pixel 3 XL).
So, i have installed Magisk in my second device (Xiaomi Tablet) and installed Google Photo Spoofing module by Bladerunner&Sairam60.
It has worked great in January but from this month the device says having unlimited backup, but when Google Photos is making the backup, files are counted in Google space.
Why? Is there something wrong? Can you help me please?
Thanks a lot.
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Unlimited backup at original quality was only available for the original Pixel. Pixels up to the 5 get unlimited Storage Saver backups.
My old Pixel 2 is on it's last legs and I only use it for syncing photos from other devices to Google Photos. I see that certain ROMs offered Unlimited Original Quality Backup in Google Photos (Havoc Pie, Evolution X 5.1, Proton 11) but none of these are available for download anymore. I know that most ROMs available offer unlimited reduced quality backups, but was hoping to get original quality.
I don't care if it's an old ROM or if it's a combination of Magisk Mods to get it working. Does anybody have a solution?