We now know that we get unlimited full quality photo upload with Google Photos on Pixel 2, but what if - for any reason - I don't want that? I'd prefer having high (reduced) quality photos uploaded, but can't find a way to enable that on Pixel. Anyone has an idea how to do that? Maybe with some adb magic?
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anyone know how to improve the quality of the images of contacts when making a call for example, and tried to put images with high resolution but insists ICS somehow lowering their quality ...
This could be wrong but to my understanding the default gallery can sometimes show images with downgraded quality. Maybe try another app? Maybe it is just a thumbnail?
I wonder what will happen further down the line when I don't own a pixel anymore and my Google storage allowance is full because I filled it up with full resolution photos when I did have a Pixel.
How will Google deal with that? Will they look at the image's metadata to establish whether a particular photo was taken on a Pixel or some other phone?
I don't have a source but I read somewhere that it is only for photos and video you took with you pixel. I would assume that means those photos and video don't count toward your storage usage.
I would imagine they use the meta-data from the pixel. Sounds like someone should write a tool to re-encode all your images to have the pixel meta information.
Anyone else have quality issues when uploading an image to Instagram? I've checked to make sure my settings are correct, but still notice pictures are being compressed and posted with lower quality.
For comparison, my settings on S8+ are the same as my Google Pixel, and images loaded via the Pixel look clearer and higher quality than the S8. I even went so far as to load the same image through both phones.
I've viewed some of my uploads from my GS8 on my PC, and haven't noticed any compression issues. I edit most of my posts in Snapseed before uploading to Instagram, and I haven't seen either app add any visible compression.
usman21986 said:
Anyone else have quality issues when uploading an image to Instagram? I've checked to make sure my settings are correct, but still notice pictures are being compressed and posted with lower quality.
For comparison, my settings on S8+ are the same as my Google Pixel, and images loaded via the Pixel look clearer and higher quality than the S8. I even went so far as to load the same image through both phones.
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I have the same issue... my galaxy s7 instagram pictures have more detail and higjer resolution than S8... how is this possible?
Is "Unlimited photo/video in Original quality" valid for all devices and media?
In the Backup portion of the Google Photos app it states "Photos and videos uploaded from your PIxel before 2021-01-16 get unlimited free storage at Original quality"
How about photos/video that weren't created on the Pixel 2's hardware? I'm thinking of things like raw .ARW photos or video taken from my Sony RX100. I haven't yet tried it on the phone but the raw .ARW files upload to Google Photos via the Backup and Sync From Google software on Windows so they may as well on android.
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In the Backup portion of the Google Photos app it states "Photos and videos uploaded from your PIxel before 2021-01-16 get unlimited free storage at Original quality"
How about photos/video that weren't created on the Pixel 2's hardware? I'm thinking of things like raw .ARW photos or video taken from my Sony RX100. I haven't yet tried it on the phone but the raw .ARW files upload to Google Photos via the Backup and Sync From Google software on Windows so they may as well on android.
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Photos and Videos taken with Pixel phones can upload at original quality. I have tried using other phones, but all I got is backup at high quality. I don't see much difference except the file size on Pixel photo/video backup is bigger.
Now, if you use Windows PC and try to upload a photo/video file, then there are 2 choices(High Quality or Original quality), but you need to set it in the Google Photos settings(default I believe is High Quality)
It appears to me that everything backed up by the photos app goes at original quality. I had not previously used the auto backup feature on my nexus, so when I transitioned all my files to the pixel 2 I let it go wild and it uploaded all my transferred files.
But do the Nexus files take up Google account storage space?
I'm trying to take advantage of the store-everything-as-Original option the Pixel 2 offers, so I'm trying to find out if media is evaluated as "Produced By A Pixel 2" so it falls under that.
Are the photos created on your Nexus -- but uploaded from the Pixel 2 -- counting towards your Google storage or are they exempted from storage use by falling under the Pixel 2's "store unlimited Original photos/videos" grace? I know I can do it all under High Quality, but I'd like to do it as Original and take advantage of unlimited storage option I have by using the Pixel 2 .
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I'm trying to take advantage of the store-everything-as-Original option the Pixel 2 offers, so I'm trying to find out if media is evaluated as "Produced By A Pixel 2" so it falls under that.
Are the photos created on your Nexus -- but uploaded from the Pixel 2 -- counting towards your Google storage or are they exempted from storage use by falling under the Pixel 2's "store unlimited Original photos/videos" grace? I know I can do it all under High Quality, but I'd like to do it as Original and take advantage of unlimited storage option I have by using the Pixel 2 .
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I think it's any picture files -- video I imagine they might do more detection or you could potentially backup whole seasons and series worth of episodes and movies... -- simply uploaded from the pixel 2/XL falls under the unlimited original quality photos/videos. I purposefully downloaded all pictures taking up space in my Google Drive, as well as the photos I've accumulated over the years, and input it in my phone; had Google Photos (stock app) "back[it]up", and checked to see if any space was being taken up in my Google Drive...and it was not! I've actually "converted" folders and gigabytes of photos taking up physical space on my devices taking advantage of this feature. Once I saw a hint that Google Photos didn't really discriminate what photos was being backed up, I definitely wanted to test and take advantage if it were possible.
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Hey cool, thanks for sharing that! I'll have to test it more myself (like with raw .ARW images, which aren't something the Pixel 2 would produce) and see if it'll handle those the same way as .jpg images.
With my Pixel 3, I have 3 years of original quality backup. It says so in the settings. Now when login into Photos over my PC, the image sizes are about a third of the size of the phone-pics (eg. 10mb vs. 3mb). If I go to the settings in Google photos on my PC "safe in high quality" is checked and no sign of the 3 years deal. I want to download all the pics to my PC in original quality... Any suggestions?
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With my Pixel 3, I have 3 years of original quality backup. It says so in the settings. Now when login into Photos over my PC, the image sizes are about a third of the size of the phone-pics (eg. 10mb vs. 3mb). If I go to the settings in Google photos on my PC "safe in high quality" is checked and no sign of the 3 years deal. I want to download all the pics to my PC in original quality... Any suggestions?
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If the pictures that aren't original quality were taken with a phone other than a pixel, that's normal. Only pictures taken on a Pixel phone are saved at original quality. Were all the pictures taken with a Pixel phone?
All the pics were taken with my Pixel...
Here are two Screenshots
1. Google Photos Settings in the App
2. Google Photos Settings in the Browser
Is that the same for you?
Only uploads from the Pixel are original quality. If you upload from the browser, it's high quality. That's what the setting discrepancy is. If you toggled the website to Original Quality it would use your Google Drive quota.
On PC when I click a photo to view it, right click in Chrome and select Open in New Tab and then save that image, it's a reduced quality (89kb file). If I check that image and click Download it gives me the full resolution file (3,151kb). The files displayed in the Google Photos website are showing reduced quality to speed loading and save data/bandwidth. Downloading will give you the full original quality photo per the Pixel program.