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vivienne37 Author

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Deleting photos in iCloud

If I delete photos in iCloud will I still have access to them in Google Photos?

iPhone 13

Posted on Aug 4, 2023 11:12 AM

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Remi_202DC

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Posted on Aug 4, 2023 11:37 AM

Hi there,

Yes, be reassured. Apple iCloud and Google Photos are two different services.

Google Support says: ‘Just to let you know that if a photo is synced to Google Photos that means they are backed up to the Google Cloud. Deleting them from your device gallery/iCloud wouldn't delete the backed up copy in the Google Cloud.’

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