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You can access Google Photos on an iPhone, Android, or desktop computer to store, view, and edit your photos.
  • Learning how Google Photos works can go a long way towards optimizing your photo storage.
  • Google Photos lets you store, share, view, and edit photos and videos, and has additional AI tools.
  • Google Photos users have access to 15GB of free storage, but can pay to upgrade their accounts.

Launched in 2015, Google Photos is Google's service for storing and sharing photos and videos.

It's a solid media backup system to have at your disposal. And, because it's a cloud-based tool, it can free up space on your phone. Plus, it works on both Android and iOS devices, as well as on your desktop computer.