If you have little storage space on your phone it can become a problem. Smartphones have different tools to free space and you can also make use of Google Photos to do so. Not every user know about this secret button but it can help you free space in just a few minutes.
Google Photos is the native photo gallery for Android devices and it is present in almost every model. You can store hundreds of images and videos depending on your Smartphone memory space. However when you start filling up nearly all your memory, you can experience issues with the Android experience. With this Google Photos button you can easily detect the cause and save up space automatically.
The secret button for Google Photos
The security backup button in Google Photos allows you to save photos and videos in the cloud using your Google account space. After doing so, you can eliminate them from the local storage device and start taking new photos and videos. Picking up all the copied files one by one can be tedious and Google Photos button will help you to free space in just one click.
- Open Google Photos app.
- Press on your profile picture in the upper right corner.
- Press the Free space on this device button.
- You will see a message indicating that certain elements have already been copied. Press the free space button at the bottom to erase already backuped files.
- Wait for the process to finish.
All your photos and videos will be avaible on the cloud. You can access them from the app but they will be stored in the cloud. If the message “There is no space to save” appears it’s because you haven’t made the backup.
Activate the security backup for Google Photos
Making a security backup for your Google Photos files is very important in order to save up all your memories on the cloud. It’s easy and fast to activate.
- Open Google Photos.
- Press your profile icon.
- Select Security backup option.
- Enable the upper box to start the backup process.
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