Apple has introduced a new service that will allow iCloud users to quickly and easily transfer their stored photos and videos to Google Photos.
As Apple explains in a support document explained, users can go to Apple's privacy website and log in to see the option to "Transfer a copy of your data".
You can request to transfer a copy of photos and videos you store in iCloud Photos to Google Photos. Transferring photos and videos from iCloud Photos doesn't remove or alter the content you store with Apple; instead, it sends a copy of your content to the other service.
If users select these and complete all the steps, Apple will transfer their iCloud photos and videos to Google Photos. Transferring photos and videos from iCloud Photos does not remove the content users have stored with Apple. However, it does provide a backup method and saves a copy of the content to Google Photos. The transfer process takes between three and seven days. To complete the transfer, users must have two-factor authentication enabled for their Apple ID account and they must have a Google Photos account with enough storage space.
Transfer iCloud Photos to Google Photos: These formats are supported
Smart Albums, Live Photos, Photo Stream content, some metadata, and some RAW photos cannot be transferred. However, formats such as .jpg, .png, .webp, .gif, some RAW files, .mpg, .mod, .mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts, and .mkv are compatible. As Apple explains, only the most recent edit of a photo is transferred, not the original version. Duplicates appear as a single photo. Images are transferred in their albums when possible, but videos are transferred separately. Apple's transfer service is currently available to customers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More markets are to follow. (Photo by nikkimeel / Bigstockphoto)
