Electronics

[apple1964]

I would do the factory reset .. then you can go back and get the settings you need and want. I have done this several times on different devices and never had any problems after. That is a last ditch effort if nothing else can be done.

[dakotacheryl]

I am constantly amazed at how many people don't regularly back up their phone/iPad etc. , especially when you use your device for photos.

[gardenman]

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@dakotacheryl wrote:

I am constantly amazed at how many people don't regularly back up their phone/iPad etc. , especially when you use your device for photos.

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And it's easy to set up most devices to do it automatically. My phone backs up photos to the clouds of both Amazon and Google. I then download from those sites to my computer for the ones I really want to have readily available. 

[Moonchilde]

My switching is still a WIP. I’ve bought the Android for Dummies book but haven’t started reading it yet. I got some help at the Verizon store and if not 100% good to go, at least much more than I was.

I have my i-devices set to back up to i-Cloud automatically, as well as the phone to the Google cloud (Google Drive?).

What’s making me nuts lately is that I can’t figure out how to make Google Photos my default on my iPad and not my native iPad photo app. Google photos has populated with everything that’s in my i-folder, but it won’t do vice-versa.

Whenever I go to post a photo to FB or attach a photo to an email, ONLY the iPhoto album pops up. It never gives me a choice to choose from the Google photos folder.

I’ve gone over both the phone and my iPad settings, and I can’t see anything I’m missing to get this to happen. At this point, I have to click on each photo in the Google album that I took on the phone and “copy” them one at a time to the i-album. Surely there must be a better way! And am I using more storage doing that?

[Runner26]

@Moonchilde I've been trying out an iPhone for a few months and I hardly take any photos except for screen shots but my conclusion is it's not easy trying to integrate the Android and iPhone ecosystem. 

I THINK it's gonna take a lot of work on your part but go to "Files" app and under "Recent" I think that's all your photos on Google Drive. I know on my device the thumbnails just look like a paper so names like "IMG001, IMG002, etc." I think you have to press and hold on each one and rename it to something that you'll recognize. IOW, I wanted to text/email someone and my iPhone only gave me what was in the iPhoto or camera to add attachment (I could not access anything I had backed up on my Google Drive. I went to "Files" and "Recent" and click on each thumbnails to see what it was and after I found the pic I was looking for, it gave me an option to email/text, etc., the photo. 

I mostly use Google Drive since I have 150 GB storage and it's easier for me to use as far as sharing, etc. 

I could not find a way to make Google Drive/Google Photos my default app on the iPhone. 

[Moonchilde]

@Runner26, thank you for verifying that is no simple, easy option thanks to Apple :-(

I think my “Copy” option is maybe easier/faster than what you have done, but it’s still certainly not fast as it’s one at a time, If I were to take a couple dozen photos...aargh! I will try what you’ve suggested, though, for single shots.

But yes, Apple is never helpful when it comes to anything that’s not an i-device. I once went into an Apple store to get some help after an iOS upgrade - couldn’t sync photos with my laptop.

”I don’t know.”

“I don’t own a PC, I have a Mac.”

”I can’t help you.”

”I have no idea.”

You get the picture....

[Moonchilde]

AHA!

@Runner26 -

Open your photo in Google Photos. Click on it to get the large photo. There are three dots in the top right corner. When you click on the dots, one of your choices is “Download.” Click on this and you will see it “saving” with a progress bar, and when it’s done it says - Saved to Camera Roll.” Voilá!

[Runner26]

@Moonchilde Thanks for the tip! You're right - your method is much faster, efficient way to attach media than my method   

[Moonchilde]

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@Runner26 wrote:

@Moonchilde Thanks for the tip! You're right - your method is much faster, efficient way to attach media than my method   

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@Runner26, you’re welcome :-) It’s still one at a time, but reasonably quick. I do wonder if it takes up double space on the iPad, but I think probably not. At least it’s doable fairly easily and not a total pain. I can live with it :-)