Introduction to Google Photos
Google Photos is a free program that acts like both a photo album and an image hosting service. The features are great, but the app has been getting some bad reviews lately. One of the main issues is that Google Photos automatically links your photos with your email and phone number. This article will show you how to unlink your photos, as well as show you why this is good for security (and privacy in general).
WHAT IS GOOGLE PHOTOS?
Google Photo Account Setup
Open Google Photos from your apps menu by clicking the icon or going to photos.google.com. Sign in to your Google Account that you use for your cloud storage. Click the Settings gear icon on the left of the screen, and then click General. Next to “Automatically backup photos and videos,” uncheck the box that says “Link to my photos.” Next, sign out of your account by clicking Sign Out at the top right corner of the screen and then click OK. Sign back in to your account and uncheck the box again.
Follow these steps to unlink your Google Photos app from your Google Account:
Unlinking Google Photos from iPhone
Now when you take a photo, Google Photos will ask for permission to use it. Select Allow and your photo will be saved to your iPhone or iPad. You can also select download or backup (free) from the menu. Photos app can be downloaded from [plans:Installing the Photos app](https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1178) on your iPhone or iPad.
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This article is a tutorial that shows how to remove “unlink iOS Google Photos” (3rd party, third-party application) from iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch.
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The tutorial covers two possible scenarios:
