Google Photos reached the 1 billion monthly active users mark in July 2019. As we mentioned though, this doesn't reflect the number of active users. Launched in 2015, Google Photos had notched one billion installs by June 2017. This means that Android phone activations automatically push the install count up, regardless of if the app is actively utilised by the user. A point to be noted of course, is that Google Photos comes pre-installed on a large number of Android phones. The report says that closing the app and opening it again to force a refresh will hurry that process along.Īs we mentioned, Google Photos has also hit the 5 billion installs mark recently, becoming the second Android app to do so this year, after WhatsApp. However, the process is reportedly a bit slower when reversed, with Google Photos taking a minute or two to catch up. Google One: Photos Features, Storage Plans, VPN Service, All DetailsĪccording to the report by Android Police, the Apple Photos app will sync almost instantly when you star an image in Google Photos.If users turn off sync, previously favourited photos will remain favourites. Google notes that if Google Photos users on iOS may already see the prompt in the app, and can quickly turn on the sync feature via the Favourites. If you unfavourite a photo in one app, it does it in the other as well.

Once you switch this feature on, photos that are favourited (heart) in Apple Photos camera roll sync with Favourites (star) in Google Photos, and vice-versa. To start syncing your accounts, open Google Photos on your iPhone or iPad > Tap your profile photo on the top right > Tap Photos Settings > Tap Apple Photos >Tap Sync favourites and flip the toggle. The new feature accessible through the Settings menu of the Google Photos app for iOS is detailed by post, as spotted by Android Police.

In the meanwhile, Google Photos app, widely used for taking backups, reached 5 billion installs on the Google Play, becoming the second Android app this year behind WhatsApp to hit the milestone, and joining a club of several other Google apps to reach the mark over the years.

The new feature is expected to deliver a smooth cross-platform experience for users of the app, which is popular across both Android and iOS platforms. Google Photos has received an update that will let you sync your liked images on the app with Apple Photos.

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