Change Google Photos Backup Quality

 

Change Google Photos Backup Quality on iPhone and Android

To get started, open the Google Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet. Tap your profile icon in the top-right corner.

Next, select “Photos Settings” from the menu.

Select “Back Up & Sync” at the top of the Settings.

Now tap “Upload Size.”

You’ll see two options here:

• Original Quality: Back up with no change to quality, counts towards your account storage.
• Storage Saver or High Quality: Photos compressed to 16MP, videos compressed to 1080p. Counts towards account storage unless you use a Google Pixel.

Expand the box to read the details and tap “Select” for the one you want.

That’s all there is to it! Now uploads to Google Photos from the device you’re using will be in the quality you selected.

Change Google Photos Backup Quality on Desktop

If you upload photos or videos to Google Photos from your computer, you can adjust the quality settings on the web. First, go to photos.google.com/settings in a browser such as Chrome.

This will take you directly to the Google Photos settings. Sign in if you haven’t already and select one of the Upload Quality options:

• Original Quality: Back up with no change to quality, counts towards your account storage.
• Storage Saver or High Quality: Photos compressed to 16MP, videos compressed to 1080p. Counts towards account storage.

That’s it! This is the quality that will be used when uploading from your computer.