Both iCloud and Google?

Pick one as the truth so you are not paying twice and deleting from the wrong place.

They are a second mess. Save the ones you care about into the camera roll, then the cloud library.

Don't Lose Your Photos

One library in the cloud, a check that last weekend actually uploaded, a second copy if you care

40 min4 photographed stepsBeginner

You will pick iCloud Photos or Google Photos, turn backup on on the phone that takes the pictures, wait on Wi-Fi, confirm last weekend's shots exist on another device or the web, and optionally dump a yearly archive to a cheap drive. Two copies if the photos matter. One copy is a rumor.

What you'll learn

Backup has to run on Wi-Fi or you will think it worked
Confirm on another device, not the same camera roll
Optimize iPhone storage is not delete-if-you-don't-pay-attention
A drive copy once a year if these are the kid photos

Inside this course

Pick the libraryiPhone families: iCloud Photos. Android: Google Photos. Mixed house: Google Photos on both, or accept two systems.
Let it finishPlugged in, Wi-Fi, screen off, wait. Cellular backup is a bill and a trickle.
Verify on a second screenThe same roll is not proof.
A yearly dump if these are the baby picturesCloud accounts get locked, people die, subscriptions lapse.

Full step-by-step lessons with photos unlock with a subscription.

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First steps from Pick the library

See how every step looks — photo, checklist, and pro tips included.

The phone that shoots is the phone that must be backing up.

01iCloud Photos or Google Photos backup, on, this phone

iPhone: Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Photos → Sync this iPhone. Android: Google Photos → profile → Photos backup. Use the account you will still have in five years.

If the bar says storage full, buy the next tier or the upload sits at 4% forever while you think you are safe.

Full library access