There are many photo apps available for Android and iPhone users that provide cloud storage functionality. But it is not easy to use every app available on Play Store or App Store, nor do you get much free storage facility. For your convenience, we have prepared a list of 5 such apps, which you can easily install on your device and use and save your photos in the cloud instantly.
Google Photos
Google Photos is a very popular way to save photos online. This app lets you backup unlimited photos up to 16 megapixel resolution, that too for free. Users using Android and iOS can easily go to the web directly through photos.google.com. In addition to photos, you can use Google Photo App to save unlimited 1080 pixel resolution videos. Google Photos recently received an update, after which manual face tagging and private messaging features were added to this app.
Dropbox
If for some reason you do not want to use the Google Photos app to save your photos, then there is an alternative to Dropbox for you. In this app you get features like camera upload and screenshot backup. Dropbox cloud storage is available on Android and iOS platforms, apart from this you can also use it online through dropbox.com. In this app you get 2 GB free storage. Users can choose a plan with up to 3 TB cloud storage. Dropbox claims that the app supports more than 35 image file types. There is a photo tab on the side with the help of which you can search the content of your choice.
Apple Photos
For those who are iPhone or iPad users, Apple Photos is the best option. Apple Photos provides you up to 5 GB of cloud storage through iCloud, in which you can store photos and videos. Apart from this, you can also use iCloud Photos feature in your iPhone. For this you will have to go to Settings and go to Photo. Apple will then automatically save your photos and videos to your cloud storage. Apart from this, paid iCloud plans are also available, in which you are provided up to 2 TB of storage. There is no separate app for Apple Photos for Android users. But they can access their iCloud account by going to icloud.com on their device.
Microsoft OneDrive
If for some reason you cannot use Google Photos, Dropbox and iCloud to store your photos or videos, then Microsoft OneDrive is made for you. Microsoft gives you up to 5GB of free OneDrive cloud storage, although this is only for first-time sign-in users. Apart from this, if you have an Office 365 account, you can also increase your storage up to 1 TB by connecting to it. OneDrive comes with a camera backup feature, so it automatically uploads photos and videos to your account.
box
The last app that you can include in your list is ‘Box’. This app gives you up to 10 GB cloud storage with a 250 MB per file limit. Using the Box app, you can easily upload your favorite photos. This app also allows full screen preview of 200 file types. Apart from this, many files available on Box account can be shared through a link.
It is quite convenient to store photos online by getting cloud storage access with the app. However, there are many risks with this type of storage, such as getting hacked etc. By hacking your cloud account, hackers can easily view the stored photos and videos and also download them. For this, it is important that you put necessary security on your account.
