Google Photos is becoming unusable

7 points by ashudeep 5y ago ↗ HN

With the new restrictions to storage and limiting the features to Google one subscribers, I realized that any edits to the photo make it an unusable resolution (even cropping and rotating, and saving). It didn't use to be like that. I understand their need to monetize but their practices are making me skeptical. Do you think there is an alternative?

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enhdless 5y ago ↗

This thread (started yesterday) has many suggestions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27338008

sergiotapia 5y ago ↗

Just pay for the service. All the photo bs I had to deal with is gone instantly. My wife just takes pics and they are safe. Well worth the money for me.

And not only that, I get beautiful alerts every few days about generated collages and reminders of older pictures.

It showed me a collage of my three kids - spaced two years apart. It detected my three kids in two pics and made a collage!