Wrote a blog post: Getting my photos Google-free - how to easily move from Google Photos to @pixelunion and host your photo albums in Europe.

It's a short guide on how and why it was totally worth it, plus an overview of PixelUnion's features.
https://rolle.design/google-photos-to-pixelunion

#Photos #Privacy #GooglePhotos #PixelUnion #Google #GoogleFree #DeGoogle #BigTech #Europe #Immich

It took me about 2 days to transfer over 250 GB of photos from Google Photos to @pixelunion with their migration tool. Now my photos are safe and sound in Europe.

The face recognition works even better than Google's, and Immich is an awesome piece of software. I would have hosted this entirely on my own like my Nextcloud, but paying a couple of bucks for 450 GB of storage and a fast server is a real bargain and saves me the hassle. Well done, PixelUnion!

#Privacy #Photos #GooglePhotos #PixelUnion #Immich

🚨 NEWS: Google Photos introduce l'opzione per disattivare l'effetto shimmer sugli adesivi

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Da quando Google ha introdotto la funzione per trasformare le foto in adesivi, molti utenti hanno espresso frustrazione per l'effetto shimmer che appare dopo pochi secondi dalla vi...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/google-photos-introduce-lopzione-per-disattivare-leffetto-shimmer-sugli-adesivi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto_share

#aggiornamento #googlePhotos #effettoShimmer #adesivi

To be fair, if I set my default search provider in #GoogleChrome to #GoogleSearch it will give me a button for #GoogleLens in the address bar when looking at #GooglePhotos, so #GoogleGemini was right about that. Thanks, #Google.

I tried asking #GoogleGemini how I could use #GoogleLens while looking at #GooglePhotos in #GoogleChrome.

It gave me four rounds of instructions that didn't match up with the actual current interfaces or menu options before finally suggesting that I just open two windows and drag the photo from one to the other.

https://gemini.google.com/share/e55088d7034c

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Have I previously complained about how stupid it is that #GoogleLens doesn't work in the web version of #GooglePhotos, or even the built-in #GoogleChrome interface for #GoogleGemini? The one place I commonly want to use #AI, they won't give it to me.
I love how they are adding #AI into every product, but in one of the few cases I was finding it helpful, #Google decided to remove #GoogleLens from the #GooglePhotos interface.

How-To Geek: I ditched Google Photos for these 3 open-source apps—and I’m never going back. “If like me, you’ve been looking for an alternative to Google’s cloud-first and AI-first Photos app, this list should end your search. These are free and open-source apps without any ads or intrusive AI or cloud features.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/15/how-to-geek-i-ditched-google-photos-for-these-3-open-source-apps-and-im-never-going-back/
How-To Geek: I ditched Google Photos for these 3 open-source apps—and I’m never going back

How-To Geek: I ditched Google Photos for these 3 open-source apps—and I’m never going back. “If like me, you’ve been looking for an alternative to Google’s cloud-first and A…

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Proton explains how Google Photos' Locked Folder hides images locally but doesn't provide end-to-end encryption — backups can expose photos to Google. A safer alternative: end-to-end encrypted Proton Drive. Read more: https://proton.me/blog/locked-folder-google-photos 🔒⚠️☁️🛡️ #GooglePhotos #Privacy #ProtonDrive
How to use Locked Folder in Google Photos – and a safer way | Proton

Learn how to use Google Photos' Locked Folder, how it exposes your photos to Google, and a safer way to store sensitive images privately.

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Google Photos is staging an unreleased "Video Remix" feature codenamed Soba. The tool uses Gemini Omni to let users alter video clips via conversational commands, but it requires users to be 18+ and enforces SynthID watermarks. #GooglePhotos #AI #GeminiOmni #TechNews #VideoEditing
https://blazetrends.com/google-photos-prepares-video-remix-gemini-omni-update-for-conversational-edits/?fsp_sid=33387
Google Photos Prepares ‘Video Remix’ Gemini Omni Update for Conversational Edits

Google Photos is quietly staging a major server-side update that brings conversational video editing directly to your smartphone. Hidden code within the app reveals an unreleased feature codenamed "Soba," which uses the recently unveiled Gemini Omni model to radically alter personal video clips. The update fundamentally splits the app's generative tools. It renames the current

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