Samsung Gallery Now Syncs With Google Photos — but Deleting One Photo Can Affect Both - TechRepublic
A photo deleted from Samsung Gallery can now disappear from Google Photos, too, even if it was uploaded to the cloud.
Samsung confirmed the behavior in its November 10 announcement of Gallery sync with Google storage. The integration lets supported Galaxy devices access photos and videos across connected phones and tablets, but deletions can also affect cloud copies. It replaces Samsung Gallery’s former OneDrive integration, which ended September 30, 2026.
How photo deletions affect Samsung Gallery and Google Photos
Deleting a synchronized photo or video in Gallery also removes it from linked Google storage and other connected Galaxy devices, according to Samsung’s official announcement. Each device must use the same Samsung and Google accounts with syncing enabled.
Deletion works in both directions. Google’s support documentationconfirms that removing a synced item from Google Photos also affects Samsung Gallery. Deleted files can be restored across both apps while they remain...
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