Google/Photos/App/Mobile/Bug/Unable to See Any Cloud Photos Without Enabling Full Access on iPhone App
Google Photos App Requires Full Access to photos on iPhone App to Display Any Cloud Photos
- My Notes
- 2026-06-13 Sat
- as far as I can tell, there's no way for me to see my cloud photos in the google photos app without enabling Full Access. I have Full Access disabled specifically because of Google Photos' auto-backup which is just designed to use up space and prevent me from selecting which memories to save.
- Workaround Sadly, the main workaround is to delete the Google/Photos/App/Mobile and start using Google/Photos/App/Web in a browser in my mobile device. It's actually much better, because it can't prompt you to back up your photos. What a world we live in.
- Conclusion It's only a matter of time until I no longer use Google for my photos. Hopefully will be Self-hosted soon.
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