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On the other hand, Google Drive offers more organization. However, you can move files in case of synced albums. You would need a file manager to do so in case of device folders. While Google Photos does show the photos on the device in their respective folders, you cannot directly move or copy images between these folders. To view images, you need to go into the respective folder. On the first screen, you will see various folders and files below the Quick Access row. Similarly, the user interface of Google Drive is similar to other file-backup services or even file managers. The device folders can be accessed from the navigation drawer or from the Albums tab present at the bottom, where other Google Photos albums are also present. On the first screen, you are greeted with camera photos. The user interface of Google Photos is quite similar to gallery apps. Similarly, other device files will also not be added to Drive automatically. The photos captured from your smartphone camera or images present on your mobile device will not reflect in Google Drive automatically as is the case with Google Photos. You can add any type of file like PDF, ZIP, MP3, MP4, JPG, PNG etc. Google Drive, on the other hand, is a powerful cloud storage service where you have to manually add files. However, when sync is enabled, you can view them on multiple devices. It’s not necessary to backup and sync photos in Google Photos to view them on a single device. It supports three types of media files – photos, videos, and GIFs. Similar to other gallery apps, it lets you view images present in other device folders too. If Google Photos is installed on your device, it will immediately show the pictures and videos captured from the phone camera. Google Photos is a photo-gallery app on steroids and Google Drive is a cloud storage and backup service for files like PDF, ZIP, and photos and videos.

Let’s dive in! Use and Supported File Types So which one should you use? And why? All your queries will be answered in this comparison of Google Photos and Google Drive.