Last week, Xiaomi announced that it will drop support for MIUI Gallery sync feature with Xiaomi Cloud. The company also disclosed that it will allow users to migrate their media to Google Photos in 2023.
Just a few days later, the smartphone maker now reveals that Google Photos will be integrated with MIUI Gallery starting next week.
Xiaomi says that it is integrating Google Photos backup functionality into MIUI Gallery. The integration will go live with a new version of the application.
The update will be rolled out via Xiaomi’s GetApps app store. It will be first made available in Singapore starting on October 24.
Existing users of Xiaomi Cloud will be able to migrate their media to Google Photos. Also, they will be offered a 3-month trial of Google One membership (100GB).
Xiaomi Cloud offers only 5GB of free storage and its family plan is limited to China. On the other hand, Google provides 15GB of free storage. Additionally, with Google One membership, users can not only expand storage but can also add up to 5 family members.
As mentioned earlier, the initial timeline disclosed by Xiaomi for the rollout of Google Photos integration with MIUI Gallery was 2023. Hence, we believe that it will take months to reach all the markets.
What are your thoughts on Xiaomi discontinuing the synchronization of MIUI Gallery with its own cloud service outside mainland China? Do let us know in the comment section below.
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