Uploading photos from phone to google drive

Most of us would agree that pictures that essentially capture memories have become a valuable aspect of our lives today. Yet it's baffling to think how often people do not proceed to store it in the backup or just do not know how to. Even with Google Drive pre-installed in most phone's systems, users don't bother using it. With the following guide, one will be able to solve all of the doubts and preconceived notions related to Google Drive and know how to upload photos to Google Drive.

1. Open the Google Drive app on an Android phone.
2. On the right-hand corner, a large (+) sign will be visible. Tap on it.
3. A menu will pop up with 'Create New' as the header. Click on Upload to get started.
4. You will be redirected to the local drive. Find and upload the files, pictures and videos you wish to add.
5. To ensure that it has been transferred to the Drive, tap on 'view the uploaded files' until you move them.

In case you forget the method of 'Phone to Google Drive photo upload' and would much rather want to save that time for something else, another option to upload these files is by auto-saving them. Here's how to access the time-saving feature -

1. Open the Google Drive app on an Android phone.
2. Tap on the three vertical lines symbol provided on the top left corner of the homepage releasing a menu.
3. Out of the many options that will pop up, click on the Settings option.
4. The option of 'Auto Add' will be visible right away. Click on approve to add your photos to Google Drive.

Google Drive is the best way to save pictures and files from disappearing while also taking care of the storage data on the phone. Although nowadays mobile phones are equipped with a considerable amount of stored data, they still pose a threat when it comes to data security. Moreover, with Google Drive as a backup partner, the user can access their photos and files from anywhere, even in the worst circumstances like losing a phone.

Furthermore, when you’ve properly setup your phone using your Google account, you’ll automatically be logged in to the app since these services are tied to an account unlike other applications wherein you have to sign up and verify your email address before you can start using their services. Depending on how you look at it, Google Drive is a really good cloud storage you could use anytime, anywhere.

In this post, I will guide you on how to backup your photos or upload them to Google Drive. Once uploaded, you can access them from any device as long as  you’re logged into your account. Without further adieu, here’s how to upload pictures to Google Drive from your Android phone…

How to save photo to Google Drive using Share option

1. Find the document on your phone that you’d like to upload to Google Drive.
2. Tap the share button. It’ll usually look like a left-pointing triangle, with a dot at each point.
3. Tap Save to Drive.
4. Tap Allow if prompted to allow Google Drive access to your files.
5. Add a title to the document if you’d like or change/create the name of the folder where it would be located and tap Save in the bottom right corner of your screen.

The upload may take just a second or two depending on your connection as the size of the file. Once uploaded, you may open Google Drive right from the app drawer and if you didn’t change the default directory, the file can be found on the main directory called ‘My Drive’ otherwise, it would be in the folder you created.

How to upload photo to Google Drive without sharing

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or from the app drawer.
2. Once the app opens, you can immediately see your uploaded files as well as the folders you created.
3. To upload your photos, touch the Plus (+) icon on the lower-right corner.
4. Now, tap the Upload icon.
5. Navigate to the folder where your photos are saved.
6. If you want to upload just one image, tap on it but if you want to upload more than one, tap and hold the image until a check mark appears on the left and then just tap on the images you want to upload.
7. Tap Open on the upper-right corner.
8. Wait until the upload is complete.

As far as uploading photos to Google Drive on Android is concerned, these are a couple of procedures you can do easily.

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