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> Already in this announcement is the non-transfer of Live Photos because presumably Google doesn't support it. Google Photos definitely supports Live Photos,
by oarsinsync 6y ago
> Already in this announcement is the non-transfer of Live Photos because presumably Google doesn't support it.
Google Photos definitely supports Live Photos, I've successfully uploaded and shared lots of Live Photos via the Google Photos for iOS app.
Which then raises the question of why doesn't the tool support it?
- kemayo 6y agoAssuming that they're using the Google Photos API for this, maybe the upload media API calls [1] don't trigger whatever handling is needed for Live Photos? The Google Photos app might be doing something undocumented/unavailable-in-the-public-API that triggers the Live Photo behavior, since a Live Photo is two associated pieces of media. Or Apple might just not be uploading the videos that accompany the photo for some reason. [1]: https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/upload-media https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/upload-m...
- jwagenet 6y agoJust spitballing here: when I copy photos from my iPhone via usb to pc there are two files: the image and a .mov for a Live Photo. My guess is the metadata is lost when exporting to google photos, like usb, so you lose the “Live Photo”.