Updated 5/11/16:
Google Photos was launched in mid-2015 and has since become my favorite photo and video management, backup and sharing service for the web and smartphones. All photos and videos remain private unless you decide to share individual items or entire albums with people you know via a private link.
Some additional other features of the service include:
- Photos are searchable – for example type “dog”, “beach” or “Joe Smith” to show just the photos of that category or person.
- Edit your photos – brighten up dark areas or add filters to make your photos more interesting.
- Easily share individual items or entire albums of photos or videos via a private automatically generated link which you can paste into a message and share. See an example of some screen shots I’ve shared from my iPhone: https://goo.gl/photos/UdLYP6ghsmLzUWLJA
- Photos on your smartphone and PC can be automatically uploaded and backed up to your private Google Photos website.
- You can delete select or all items from your phone to save storage space, yet they still remain accessible via the Google Photos app and website.
- Automatically created stories – photos taken in a particular area will be group together in a fun animated story.
You can learn more by visiting the Google Photos Help Center – or to jump right in visit https://photos.google.com