Question Is photos uploaded to Google Photos original?

[brannsiu]

I mean, there is a Google Photo apps which will automatically upload my new photos taken with my Andorid phone whenever WiFi is connected. I'd like to know if the photos uploaded are of original size or compressed? I mean, if the photos are identical to those transferred through USB cable? Is the EXIF information of the image preserved on Google Photos?

 

[PC Tailor]

It depends. If you are using the unlimited free storage, anything above 16MP is compressed.
Videos are also compressed to HD 1080p.
If you are using paid storage, they are original resolution.
But technically, it is the same over USB, the quality depends on what subscription you have.

https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6220791?co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop&hl=en

 

[USAFRet]

You could, ya know...try it and see what happens.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-937968/

"The “Original Quality” setting for Google Photos is the highest pick of the three modes. It will preserve the original quality, megapixels, and resolution of any photo or video you upload, which sometimes exceed the limits of the High Quality setting "

 

[Sagar_20]

Yep, it's original.

It actually gives you the option to backup in High quality or Original size.

High quality lets you upload unlimited photos while in original size, you can upload up to 15 GB, and after that, you have to pay for it regularly.

Now the interesting thing is that up to 16 MP, there is really no difference between the image quality, though image size reduces to like 5%.

I think the image details are preserved, but only online. If you download them, then obviously the date of creation be the time when you download the photos.

If accidentally your photos get disorganized, (which is very likely to happen if you move photo data to sd card), you can use a tool called Photo Date Organizer to fix it.

To avoid this, always transfer data using a PC, and not the phone.