Apple this week introduced a new service designed to make it quick and easy for iCloud users to transfer their saved photos and videos to Google Photos.
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As outlined in an Apple support document, you can go to Apple’s privacy website and log in to see the “Transfer a copy of your data” option. If you select this and go through all the steps, Apple will transfer your iCloud photos and videos to Google Photos.
Transferring photos and videos from iCloud Photos will not delete the content you have stored with Apple, but it provides a backup method and saves a copy of the content on Google Photos.
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The transfer process takes between three and seven days, with Apple verifying that the request was made by you. To make the transfer, you must have two-factor authentication enabled for your Apple ID account and you must have a Google Photos account with enough storage space to complete the transfer.
Smart Albums, Live Photos, photo stream content, some metadata and some RAW photos cannot be transferred, but formats such as .jpg, .png, .webp, .gif, some RAW files, .mpg, .mod ,. mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts and .mkv are compatible.
Only the most recent edit of a photo will be carried over in place of the original version, and duplicates will appear as just one photo. Images are transferred in their albums where possible, but videos are transferred individually.
Apple’s transfer service is currently available to customers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.