Transfer iCloud® photos and videos to Google Photos

You can request a copy of your iCloud® photos and videos to transfer to Google Photos.

Learn more about transferring your photos from iCloud®.

Important: The transfer doesn’t remove your photos and videos from iCloud®. After the transfer, additional photos and videos stored in iCloud® won’t sync to Google Photos automatically.

To transfer photos and videos, the content must be:

• Stored in iCloud® Photos
• Saved as one of these file formats:
  • .3g2
  • .3gp
  • .asf
  • .avi
  • .divx
  • .gif
  • .jpg
  • .m2t
  • .m2ts
  • .m4v
  • .mkv
  • .mmv
  • .mod
  • .mov
  • .mp4
  • .mpg
  • .mts
  • .png
  • .webp
  • .wmv
  • .tod
  • some RAW files

These content types don’t transfer from iCloud® to Google Photos:

• Shared albums
• Smart albums
• Photo stream content
• Live photos
• Photos and videos not stored in iCloud®

Before you request a transfer from iCloud® Photos to Google Photos, check the following:

• You use iCloud® Photos to store your photos and videos.
• Your Apple ID uses two-factor authentication.
• You have a Google Account to use Google Photos.
• Your Google Account has enough storage available to finish the transfer.
  • Tip: Apple will show the required storage you need when the transfer process begins.
  • To check how much space you currently have in your Google Account, go to your Drive storage.
  • If you don’t have enough space for the transfer, learn how to buy more storage.

To request your transfer from iCloud® to Google Photos:

1. Sign in with your Apple ID at privacy.apple.com.
2. Select Request to transfer a copy of your data.
3. To start the transfer, sign in with your Google Account.
4. To finish your request, follow the on-screen instructions.

• Only the most recent edits of photos and videos are transferred.
• To save space, if a photo or video already exists in Google Photos, only one copy of the photo or video is kept.
• When possible, photos are transferred within their albums. Videos are transferred separately and won’t be in albums.
  • Tip: The filenames of albums and videos transferred to Google Photos start with "Copy of.”

• Buy more Google storage
• Free up space on your device
• Sync your favorite photos with Apple Photos