How to delete Google photos from the device only 1 Open the Google Photos app. 2 Click on the Menu icon on the top left corner. Select Settings and go to Backup & sync. 3 Then go back to your Settings and select Free up device storage. This will delete any synced photos from your photo gallery.
You can delete Google Photos as long as no accounts are currently logged in, then you can use your phone’s default image viewer instead. Launch the “Google Photos” Android app, then tap on your “profile icon” in the top-right section. Select your currently active profile. Choose “Use without an account.”.
Remember that images in your archive won’t be included in a selection made from the main photos grid. To delete absolutely everything, you’ll also need to check your archive too and move items from there to the bin. You’ll find the archive in the main Google Photos menu on the left of the screen.
Another answer was this are some suggestions to delete from Google cloud without deleting from your device, without turning Backup and sync permanently off : Copy (or move) the pic into a different non-synced folder in the Gallery or another File manager.
Will google photos be deleted?
If you delete images from Google Photos (photos. google. com), they will be deleted from all devices, such as your phone, that are set to sync with Google Photos. So the short answer to your question, Tony, is that you can’t do what you’d like (not easily, in any case).
This of course begs the inquiry “Does deleting photos from Google Photos also delete from the cloud?”
Yes you’re right, if you delete from the Google Photos app you also delete from the cloud. If you you turn off Back Up and Sync from your phone and delete from Google Photos then it won’t delete your device copy.
How to recover deleted photos from Google Photos?
If things go wrong or you accidentally delete some photos, you can restore them from the Trash or Bin folder of Google Photos within 60 days of deleting them. To access Trash on the mobile apps, open the Google Photos app and tap on the three-bar icon at the top.
Why can’t I view my backup photos in Google Photos?
On both Android and i. OS, if the backup of the photo hasn’t been made on the cloud (as backup is off), you will be shown the delete icon only and not the Delete from device option. On Android, deleting such photos will remove them only from your phone. So you will not be able to view them either in Google Photos or other gallery apps.