How to Stop Auto Backup of Google Photos - Turn Off Google Photos Sync

How to stop auto backup of Google Photos? In this tutorial, I show you how to disable Google Photos sync and stop Google Photos from backing up pictures and videos on iPhone or Android. This means Google Photos will not longer automatically back up your photos. Let know in the comments if you have any questions while you stop auto backup of Google Photos.

Follow the steps below to disable Google Photos auto backup sync:
1. Open the Google Photos app on your iPhone or Android phone.
2. Select your profile picture in the top right of the Google Photos app.
3. Select Backup. It might say Backup complete or Backing up.
4. Once in Backup, select the 3 vertical dots in the top right of the app.
5. Select Backup settings.
6. Toggle off Backup & sync.

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[WonderingAboutThat]

Doesn't work. Google still syncs even though it is turned off. (Update: I simply disabled Google photos and stopped using the app, life is better now). To disable, go to settings/general/apps/photos and then click disable.

[HaroldJackson]

It worked for now. I bet the next time I do an update it will turn it back on. Time will tell. Thanks for the tutorial.

[dtopp]

I have turned off sync and new pictures still show up in Google photos....

It seems like a way to force you to upgrade your account by saving all of your pictures to Google photos. Once your account is full from pictures, you can no longer receive emails...

[nancypadulsky]

Can I get the photos and bideos to ho directly to Amazon? Biz needs!

[DevenderGautamGuitar]

Can we disable backing up only videos? Reply please

[gcurrier]

Sounds so easy other than the fact that it just ignores you and still captures

[mojiemirsalimi]

I did try this on my Iphone 12 and iPad, it did not stop syncing. Anytime, I take a picture on the iPhone. It shows up on google photo.

[redsars]

This was though a little job to do bt was confused for some reason . Thank you Mr .

[Rogu-the-homunculus]

Okay so I have photos under a Gmail account. Once I log out of my Gmail photos, they still show up on that phone. How do I fix it?

[vpdvhgo]

It is important to know and I've never met this on Youtube: if you add some pictures to an album in Google Photos, the app will upload that regardless of the backup & sync is off.

[hkblove]

Its turned off but still its syncing all new pictures

[SpaceMiner]

On my Android Pixel 6. Phone: Google photos- settings- backup, I turned its switch off. I took a photo and, I got a duplicate.
I restarted my phone, took a photo and, the backup feature is now off.

[travelwithmaher]

thank you for the info. i followed your toturial and restarted my phone, but whenever i take a photo it is still backing it up on google photos.

[geri]

I hate that Google takes over everything

[mike]

Doesnt work. Every article on the interrnet says to do this, but my backup and sych is OFF in GP for sure and photos taken on iOS decices still drop immediatedly to GP. Help!

[m_squizzy]

This method doesnt work but if you go to the app icon hold it and turn off its permissions it will no longer save your photos but until you give it permission again you also cant see your past photos though they will be there

[jasonbryan]

I turned off back up and my photos and videos are still backing up

[valentgarde]

Does anyone know how to move/copy all my google photos to an SD card ON MY ANDROID PHONE? OR my computer HARD DRIVE PLEASE???.XX

[danniedd]

Once I click on the image icon I can’t click on my account in the upper right corner. It isn’t there

[liarashad]

It doesn't work at all I did this months ago, and Google is still backing up photos from my phone.

For some reason, when I delete photos off my Google account, those same photos I deleted are also deleted out of my phone gallery. Which is weird