Google photos It was released in 2015 And it is, since 2016, the year in which it replaced Picasathe only image organizer of Google. Installed by default on all Android mobiles and also available for iOS and all users in their web version, it is The most used option to manage images and videos.
Despite their popularity, many users have found frustrating during all these years that the application Do not allow you to download several photos or videos at the same time directly on your Android devices. Currently, the only way to recover multiple files is download them one by one.
To overcome this limitation, many users They turn to the Google Photos websitewhere they can select and download Up to 500 images at the same time in a zip file. Those who do not do it is because They are from the iOS version, which has long allows.
This Wednesday, Android Authority has published that Google, finally, seemed to be taking this option to the users of its Android operating system. A disassembly of the APK (Android Package Kit, the file format used by the Android operating system to distribute and install applications) of the version 7.26 From the app includes a code that suggests that Google is working on the ability to allow users to download several photos of their main photos feed. So far, All hypothetical, with the medium indicating that I did not know when it would reach the stable version or if it would finally do it.
However, in a few hours after the publication of the news, Google has proved him right and has activated this option at the Android appwithout even having launched the V7.26. Simultaneous discharge at local can already be used in the version 7.25.0.747549628available on Google Play if you have the application without updating.
How to download images of image and videos from Google Photos on your device
Until now, if for example you changed device and wanted to save your images in the Google Pictures cloud, you should select them and download them one by one. If after having selected the first, you marked a second, the option of ‘download’ of the toolbar disappeared.
He no longer doesAnd you can select multiple and download them at the same time on your device. The app will show you a notice before proceeding to discharge indicating that, if the device is not connected to a Wi-Fi, it will use the data connection.
An interesting feature of this implementation is that, If a file already exists on the device, you will not download it to avoid duplicating.