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troupo 19 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Immich 3.0

> mmich gives you that clean, very easy UX/UI, targeting every regular user as a real alternative to Google or Apple offerings, yet you can't easily and safely import your photos. That's inconsistent at best. Misleading.

How do you imagine this wold work, given that there are no APIs for Google Photos or iCloud Photos to batch import them into a different service while preserving all data. At best you can work with the Gallery/Photos access on your phone.

cromka 18 days ago [–]

> How do you imagine this wold work

The way it CURRENTLY already works. Through Google/iCloud takouts, or the Android/iOS apps if user chooses to do so.

troupo 18 days ago | [–]

You can't provide an easy UX-friendly alternative to takeout, and it already backups photos through Android/iOS apps if user choses so.

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