
One of them was a photo component that would automatically identify and attempt to tag elements of a photo uploaded to the service (as well as all of the usual photo-management tools a photo service implies). Google pushed that network as hard as they could, but it never really caught on, and in 2015, they shut it down.īut, Google+ had a few useful features. In the far-off days of yore, in the deep history of the early 2010s, Google Photos was part of Google+, Google’s attempt at a social network. Google did not tie Google Photos to Google Drive initially. But which is better? You might think it’s the app specifically designed for photos, but Google Photos has limitations that are worth considering. Google Drive and Google Photos are both excellent options to store and sync photos between devices in a central account.
