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any veteran #pixel user here? i can't figure out a few things. first of all i went for 256gb model because i didn't want to buy a new subscription for storage, but now it appears that the google photos app is not letting me save anything on the photos app because i don't have any storage (maxxed out the 15 gb default)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you're misunderstanding - it doesn't let you upload, as you have exceeded your cloud storage (15GB). The photos should still be on your local storage on the phone (which is the 256GB you mentioned). In the past, you usually got a free subscription for the cloud storage when using a pixel phone (at least for 1-2 years when registering a Pixel IIRC), but Google got rid of that a few Pixel generations ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so is it like i can see only uploaded photos in the google photos app and have to download another photos app to see local images. because i like a lot of photos that the photos memory feature has been curating and when i go to save it, it tells me that i can't because i have exceeded my storage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

If you open Google Photos, you can go to „Collections“ (bottom center) and then you should be able to select „on this device“. But yeah, I think it’s annoying to „hide“ local media to push users for cloud subscriptions.

If you want to stay with Google, you could look at Google Gallery, which should only display your local library - or use any other gallery app.