I can't leave Dropbox and move fully over to Proton until photos that are auto-uploaded from my phone are accessible on my Proton Windows client. Paying for both Proton Drive AND Dropbox doesn't feel sustainable...

Photos on Proton Drive works, but it's not great. I am currently using Ente to store my photos, because the Proton option was too clunky. Would be great to have everything in one place and not having to pay for two subscriptions.

A Photo App to replace google photos. Being able to search for certain words or maybe using a local AI to search for things like "Dog" or "Selfie" for easier management. Also include privacy features like remove EXIF data or even small editing tools like a black marker or blur option to hide/censor faces.

Currently, im using 3 seperate apps to remove exif, blur faces and to black out text on documents. This could all be merged into a photo app and included into the proton ecosystem.

I would really appreciate it if there were a separate programme just for photos. I find the ‘Photos’ feature on Proton Drive completely useless. There isn't even a preview of the images. How are you supposed to find your photos? I also think it's bad that Proton Drive can't open RAW images and the like. That shouldn't be the case with ‘Proton Photos’. I currently have my images on Apple Photos. I find it very practical. With the albums, you can easily view image information and tag the images with keywords and so on, and you can easily edit the images in the app. But I am concerned about Apple's privacy. I have read some not very pleasant news. I trust Proton. If you create a ‘Proton Photos app’, I would take a lot of inspiration from Apple Photos. In addition, the following features would earn you bonus points with photo enthusiasts who care about privacy: When editing photos, it should be possible to remove metadata with a single click and compress images according to user-defined settings. I don't have a programme with these features yet. I will soon be looking for another solution for my photos. I hope I will soon be able to enjoy storing my photos without any worries. On a cloud that is secure in terms of data protection.

Best regards,
Mischa

Just joined Proton a few days ago and I would like to emphasis this comment: Buy ente and re-brand it Proton Photos.

I think a better alternative would be to find a way to integrate Proton Drive with local storage like Samsung Gallery does with OneDrive. I think the Google Photos/Drive distinction is meaningless and Photos should have been a sub-feature of Drive to begin with. Others may disagree.

Isn't it fairly clear by now what the ideal solution is? Buy ente and re-brand it Proton Photos.

Some problems as it is currently:

1) When importing from Google Photos on Mac. When you unzip the files, MacOS creates hidden files that also get uploaded. These filenames look like "._NameOfFile.png"
The file names END with a .png but they are NOT pictures.

2) Sharing albums requires others to have a Proton account. That is not ideal.

3) Images load too slow when scrolling through pictures on Android.

4) Basic file manager view, for photos on web. This is important when you first migrate because even though you import things, you still might need to copy things back and forth and rename some albums etc.

5) Expiry date on shared albums. Make it so that if I share an album, I can set a date on which the link expires.

Metadata is actually really useful. I search my pictures by location constantly. The problem with metadata is when Google/whoever scrapes it for selling. Proton has zero-knowledge, so I have 0 problem with my metadata being intact. I would prefer it did.

I second this, I remember reading that the Proton Drive app was planned to simply get more photo features as time went on, but for me as a professional photographer I would rather have a dedicated app. I feel like casual photographers would be more likely to switch and engage as well if there was a dedicated app

Proton Photos as it stands is not competitive when compared to Google, Ente or even newcomers Zeitkapsl.

Needs a dedicated app rather than just within Drive and needs a dedicated search function

I think a better choice would be finer control for image backups with the current Drive app. If I can define a folder the photos and videos go in, and then actually choose which photos get backed up instead of backing up everything, that would be perfect! Especially since we would be limited by the same storage capacity limit either way.

I'm really happy with ente.io, you could consider buying them.

This feature is a must. Please make it happen.

I Like that Proton Drive has photos & Storage in one app. We dont need an app for every Single Feature.

Even a companion app for the new photos/albums update in Proton drive. Customise and control what photos are synced with proton drive directly. (Frequency and also allow filters for not including certain tagged images or screenshots etc.)

Cleans up the clunky way of syncing with something much simpler to implement but giving users control over their data. Doesn't force users to use the service if they don't want to, and can also offer a great entry service for prospective users.

Would be a great step towards a unifying experience for people who use various ecosystems.

Same like Ente Photos

Proton Photos:

A Gallery-based application, designed for the management and consumption of media, which are stored on the Proton Drive.

Have 2 options, one to choose to download the media in a compressed quality and the other in the original quality, a solution to avoid excessive storage consumption. And when you are connected to the internet, temporarily download the media in original quality.

Automatic upload of media, but keeping the original structure of the folder.

Option to create more than one "General Gallery", to separate media/albums from work and family media, in case you wanted to access media in public and don't want to expose your professional life to other people. Basically don't display certain albums in a "General Gallery", and display and another.

Choose whether offline media in original or compressed quality can be displayed in other apps or continue only in Proton Photos.

Choose whether to download the media, or just consume it online via the internet.

Advanced editing options, with the option to upload a new edited version of the file or as a new file to Drive.

Would love this. Is it not possible for proton to work together with open source app like immich or photoprism or as mentioned below Ente photos? In its current state photos in proton drive is not useful for me as it is lacking to much functions.

Would love this. Is it not possible for proton to work together with open source app like immich or photoprism or as mentioned below Ente photos? In its current state photos in proton drive is not useful for me as it is lacking to much functions.