Having a photos back up in Proton Drive doesn't really serve much of a purpose. We need a Google Photos replacement. I'd migrate literally tomorrow if the Proton team released one. A simple photo dump backup option just isn't good enough. Proton needs to have a full-fledged Google Photos alternative, because that's one of the biggest ways to get people off of Google's services. Right now, if you're not on Apple's photos then you're on Google Photos and that's a ton of users on both platforms that don't have any other trusted options.

Please create a Google Photos alternative. It's massively important, and that importance cannot be understated and underestimated.

Having a photos back up in Proton Drive doesn't really serve much of a purpose. We need a Google Photos replacement. I'd migrate literally tomorrow if the Proton team released one. A simple photo dump backup option just isn't good enough. Proton needs to have a full-fledged Google Photos alternative, because that's one of the biggest ways to get people off of Google's services. Right now, if you're not on Apple's photos then you're on Google Photos and that's a ton of users on both platforms that don't have any other trusted options.

Please create a Google Photos alternative. It's massively important, and that importance cannot be understated and underestimated.

I agree with the rest of the comments, I would like album support, search functionality (by features in a photo, people, dates). I am trying to migrate from Google Photos, so these features are what keep me from using it completely, instead of using it as a camera roll dump as I do now.

Please add album support. A separate app would also be appreciated.

Yes the lack of a search function on both proton drive and the photos part of that is absolutely critical. It's just as critical to make sure that there's a way to organize these photos into albums or folders of some sort and also being able to keyword tag the photos for a search function which of course doesn't exist right now.

We need to have a separate app just for photos just like Google photos with albums, search features, perhaps some smart AI integration, and automatic backup over cellular and wifi connections and with a reliable fast connection that can do multiple or large amount of uploads at once quickly.

This is just a backup, no features no gallery or albums just a photo dump

Please create a robust equivalent of Google Photos with a nice gallery support. Not some add-on to ProtonDrive.

Looking forward to hearing and seeing more about this in the coming months.

Can‘t wait to test it out

Hi everyone,

Proton Drive Photos backup for Android and iOS is already out.
Please see announcements for:

iOS: https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-ios
Android: https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-android

We'll continue working on developing more functionalities to help you protect your most precious memories.

Thanks for your continuous support!

for the love of all that is holy in this world please do this. I would love to support a company that is more focused on privacy. Google photos has a hold on me and if i could get photos mail and drive from you all i would switch. Obviously has to be cost effective, but i need this in my life

Proton Photos app separately is needed. +1
Cross-platform: Android and iOS
With the ability to have shared albums with non-Proton users (e.g. grandparents) who can view and post photos.

I continually pay more and more to Apple to host an ever growing photo album which is not cross platform, has limited photo organization features, and a lacks a convenient way to archive old photos. I have not found good competition because I don't quite trust many of them with my data.

Add the feature to sync delete pictures, i dont want to have a backup only version... i make so many screenshots and stuff, it will just get filled with junk.

I beg you, release an Android app the same time as the iOS app and don't make us wait.

Just having some basic album/tagging support and automatically backing up from my phone would be enough for me. Right now I've got to stick with Google Photos or move to Ente (which would just be yet another subscription) so it would be great to get it under the Proton banner.

One of the biggest hurdles getting friends/family away from google photos is it's ease of use and the way it acts as a gallery app despite photos only being in the cloud. I currently pay for both Proton Drive and Google Drive strictly because of the photos app.

Additionally, adding functionality where the app would allow us to post/share pictures or videos directly from a messaging app without having to download the media first would be an incredible step forward.

we need this ASAP

This is a MASSIVE must-have to help users get completely off Google. The photo backup in Proton Drive is great, but not being able to leave Google Photos because Proton doesn't offer an app that can be our default gallery, is a big issue. I'd leave Google Photos and migrate to "Proton Photos" in 5 minutes if this were available.

I wish I could vote for this 100x over because it's the final nail in the coffin for me (and probably others) using any of Google's services.

Is the Photo Backup function in Proton Drive the feature "planned" in this suggestion or is Proton planning to introduce a separate app as a true alternative to Google Photos?