The problem:
Proton Drive currently backs up photos the moment they are taken (when on Wi-Fi). This sounds convenient, but in practice it creates a real issue: photos you take and delete within minutes — screenshots, temporary reminders, blurry shots — all get permanently backed up to the cloud before you have a chance to review them.

For privacy-conscious users (which is exactly Proton's audience), this is counterproductive. You end up with a cluttered photo library full of junk you never intended to keep permanently.

The request:
Add a scheduled backup option in Settings → Photo Backup, with choices such as:

Automatic / Immediate (current behaviour — keep as default)

Once daily at a chosen time (e.g. every evening at 8:00 PM)

Once a week at a chosen day and time

Manual only (user initiates backup)

Why this matters:

Google Photos, iCloud and other services already offer backup frequency controls.

A scheduled backup allows users to review and delete unwanted photos BEFORE they are uploaded — which is a fundamentally more privacy-respecting approach.

It reduces background battery drain and data usage.

It gives paying customers the control they expect from a premium, privacy-first service.

This is a small feature with a large impact on user experience. Please consider adding it to the roadmap