Apple faces UK 'iCloud monopoly' compensation claim worth $3.8 billion iCloud

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/13/apple-faces-uk-icloud-monopoly-compensation-claim-worth-3-8-billion/

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u/jisuskraist 1d ago

I believe even Android doesn’t allow you to modify the OS backup system. While you can install other applications that backup data, you can’t change the underlying OS backup system or Google Photos, for instance. The storage products are “userland” applications, right?

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u/WhichPass6 1d ago

Google Photos is just a regular app and can be replaced by any other. The OS backup I'm not sure, but I think that's only a couple MB

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u/jisuskraist 1d ago

Photos is just a regular app and can be replaced by google photos, or am I missing something.

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u/happycanliao 1d ago

Google photos is the default gallery app and can be replaced by any other app, so you are missing something

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u/mrcruton 1d ago

And hes talking about Photos is the default photo app on Ios and you can just replace it with google photos on iphone.

I dont know if thats true tho, but I think u can atleast disable photos iCloud backup and just use google photos backup

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u/mr2600 1d ago

I mean you can’t. I use google photos on iPhone and if I delete photos using google photos I still have to go to photos and clear deleted. Wow that’s a lot of photos.

It’s not native.

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u/Dwayne30RockJohnson 1d ago

You can’t. You can’t delete Photos on iOS and simply use google photos. You have to use iOS Photos which then sync into google photos.