Samsung Gallery has switched its cloud backup from Microsoft OneDrive to Google Photos, giving Galaxy owners a new way to keep their photos and videos backed up from inside the Gallery app. The change follows the end of direct Gallery sync with OneDrive on 30 September 2026.

Samsung announced in May 2026 that it would end Microsoft OneDrive integration for the Samsung Gallery app. The Google Photos integration is now rolling out to selected Galaxy smartphones and tablets running One UI 9.0, and it works through updated versions of the Samsung Gallery and Gallery Cloud Sync apps, available through the Galaxy Store.

How the new sync works

Once the updates are installed, a banner appears at the top of the Gallery app inviting owners to get started. Turning on the “Sync with Google” option backs up selected photos and videos to the owner’s Google account storage at original quality, and the synced media can be viewed and shared in Google Photos.

There are limits to what the integration does. Only photos and videos synced through Samsung Gallery after the new integration is switched on will appear in the Gallery app through this feature. Media that was already stored in Google Photos before the integration was enabled will not automatically appear in Gallery.

What owners should know before switching on

Deleting a synced photo or video in either app removes it from both apps and from cloud storage, so owners should be careful before deleting. The feature needs a personal Google account, and supervised Google accounts and Google Workspace accounts are not supported. Synced media uses the storage allowance of the owner’s Google account, and Google Photos does not provide extra free storage simply because sync is switched on through Samsung Gallery.

Availability is currently limited to selected One UI 9.0 devices and is expanding gradually, so not every Galaxy device will see the option at once. Owners who do not see it yet should check for Gallery and Gallery Cloud Sync updates in the Galaxy Store. Source links: SamMobile and Undercode News.