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iCloud Photo Library is similar but no compression hijinx - it's always original quality in the cloud and you can choose to store only "high quality" locally on your device to save device space (hilariously, the opposite of Google). You pay for the storage (but you can't get more than 2TB for love nor money).

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Now you can, up to 4TB: “ With Apple One, you can choose a subscription plan that includes 50GB, 200GB, or 2TB of iCloud storage. If you need more iCloud storage, you can buy more for a total of up to 4TB. ”

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201318

Hmmm no android option. But there is a pc option?

There's an iCloud Windows client.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283

Well that’s annoying, I don’t want to pay for all the other services I never use for 4tb

> hilariously, the opposite of Google

Google offers both options, though? It used to offer free - unlimited "high quality" photos, which they have now stopped.

If you pay for storage, you can choose to store original quality images in the first place, and delete them from device

>it's always original quality in the cloud and you can choose to store only "high quality" locally on your device to save device space

This is the sort of thing that really makes me regret getting a pixel

I wish I realized how anti-ergonomic Google's services were before I experienced it first hand.

Google offers both options, though? It used to offer free - unlimited "high quality" photos, which they have now stopped (Still available to Pixels (till P4) for 3 years since the respective phone was launched)

You can choose to pay for storage and keep original quality uploads?

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