Google officially announced in a blog post that it will stop supporting its photo storage service Picasa this spring!
As of March 16, 2016, the company will be shutting down the Picasa desktop application and as of May, the service's web albums will no longer be editable!
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It didn't make sense for Google to continue investing in 2 different photo storage and sharing applications since in addition to Picasa, it also has Google Photos and of course now encourages users to transfer their photos there!
Because the company was concerned about its dedicated Picasa users, in its announcement it emphasized how much time it has invested in making the transition as easy and painless as possible.
“We know that many of you have put a lot of effort into managing your photos and videos in Picasa, including the hours you’ve invested and the most precious moments you’ve entrusted to us,” Anil Sabharwal, head of Google Photos, wrote in a blog post. “That’s why it’s going to take some time to get this right and provide you with choices and easy ways to access your content,” he added.
For those who want to make the switch to Google Photos, there is a desktop uploader app available at photos.google.com/apps .
Meanwhile, there is a lot of concern from users about the data collected in Picasa Web Albums, which includes very specific metadata about their photos. Specifically, users may have tagged their photos for organizational reasons, as well as added captions. Friends and family may have commented on some photos as well. It doesn’t sound like the metadata has made the transition to Google Photos, though!
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