When it’s time for our mobile phone to send out that dreaded memory-full alert, it’s common for us to turn to cloud solutions to house our memories. Google Photos is the most common because it usually comes pre-installed on Android, but its quota to store It was very limited for a long time.

There are reliable and free alternatives, and there are those who create their own Google Photos with other applications. Thanks to Unlim, even Telegram can act this way, although a new alternative has arrived on the Play Store, it comes from the famous Plex player and works like a charm for users. create your own image cloud in high quality.

Plex Photos: How to set up your own Google Photos with little effort

That same month, a new Android app from the same Plex developers arrived on the Play Store: Plex Photos, bringing a cloud-connected gallery to your mobile phone. host unlimited photos and videos. It doesn’t matter if Google warns you that there is no space in your account.

As with the original Plex app, we first need to configure our server correctly and of course load images. With all this, the new application There will be a link to our personal Plex cloudIt becomes a fully functional gallery.

Although Plex Photos is newly released and somewhat in its infancy, it’s already an excellent performer if you don’t mind foregoing Google Photos’ AI functions. For now, it has a chronological view (“Timeline”), a section for photos we’ve marked as favorites, and a final tab that brings together the entire library we’ve uploaded to the cloud.

It’s even possible organize by folders: The application shows the root folder and the folders it contains; This is something that is necessary if we already have a backup copy. It always looks fluid, its interface is intuitive in the Google way (it even has access to our profile in the top right corner), and images don’t take long to display at maximum resolution.

The “Library” tab is one of the most complete sections. filters: It is possible to search images by year, mobile model and manufacturer. Have you taken photos with your new Pixel? When you filter by Google you will only see things made with Google Pixel.

If you already use Plex, you will know that it is necessary for our computer to be available at all times: the application acts as a connection, but the server is our own computer. Plex Photos arrived on the Android store very recently, it still has some development work ahead of it, so it could be even better.

Want to set up your photo and video cloud? Start by preparing your multimedia server: you have the necessary software tool on the official website. Then install Plex Photos from Play Store on your Android smartphone and sign in. It’s free, with no ads or payments in-app.

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