Apple this week introduced a new service designed to make it fast and easy for iCloud users to transfer their stored photos and videos to Google Photos.
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As described in an Apple support document, you can go to the Apple privacy website and sign in to see the option “Transfer a copy of your data”. If you select this option and follow all the steps, Apple will transfer your photos and videos from iCloud to Google Photos.
Transferring photos and videos from iCloud Photos does not remove content stored with Apple, but provides a backup method and stores a copy of the content on Google Photos.
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The transfer process takes three to seven days, with Apple verifying that the request was made by you. To make the transfer, you must have two-factor authentication enabled for your Apple ID account and you must have a Google Photos account with sufficient storage to complete the transfer.
Smart albums, Live Photos, photo stream content, some metadata and some RAW photos cannot be transferred, but formats such as .jpg, .png, .webp, .gif, some RAW, .mpg, .mod, files. mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts and .mkv are compatible.
Only the most recent edition of a photo is transferred, instead of the original version, and duplicates appear as just one photo. The images are transferred in your albums whenever possible, but the videos are transferred separately.
Apple’s transfer service is available to customers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States at this time.