Samsung has announced that its Cloud service will no longer support Gallery Sync and Drive storage for My Files. This will come into effect at the end of next month and all the data stored on the Samsung Cloud will then be deleted.25 Oct 2021
What is replacing Samsung Cloud?
Samsung announced last year that it would wind down its Samsung Cloud service in 2021 in favor of Microsoft's OneDrive, which is one of the best cloud storage services around. If you are in Group 1, you will be able to migrate all your files from Samsung Cloud to Microsoft OneDrive until March 31.30 Mar 2021
Why is my Samsung Cloud being deleted?
Samsung Galaxy users are receiving pop-up notifications to move their images from the company's cloud storage: Samsung Cloud. The company has also put out a statement asking users to remove their images from the cloud storage. If the user fails to do so, the images will be deleted after a set date.29 Aug 2021
What can you use instead of Samsung Cloud?
The best alternative is Nextcloud, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Samsung Cloud are Dropbox (Freemium), Google Drive (Freemium), MEGA (Freemium) and Microsoft OneDrive (Freemium).
Why is Samsung getting rid of the cloud?
Samsung uses its cloud storage to provide backup for contacts, calendars and also images. The company has decided to stop providing cloud storage for images and hence has been asking its users to download the images stored in the cloud before the company deletes it.29 Aug 2021
How do I retrieve photos from Samsung Cloud?
- Open the Settings app and go to Accounts and backup.
- Tap Samsung Cloud and select Backup and restore.
- Tap Restore data.
- Select Gallery.
- Tap Sync.
How do I retrieve items from Samsung Cloud?
- From Settings, tap your name at the top of the screen.
- Tap Samsung Cloud, and then tap Restore data.
- Select your desired device backup, and then select the content you want to restore.
- Next, tap Restore, and then tap Install if prompted.
- The backup will begin downloading.