Google announces the end of Picasa. It will be implemented in March by stopping technical support and transfer of photos and albums to his service Google Photos whose features are better adapted to the uses of web and mobility …
(Boursier .com) – Google continues to streamline its resources … As always when it comes to Google, the decision constitutes a small revolution for users of the web. The Mountain View company has decided to close Picasa, its online photo service whose software had been bought in June 2004 at Idealab developer. No snoring press release, but a simple note posted on the Google blog formalizes the announcement: “After careful consideration, we decided to abandon Picasa in the coming months, in order to focus entirely on a single photo service Google Photos “said the Californian group. This Decision is to improve Google Photos, a just launched 2015 Google service.
Photo finish since March 2016
The end of Picasa will materialize in mid-March 2016 by stop its support. It primarily concerns the popular Desktop application that allows file photos then archive them in Picasa Web Album. For the nostalgic, the Picasa Desktop technically still usable, but its features will be more developed and bugs will not be fixed. Google so let die the draft itself. Moreover, the California firm recommends already opting for Desktop Google Photos.
Transfer to Google Photos
With this development, the photos posted and stored Picasa Web Albums will not be lost however. Google ensures their transfer to Google Photos. All new uploads to Picasa Web Albums will follow this same path and will be automatically transferred to Google Photos. However, the migration will not be perfect. If the legend type attributes should be kept, tags and comments might well get lost in the maze of the web. Google has gone ahead to avoid injury to its users. The company will create an archive of Picasa Web Albums whose contents can be viewed. However, from May 1, they will not be changed and the creation of new albums will be impossible.
Better visibility for Google Photos
In closing his old service photos online Google wants both to give more visibility to Google Photos launched in May 2015, but also focus its financial resources and its development forces into a single service adapted to new uses of the photo including in connection with social networks and smartphones. In its approach, Google intends to offer users “a single service that offers more functionality, running on mobile and computer, rather than divide our efforts between two different products.” Obviously, channeling his strength on Google Photos, the Mountain View company intends to send new users that would have put off the Picasa environment.
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