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Samsung is adding Google Photos to its Gallery app, and it will take the place of Microsoft OneDrive.
A few weeks ago, Samsung said it will stop supporting Microsoft OneDrive in the Gallery app on Galaxy phones and tablets. Now, it looks like Google Photos will take its place.
Samsung has updated its Gallery Cloud Sync app. This app works in the background on Galaxy devices that use One UI 9.0. The new update, version 1.6.09.31, mentions Google Photos in its app description. But when testers installed the update on a Galaxy S26 Ultra with One UI 9.0 beta, the Google Photos option was not showing up yet.
OneDrive support on Samsung Gallery ends on September 30, 2026. Since the new update already mentions Google Photos, it is likely that Google Photos backup will turn on right after, starting October 1.
This means Galaxy users will soon be able to back up their photos and videos straight to Google Photos from the Gallery app, instead of using OneDrive. It's a simple switch, but a useful one for anyone who already relies on Google's photo storage.
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