Sorry but the Google photos to me now is unsecessful and I can't retrieve my favorite picture's anymore. Lucky that I had another old Iphone that still could take pictures and I downloaded them to it. So as far as Google photos does not mean anything to me anymore and it did you because nothing is kept secret or in security while using the phone in your own home and hands. So data has been shut down notifications shutoff and no premission's are all. All backup is shut down and I do mean it