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Provided you have Chrome installed on your device, the PWA will run like any native app, without the need to open the browser.

To add the new Google Photos PWA to your desktop, visit the Google Photos site in Chrome, click the menu button on the top right, go to More tools and select Install Google Photos.

If you cant see that option, youll need to visit chrome:flags, search for Enable app banners, choose Enable from the drop-down menu and then restart your browser.

To add the PWA to your phones homescreen, launch Chrome, go to the Chrome website, tap the browsers menu button and select Add to home screen.

Weve picked out the best image hosting websites Not a direct replacement The Google Photos PWA works just like the website, letting you upload, edit and share photos, organize them into albums, add tags, and create collages and animations.

You wont receive push notifications though, and its not accessible offline.

Google recently terminated both its Google Drive desktop app and the Google Photos Desktop Uploader, urging users to switch to Backup Sync instead.

Although uploading snaps with the new PWA on your desktop is easy enough, it doesnt automate the process like Backup Sync, so keen photographers will want to keep both apps installed.

How to protect your files with Google Backup Sync Via Engadget.

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