Amazon Photos: Photo & Video

Photo backup for Amazon users

Amazon Photos: Photo & Video stores pictures and videos in the cloud, giving Android users a way to keep a copy of their camera roll outside the phone. It suits people who take many photos, change devices regularly, or want to view personal memories beyond the handset. The app is developed by Amazon Mobile LLC and sits in the Photography category.

What it does well

The main job is automatic photo backup, with full-resolution storage available to Prime members for photos. That makes it useful for preserving original image quality rather than treating a cloud gallery as a reduced-size archive. Videos are supported too, so the library can cover more than still images, although storage terms differ from the Prime photo benefit.

• Backs up photos and videos from an Android device.
• Keeps photos at full resolution for eligible Prime storage.
• Lets users browse older images in a central cloud library.
• Can display personal photos through connected Amazon devices such as Fire TV and Echo Show.

A practical shared library

Amazon Photos is more about preserving and finding memories than editing them. Its organisation tools help users look back through a large collection, while private sharing options are suited to families or groups who want to gather images from the same event without posting them publicly. Alexa-related search and Amazon device integration add value for households already using those services.

Worth knowing

The app has a 4.7 rating from more than 1,061,000 reviews and records 50,000,000+ installs. Those figures point to a mature, widely used service rather than a specialist photo editor. It is the stronger fit for backup, storage and cross-device viewing; users looking mainly for advanced image adjustments will need a separate editing app.