# Google Photos question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456 "2022-07-05T13:37:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456/1 "2022-07-05T13:37:54Z")

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I have a Google account, and the Google Photos app on my phone. But I’ve never really grasped how to make it work efficiently.

I’ll start with a basic question: I just took a photo with my phone. I see it in the Google Photos app, but not when I log into Google Photos on my PC (Other photos are there, however).

Does it auto-magically show up on my PC at some point? Is there a way to manually nudge it to appear? Refreshing and logging off/on do not make it happen.

Thanks,

mmm

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**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456/2 "2022-07-05T14:21:43Z")

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You have to have your wireless turned on and be connected to a network I think mine does it when the phone has been idle for some period of time and I’m on a wireless network. I keep my wireless turned off unless I need it

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456/3 "2022-07-05T15:33:58Z")

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Duh, that’s the ticket.

Thanks, @MikeF

mmm

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**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456/4 "2022-07-15T13:42:36Z")

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Your welcome. Could be the first (and last) time ever that I give accurate technical advice as pertains to computers and such.