[Update: fixed] Google Photos' Backup and Sync client on Mac uploads unwanted stuff (thumbnails and facetiles) as well

Update (January 06): Google has officially confirmed that with the client’s latest version 3.39 it’s now possible to exclude Apple Photos Library metadata from syncing. Here’...
Aug 21, 2017 2 Min Read

Gmail users losing draft messages - subject turns 'undefined', HTML code replaces body

For the past few months, a number of Gmail users have been reporting an issue that has caused them to lose their days worth of hard work. The problem is...
Aug 19, 2017 1 Min Read

Google Photos to get option for auto-backup during Happy Hours for Airtel subscribers

A new Google Photos version (3.3.0.165249556) is set to be rolled out soon, and it is expected to bring along some teeny-weeny improvements along with a...
Aug 17, 2017 1 Min Read

Google accepts Gmail not letting Android users access their Exchange mail accounts

Gmail’s updated version 7.6.18.160170480 on Android brought with itself an issue for users accessing Exchange mail accounts. Those affected say the above quoted version of the...
Aug 16, 2017 1 Min Read

Backup and Sync crashes while handling large number of files (error D414D8CD9), Google acknowledges issue

Business users, are you listening? If you are using (or planning to use) Google’s new client app for Drive and Photos, there’s a serious problem with...
Aug 14, 2017 1 Min Read

Google Photos failing to display 360 photos (Photo Spheres) [Updated]

Update (August 17): Several users on the official Google Photos forum are reporting that the issue is fixed for them. Given that the company hasn’t officially said anything...
Aug 14, 2017 2 Min Read

Gmail’s anti-phishing security checks make way to service's iOS app

We are no strangers to deceptive email messages that ask for sensitive information or credentials. Gmail introduced anti-phishing security checks for its Android app back in May. And Now...
Aug 12, 2017 0 Min Read

[Update: fixed] Google's new Backup and Sync fails while syncing network mounted folders (Error D41D8CD9)

Update 4 (February 06): Google has officially confirmed that the client’s latest version 3.39 has added support for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Here’s how you sync...
Aug 11, 2017 2 Min Read

Google quickly fixes Gmail POP3 issue affecting custom email clients

Recently, users who have their pop3 email accounts connected to Gmail started complaining of issues while retrieving emails. Specifically, affected users reported getting varying error notifications such as ‘POP3...
Aug 10, 2017 1 Min Read

Google acknowledges Photos' video processing issue during uploads, fix being worked on

Offset of July uncovers yet another issue in Google’s Photos service. Aaargh! The problem rears its ugly head when you try uploading videos, irrespective of the way used...
Aug 09, 2017 1 Min Read

Latest Google Photos update brings new delete confirmation notification (but why?)

Looks like Google has more time to add minor updates to its Photos app, rather then fixing the bugs plaguing it. Case in point: a new notification has been added...
Aug 08, 2017 0 Min Read

Some iOS users have lost all images backed up through Google Photos ('getting started' bug)

Seriously, that’s the last thing Google Photos users would have wanted: loss of years worth of memories backed up through the service. And scarily, it’s happening...
Aug 07, 2017 1 Min Read