Android to IPhone photos not working

I recently switched from an Android phone to an iPhone, and I’m running into some issues with Google Photos. All of my photos appear correctly in Google Photos on my old Android device, with the right dates and albums.


However, on my iPhone, the Google Photos app behaves strangely. The albums are visible, and I can search for photos successfully, but many images do not show up in the main feed / timeline of the app. This makes it hard to browse my collection normally.


I’ve also disabled Google Photos from accessing the iPhone’s native Photos app, hoping it would help, but that didn’t change anything. I want my photos to appear correctly in the main feed without losing the original dates or metadata.


Has anyone else experienced this issue on iOS? Is there a way to get all photos to appear in the main feed while keeping the metadata intact?


Thanks in advance for any advice!

iPhone 13, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 3, 2025 7:55 AM

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Oct 3, 2025 8:40 AM in response to GNiila

GNiila wrote:

I recently switched from an Android phone to an iPhone, and I’m running into some issues with Google Photos. All of my photos appear correctly in Google Photos on my old Android device, with the right dates and albums.

However, on my iPhone, the Google Photos app behaves strangely. The albums are visible, and I can search for photos successfully, but many images do not show up in the main feed / timeline of the app. This makes it hard to browse my collection normally.

I’ve also disabled Google Photos from accessing the iPhone’s native Photos app, hoping it would help, but that didn’t change anything. I want my photos to appear correctly in the main feed without losing the original dates or metadata.

Has anyone else experienced this issue on iOS? Is there a way to get all photos to appear in the main feed while keeping the metadata intact?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

This is a good question to ask google support or look at their help site for help with their app.

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