Turn off Photo cloud sync and metadata on OnePlus OxygenOS 15
Cloud backup
Sensitivity 5/5
Default: Off
Phones / OnePlus OxygenOS 15 / Photo cloud sync and metadata
Images and videos captured with the camera are uploaded automatically to cloud storage along with embedded location metadata. Server algorithms can index these libraries for objects, locations and human faces.
- Goes to
- Google, Apple, Samsung
- Default
- Off
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a few seconds
- Needs
- account
How to do it
Open Google Photos or the Photos app, access account settings, tap Backup, and ensure photo backup is switched off.
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
New photos and videos will stay strictly on your device rather than uploading to cloud storage.
What is collected
Image files, video files, exif location metadata, facial recognition data, timestamps.
The service preserves your camera roll against hardware loss and makes photos available across all your screens.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.