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Unlike Google Reader, this product was replaced with a newer (and, IMO, better) alternative, Google Photos. Albums you had in Picasa aren't gone, they're just accessible through the new UI. Why should Google maintain two competing UIs for the same product?

[these opinions are my own, not necessarily those of my employer, Google]



Albums you had in Picasa aren't gone, they're just accessible through the new UI.

Well, except that some photos do not show up in Photos and only in Picasa Albums (e.g. images shared through Hangouts).

Also, Picasa had a lot more photo management features.


I used Picasa to organize my photos offline, so Photos is in no way a replacement. Are there any plans to open source the desktop application?




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