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Google Photos continues auto backup even after you uninstall the app

Google Photos, if you remember, was released in May at the Google I/O 2015 as a stand-alone app. Earlier the Photos app used to be bundled with Google Plus but then Google decided it was better to launch the app as a separate one. If you had given the app a go but decided that it was not for you, then make sure you turn off the auto backup functionality of the app properly or else you might find your phone uploading pictures to the cloud even after you deleted the app. Yes that's true.


Instead of using its own settings menu to perform backups, Google Photos uses the centralized Google Settings menu to do such operations. The app on installation asks whether it will automatically upload new pictures to the service. If you'd chosen to do so then those settings will remain active even after the app is uninstalled from your phone. However the fix to the problem is quite easy. Just open Google Settings from your phone's app drawer, go to the Google Photos Backup tab and switch it off. You may also choose to leave it on or change the backup settings as per your convenience.
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