Facebook to delete synced photos if you don’t install Moments app

PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook will delete all the photos users have synced from the main Facebook app if they do not install its dedicated photo-sharing app Moments before 7 July, The Guardian reports.

The social network began notifying users that it would soon delete all their synced photos if they did not install the app, which was released in June 2015.

Many users used the photo syncing feature, which was introduced in 2012 and promised unlimited automatic photo uploads from users’ smartphones into a private album on the social network, as a way of backing up their photo collection in much the same way Google’s Photos, Yahoo’s Flickr and Apple’s iCloud Photos currently do.

In January Facebook discontinued support for automatic syncing of photos from the main Facebook app, forcing users to install the Moments app should they wish to continue automatically uploading their photos. Now Facebook will delete all their synced photos unless users install the Moments app.

Facebook said: “Photos you privately synced from your phone to Facebook will be deleted soon. Earlier this year, they were moved to Moments, a new app from Facebook. If you want to keep these photos, download and log into Moments before 7 July. If you don’t want Moments, download these photos directly to your computer from your Facebook profile before 7 July.”

The removal of the synced photos won’t affect any photos or videos shared on Facebook separately from the synced album, while users are being given the chance to download the photos before they are deleted, The Guardian says.

Facebook did not respond to request for comment.