Backing up photos on Samsung

[Libs]

I got the new Samsung s20 FE yesterday and I’m transferring everything from iPhone but not all of my photos transferred. I have Amazon photos backing up all my old photos but I can’t work out how to download them to my Samsung because when I click a photo there isn’t a download option to the new phone. On the iPhone if I use Amazon photos the download option is on every photo. I don’t understand why it’s different on android. It just seems more complex.

Also how do I use Samsung iCloud to back up my photos please? When I go to the Samsung cloud option in settings the option to transfer photos and videos isn’t there for cloud. I’m so confused lol.

[MI5]

@Libs 

You need to use Smart Switch to transfer evrything over https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/switching/

Once all your photos are on the Samsung, they will back up automatically to Google photos.

[Libs]

Thank you. I used smart switch but not all my photos went over. I did it wireless.

So you don’t back up photos to Samsung cloud? Just Google photos?

[MI5]

You can use Samsung cloud but Google photos is better @Libs 

[Libs]

I can’t see how to add photos to the cloud back ups. When I click options to add to the back ups photos isn’t in the list.

[MI5]

@Libs 

Open Google photos and add the libraries you want to back up in the settings.

[Libs]

Thank you 😊

[MI5]

You're welcome

[Libs]

Are they fully safe in Google photos? They won’t be lost? I’m just used to iPhone iCloud so this all feels confusing and I’m worried incase I lose photos. When transferring to Samsung my iPhone didn’t transfer them all via smart switch so ive got to work out how to do that.

[MI5]

Yes, Google is safe @Libs 

Some of your iPhone photos may have been archieved to iCloud so you may need to transfer from a PC backup to get all of them, or just find the individual ones and move them manually.