Samsung's Gallery app can now sync photos and videos to your Google account storage, after its direct sync with Microsoft OneDrive ended on 30 September 2026. Samsung Malaysia's support guide, last updated on 28 October, describes the new Gallery Cloud Sync with Google as a two-way sync run jointly by Samsung Gallery and Google Photos. What it costs depends on how full your Google account already is.
Quick facts
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- Free: the 15GB of storage Samsung says comes with every Google account, shared with Gmail and Google Drive.
- Paid, in Malaysia: Google One from RM3.50 a month for 30GB of total storage, RM8.49 for 100GB, RM97.99 for 5TB.
- Needs: One UI 9.0 or higher; Samsung says availability may vary by device, country, carrier or software version, and under Google's terms it is not offered in some countries.
- Before it: direct OneDrive sync, which ended on 30 September 2026.
What changed
Microsoft's support page says that from 30 September 2026 Samsung Gallery no longer syncs directly with OneDrive. Photos already there stay at onedrive.com and in the OneDrive app, but they disappear from Gallery.
The Google option sits in Gallery under Menu, Settings, Sync photos and videos. Turn on Sync with Google and only the Camera album uploads by default; other albums are picked under Albums to sync. Anything on an SD card is not synced unless you move it to internal storage first.
What the 15GB has to cover
Samsung's guide says Gallery sync works with the free 15GB without a paid plan, and that synced media is stored in original quality. That holds even for people who set Google Photos backup to storage saver: photos that arrive through Gallery sync are still kept at full size. Videos up to 20GB each are accepted, and photos up to 200MB.
The 15GB is not Gallery's alone. Google's plans page describes every tier as total storage for Google Photos, Drive and Gmail, so a phone full of video competes with your email attachments for the same space. That matters most for people who film on their phones, the kind of footage we put through our iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Galaxy S26 Ultra camera test.
What more space costs here
Google One's Malaysian plans page showed prices for three storage plans when we loaded it on 11 November. It also names other tiers, including Standard, Google AI Plus and Ultra, without a public price on that page, so what you are offered may differ by account. Each figure is total account storage, not space added on top of the free 15GB. Lite gives 30GB for RM3.50 a month or RM35 a year. Basic gives 100GB for RM8.49 a month or RM84.99 a year. Google AI Pro bundles 5TB for RM97.99 a month or RM979.90 a year. For comparison, see our look at Netflix, Spotify and Apple plan prices in Malaysia.
Two things to know before you switch it on
Deleting a synced photo in either Gallery or Google Photos removes it from both and moves it to the Recycle Bin for 30 days. Emptying Gallery's Recycle Bin deletes the original from Google storage for good.
Gallery also shows only what it synced after you turned the feature on. Photos you had already backed up to Google Photos stay in your account, and Samsung says they will not be uploaded twice, but they do not automatically appear in Gallery.
