Google Photos Glitch: Old Photos Appear to Have Water Damage

Google Photos Glitch : Old Photos Appear to Have Water Damage

You'd think storing old photos digitally would keep their quality better than storing prints.

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Similar issues were reported in the Google Photos Help thread.

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Currently, Google is working on the glitch and rolling out a fix.

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On Monday, Google said original photos were not affected.

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On Google Photo Help page, some users reported that the issue appeared to have been resolved – sort of.

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Hopefully the issue will be resolved quickly.

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