Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a free service dubbed Prime Photos, which will let users upload and store unlimited photos and videos to Amazon’s Cloud Drive.
The unlimited photo storage service, which was only been offered to Fire Phone users until now, is now available to anyone with an Amazon Prime subscription.
This means that the $99 (£79)-per-year Amazon Prime subscription, which currently offer users with access to the full Prime Video catalog, unlimited streaming music, the Kindle e-book lending library, early access to special discounts and free two-day shipping on over 20 million items on Amazon.com, unlimited music storage, will now also allow users to upload, share and access unlimited photos.
Amazon Prime Photos is compatible across multiple devices and platforms, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, Macs, PCs and Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and select LG and Samsung smart TVs. The online retailer confirmed that photos will be added to the Cloud Drive in their original resolution and file type.
“This time of year in particular, families are capturing thousands of photos of holiday parties, family gatherings and opening presents,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President Amazon Prime.
“With free unlimited photo storage, we’re providing one more reason for members to use Prime every day. Prime has always allowed members to conveniently save time and save money, and now with Prime Photos they can save memories too.”
For now, Prime Photos will only be offered to U.S Prime members.
