# IDrive Photo Backup > Secure your mobile photos and videos, PCs, and Macs! Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.idrive.photos.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.idrive.photos.android) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.idrive.photos.android` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** IDrive Inc - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 91,878 - **Rating:** 4.37 / 5 (1,145 ratings) - **Version:** 2.3.20 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-18 - **First published:** 2021-05-28 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 26 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-12 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idrive.photos.android) - **Website:** [https://www.idrive.com/](https://www.idrive.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://www.idrive.com/privacy](https://www.idrive.com/privacy) ## Description IDrive Photo Backup is a simple and secure app designed to protect your precious photos and videos from your Android devices as well as PCs and Macs. It automatically backs up your entire phone gallery, ensuring all photos and videos are stored in their original resolution. The app enables fast backups, faster than most competing services, and offers an easy restore process, allowing you to recover selected items or your entire gallery from the cloud. With features like timeline view, you can explore your memories from specific time periods, and sharing capabilities let you easily share your backed-up photos with friends and family. IDrive’s reliable cloud service guarantees your media is safe, accessible, and always up to date. For more information, visit [IDrive Photos](https://www.idrive.com/photos/). ## Rankings - #229,818 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.NFC` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` - `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES` - `com.idrive.photos.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Review summary Users appreciate IDrive Photo Backup for its affordability, simple interface, and fast uploads. However, many express frustration over insufficient control on what is backed up, with the app often uploading unintended folders like WhatsApp images. Auto upload reliability issues are common, requiring manual app restarts. The app lacks robust organizational tools such as albums, tagging, or face recognition, limiting photo management. Additionally, users want the ability to delete local files after backup to save space and a bandwidth throttling option to reduce resource drain. Overall, the app is promising but needs feature improvements to compete with leading services. ### Pros - Affordable pricing compared to similar photo backup services. - Simple and easy to use interface for straightforward photo backup. - Fast upload speed, often faster than competitors like Google Photos or OneDrive. - Reliable cloud storage service with good subscription options. ### Cons - Lack of control over what gets uploaded, with no easy selection of folders or photos to exclude, especially WhatsApp or other non-personal photos. - Auto upload often malfunctions or stops working in background, requiring app restart to resume. - Limited organizational features: no album creation, tagging, sorting, or AI-based indexing. - No feature to delete local photos or videos after backup to free phone storage. - App can consume excessive bandwidth and CPU without option to throttle, impacting device performance. ## Similar extensions and apps - [IDrive Online Backup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.prosoftnet.android.idriveonline) — 2,069,979 users, 4.25 / 5 - [IDrive 360 Mobile Backup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.idrive.idrive360) — 3,808 users, 3.38 / 5 - [Icedrive: Secure Cloud Storage](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.icedrive.app) — 404,902 users, 4.19 / 5 - [IBackup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.prosoftnet.android.ibackup.activity) — 89,563 users, 4.12 / 5 - [GotBackup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cloud.gotbackup) — 10,432 users, 4.62 / 5 - [VaultDrive: USB Backup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.coticsy.vaultdrive) — 134 users - [InfoPeak Drive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.infopeak.infopeak_drive) — 4 users - [Livedrive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.livedrive) — 70,122 users, 3.52 / 5 - [Photoship](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.photoship) — 16 users - [Cloud Storage: Backup Drive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appseen.contacts.sharing.app) — 104,650 users, 4.22 / 5 - [Cloud Storage: Drive Backup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cloud.storage.extrastorage.gbsfreespace) — 205,520 users, 4.50 / 5 - [Everyday Backups: Cloud Backup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.everydaybackups.edbmobile) — 5 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.idrive.photos.android)