[throwaway3699]

I fail to see what's wrong with either of those options. Switching photos apps is not hard.

[fernandotakai]

and you can easily download all your google photos.

(source: i did it)

[acdha]

It’s not hard if you have a computer in addition to a phone, enough storage to hold a full local copy, and don’t mind spending time getting all of your friends and family to switch.