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by yarinr 2050 days ago
Google Photos with shared albums, works great for my family & friends.

It used to be impossible for everyone to get all the photos after a vacation / trip / event. Now we just create a shared album and everyone upload everything.

Edit: WhatsApp biggest flaw is the aggressive compression. It takes pictures down to an unacceptable qualify.

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Didn't know that about WhatsApp. How far down to they downsize? I've been testing the new Twilio/WhatsApp integration and when I last checked like 6 months ago it looked like the images were full resolution.
Not sure if it answers you question, but WhatsApp takes most full-size photos down to 200-250kb~
You can attach images as documents in whatsapp in which case it would just send the image unaltered.
That's correct. I use it occasionally, but it's pretty inconvenient for more than a single photo. Also, since we're talking about sharing, this requires 'educating' the people you're sharing with.
second this - google photos makes it super simple to share pics and videos with select people
same here