Odysee photo apps yanked after acquisition

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 9 Feb 2015

has snapped up quickly shut down photo backup app Odysee. Its team, probably some of its features, are headed to + to supercharge its photo capabilities.

The service shuts down February 23rd—you can head to the company’s site for instructions on downloading all your images.

+ already backs up stores all your photos, videos, features some pretty good editing tools tricks like Auto Awesome instant image enhancement.

st rumors indicated that may split its photo service away from its social network. There is a hint of this on Android as there is a separate otos app, though it’s still tied to + for updates from the ay Store.

On iOS most of the same photo backup editing capabilities are there, but they’re buried inside the + app.

If is going to compete with Dropbox’s Carousel, Microsoft’s OneDrive, or other backup solutions, it needs a distinct, photo-focused tool that is friendly across platforms. ’ll keep an eye on what comes of this Odysee acquisition, especially if a new app comes forth on Android iOS.

The story behind the story: oto editing backup is one of the things that + does particularly well. ’s acquisition of Snapseed in 2013 brought some cool editing tricks that suffice for day-to-day edits. This means you don’t have to fire up otoShop for a light edit gives Chromebook users the ability to tweak images right from the browser. Given how much we use our phones for taking pictures, there’s going to be plenty of competition for who best to manage them all.