Google Photos Limitation [December 2023]

I've been trying to optimize my Google Photos content (92/100 GB used) from some time and it's not an easy task i realised. Summarising some of the points for reference and as an FYI for others who might be in a situation like me!

1. Can't disable video upload/sync from Android or iPhone 'Backup & Sync' option.

2. Can't choose all the videos from Google Photos in one click after searching & filtering "Videos" in Search.

3. Google Photos has no 'Select All' option and hence any bulk operation is not possible; On the contrary, choosing photo/video file(s) you want to download, delete etc. is a time consuming task.

4. Google One subscription - 100G, 200G and straight away 1 TB?

Life or task would have been easy with these options.