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		lupire on March 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple now lets you transfer your iCloud Photos to ... The secret sauce in Apple/Google photos is not the API for accessing the data.

somethingwitty1 on March 4, 2021 [–]

But we aren't discussing just these specific APIs/protocols (and I haven't look at them, so I'd have to take your word on that), we are discussing this generally.

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