How to Configure and Manage OneDrive on Samsung Galaxy Phones

Samsung and Microsoft have a long-standing cooperation, and all Galaxy phones come pre-installed with Microsoft apps such as Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, and Office. OneDrive garners increased attention due of its close integration with the Samsung Gallery app. This article will demonstrate how to manage OneDrive on Galaxy phones.

HOW DOES ONEDRIVE WORK ON A SAMSUNG PHONE

Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service. As with iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive, OneDrive lets you store any type of file. The service is pre-installed on the Windows 10/11 operating system.

OneDrive provides 5GB of free storage, which may be increased to 1TB with a Microsoft 365 subscription. OneDrive is mostly used to backup images and movies stored on mobile devices.

ONEDRIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE GALAXY PHONE

Microsoft has its own folder in the One UI app drawer menu. To access the app drawer, simply slide up from the home screen. Locate the Microsoft folder to access the OneDrive app.

HOW TO INSTALL ONEDRIVE ON A SAMSUNG PHONE

To begin syncing, sign in to the Gallery app using your OneDrive credentials. If you use Windows, you very certainly already have a Microsoft account.

Log in with your OneDrive credentials and browse the OneDrive app. As previously said, it includes 5GB of storage. Alternatively, you can enable camera upload in the app's settings. However, because we're using a Galaxy phone, the service is integrated directly into the Gallery app. Let us examine it in action.

USE ONEDRIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAMSUNG GALLERY APP

To begin syncing, sign in with your OneDrive credentials in the Gallery app. Take the actions outlined below.

Step 1: On your phone, open the Gallery app.

Step 2: Select Settings from the hamburger menu at the bottom.

Step 3: Click OneDrive Sync.

Step 4: You'll be prompted to sign in with your Samsung and Microsoft accounts.

You can back up your photographs and movies from Gallery to OneDrive once you've synced your Samsung account with your Microsoft account. You'll be able to access all of your backed-up media files on your computer, iPad, and the web this way.

In Samsung Gallery, go to Sync Settings and make changes.

When you link your Samsung Gallery app to OneDrive, synchronisation options will display in the settings. Let's put it to good use and create the ideal sync experience.

Step 1: On your Galaxy phone, open the Gallery app.

Step 2: Go to Settings from the hamburger menu. Go through the Gallery settings and enable the Sync option.

Step 3: Choose which albums you want to sync and which albums you want to backup to OneDrive.

You can sync your media using Wi-Fi or mobile data. We recommend solely using Wi-Fi because some films from your Gallery can be several GBs in size and will quickly deplete your cellular data.

OneDrive, like Google Photos, provides a way to free your phone space. If your device's storage is running low, go to Gallery settings and select Free up phone space.

The operation will destroy the local versions of your OneDrive-synced photographs and movies.

ON WINDOWS, GET SAMSUNG GALLERY MEDIA

On Windows, the Photos app is powered by OneDrive, which makes sense. If you've enabled OneDrive sync in the Samsung Gallery app, you'll be able to see and access all of your shot photographs and videos in the Photos app on your desktop.

Step 1: On Windows, open the Photos app.

step 2 : Allow some time for the synchronisation process to complete, and all of your Gallery app folders will appear in the app.

ON THE SAMSUNG GALAXY PHONE, REMOVE ONEDRIVE

If you're highly committed in the Google ecosystem or already backup your media to another cloud storage service, you may find all of these OneDrive add-ons superfluous. OneDrive may be easily removed from your Galaxy phone.

Step 1: Long-tap the OneDrive application icon to see the app's information menu.

Step 2: At the bottom, click Disable and confirm your selection.

SAVE TIME AND MONEY BY INTEGRATING ONEDRIVE WITH SAMSUNG GALLERY

Other Microsoft applications run natively on your Galaxy phone. With the Gallery integration, OneDrive receives special treatment. Users can disregard other Microsoft applications on their Galaxy phones, but we strongly recommend researching the OneDrive add-on to sync all photographs and videos with the Windows Photos app.

How do you intend to utilise OneDrive on your Samsung Galaxy phone? Are you backing up your media using OneDrive or Google Photos? Leave a comment below with your preference.