Google has an important notice up on its Google Drive support page, sharing that the desktop app will no longer offer support for Google Photos backups after August 10, 2026 (via MUO). Now, you might be confused about what's going on because Google Drive and Google Photos will both still continue to operate after this date. It's a small detail, but Google Drive for desktop has the option to automatically back up folders with photos directly to Google Photos. Since there is no official Google Photos desktop app, you will need to visit the Photos website to back up to the service going forward. If you're someone who uses their phone a lot to take photos, I'd highly recommend downloading the Google Photos app in order to get a more seamless backup process going.