How to stop Picasa from downloading albums to my Nexus 4

Omar_Saleh

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I tried every single way.
I stopped "Google Photos", "Google+", "Instant Upload" from syncing.. Then deleted all "Gallery" data. Few seconds later, Picasa albums were there AGAIN!! I don't want my album to be removed completely from Picasa site, but I don't want them on my phone!!

Don't tell me uncheck "Sync Picasa Web Albums" because there's no such a thing!! Only those 3 options related to pix I mentioned above!!
 
Settings > accounts > Google > click on the account name next to the yellow sync icon > uncheck Google photo > go to apps and clear data on gallery
 
Just another suggestion for you to try...

Open Gallery app > menu > Settings

Mess around with the items there to see if it works for you.
 
That happened with me when I downloaded Google+ app on Galaxy S. I am sure that is culprit :p

You check g+ settings.

I just uninstalled g+. But yeah that's me! Using rarely. Try it.
 
I tried every single way.
I stopped "Google Photos", "Google+", "Instant Upload" from syncing.. Then deleted all "Gallery" data. Few seconds later, Picasa albums were there AGAIN!! I don't want my album to be removed completely from Picasa site, but I don't want them on my phone!!

Don't tell me uncheck "Sync Picasa Web Albums" because there's no such a thing!! Only those 3 options related to pix I mentioned above!!

I have the same problem and I would appreciate a solution.
 
go to google+ album. u can delete it directly from there. and go to your phone, refresh your google photos sync, and your picasa album won't be there anymore. tested.
 
This might be too late...
I have an S4 and this happened to me too. To turn off (at least turn off viewing what might already be cached), open Gallery then click the menu key. Select the "Content to display" menu option then uncheck "Content in Picasa". I checked my phone storage and couldn't find the pictures on the SD Memory Card or in Device Storage. However, I think it is stored in a cache somewhere. I turned off my data and wifi but I was able to see the Picasa pictures again. At least for now you don't have to see the content. I'm still looking for answers...
 
Are the photos downloaded from Picasa the same size, data, and resolution as the photos stored on Picasa? So if you have 5 GB of photos on Picasa, you are going to get 5 GB of data automatically downloaded to your N4? Or are the downloads some kind of compressed and reduced data-versions that are a fraction of the size as those stored on the cloud. If it is the same size, and they are downloaded by default, then it seems like a waste of your N4's storage space. Is it the same for Google Plus photos too?
 
I don't think it actually stores the pictures on the device, but it will cache them if you actually look at them in the gallery.

That being said, the entire feature is pretty stupid and I hate the stock gallery app, so I just use quickpic and never have to worry about it.
 
After you stop syncing Google photos and Picasa albums in the account settings you went into the gallery app under app management and cleared the cache and delete the data correct?

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I like the stock gallery app. After finding that I can delete albums when I want too on the web, having my pictures automatically stored on Picasa really is convenient.

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I went to my gallery,don't open any folders though. Click your settings icon,click "view by" and uncheck picasa. :) I have a galaxy s3 or s4.
 
Hello! I have a Nexus 4 and what I did worked for me and I'm 99% sure it will work for you too.

1) Go to Picasa from your PC
2) Click on your album, then hit "Actions", what you should see is an option "Delete Album". If you don't have such an option, which is most likely, 1. go into your album, 2. click on a picture and 3. click on the "Actions" button, 4. then "Delete Photo" (or Picture, I don't remember). What you should do is delete all of your pictures one by one and then, when there's no pictures in the album click on the "Actions" button again -> the "Delete Album" button should be available now, hit it.
3) Go to your "Settings", scroll down and under "Accounts" you should see Google, click on it. Next, tap on your account name, which is yourmail@gmail.com, click on "Google Photos" (if it's ticked) then click on it again, which should activate it and sync your gallery again.
4) Puf! Magic! (Check your gallery and there's no Picasa album)

Sorry for the loooong explanation, I hope it does the job for you, and I am sure it will work on other devices too.
 
Hello! I have a Nexus 4 and what I did worked for me and I'm 99% sure it will work for you too.

1) Go to Picasa from your PC
2) Click on your album, then hit "Actions", what you should see is an option "Delete Album". If you don't have such an option, which is most likely, 1. go into your album, 2. click on a picture and 3. click on the "Actions" button, 4. then "Delete Photo" (or Picture, I don't remember). What you should do is delete all of your pictures one by one and then, when there's no pictures in the album click on the "Actions" button again -> the "Delete Album" button should be available now, hit it.
3) Go to your "Settings", scroll down and under "Accounts" you should see Google, click on it. Next, tap on your account name, which is yourmail@gmail.com, click on "Google Photos" (if it's ticked) then click on it again, which should activate it and sync your gallery again.
4) Puf! Magic! (Check your gallery and there's no Picasa album)

Sorry for the loooong explanation, I hope it does the job for you, and I am sure it will work on other devices too.

After doing this, I followed up with Jim Zubemo suggestion above, and it worked.

Thank all
 

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